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Mooji Interviews

A talk by Mooji followed by a guided meditation on "Surrender".

Surrender - Teachings And Meditation

This interview was recorded in his flat in Brixton following the Nov London Intensive Satsang!
Anthony Paul Moo-Young, known as Mooji, was born on 29 January 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica. In 1969, he moved to the UK and lived in Brixton, London. Anthony worked in London's 'West End' as a street portrait artist for many years, then as a painter and a stained glass artist, and later as a teacher at Brixton College. For a long time, he was well known as Tony Moo, but is now affectionately known as Mooji* by the many seekers and friends who visited him.

Mooji is a direct disciple of Sri Harilal Poonja, the renowned advaita master, or Papaji, as his followers call him. In 1987, a chance meeting with a Christian mystic was to be a life-changing encounter for Mooji. It brought him, through prayer, into the direct experience of the Divine within. Within a short period, he experienced a radical shift in consciousness so profound that outwardly, he seemed, to many who knew him, to be an entirely different person. As his spiritual consciousness awakened, a deep inner transformation began which unfolded in the form of many miraculous experiences and mystical insights. He felt a strong wind of change blowing through his life which brought with it a deep urge to surrender completely to divine will. Shortly after, he stopped teaching, left his home and began a life of quiet simplicity and surrender to the will of God as it manifested spontaneously within him. A great peace entered his being, and has remained ever since.

For the following six years, Mooji drifted in a state of spontaneous meditation oblivious to the outer world he formally knew. During these years, he lived almost penniless but was constantly absorbed in inner joy, contentment and natural meditation. Grace came in the form of his sister Julianne, who welcomed Mooji into her home with loving kindness, and afforded him the time and space he much needed to flower spiritually, without the usual pressures and demands of external life. Mooji refers to this period of his life as his "wilderness years" and speaks touchingly of a deep feeling of being "seated on the Lap of God". In many respects, these were far from easy times for Mooji, yet there is no trace of regret or remorse in his tone as he recounts these years. On the contrary, he speaks of this phase of his life as being richly blessed and abundant in grace, trust and loving devotion.

In 1993, Mooji travelled to India. He had a desire to visit Dakshineswar in Calcutta where Sri Ramakrishna, the great Bengali Saint, had lived and taught. The words and life of Ramakrishna were a source of inspiration and encouragement to Mooji in the early years of his spiritual development. He loved the Saint deeply but as fate would determine, he would not go to Calcutta. While in Rishikesh, a holy place at the foothills of the Himalayas, he was to have another propitious encounter; this time with three devotees of the great advaita Master Sri Harilal Poonja, known to his many devotees as Papaji. Their persistent invitation to Mooji to travel with them to meet the Master made a deep impression on him. Still he delayed the prospect of meeting Papaji for two whole weeks, choosing first to visit Varanasi, the holy city.

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Anthony Paul Moo-Young, known as Mooji, was born on 29 January 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica. In 1969, he moved to the UK and he is presently living in Brixton, London. Anthony worked in London's 'West end' as a street portrait artist for many years, then as a painter and a stained glass artist, and later as a teacher at Brixton College. For a long time, he was well known as Tony Moo, but is now affectionately known as Mooji* by the many seekers and friends who visit him.

Mooji is a direct disciple of Sri Harilal Poonja, the renowned advaita master, or Papaji, as his followers call him. In 1987, a chance meeting with a Christian mystic was to be a life-changing encounter for Mooji. It brought him, through prayer, into the direct experience of the Divine within. Within a short period, he experienced a radical shift in consciousness so profound that outwardly, he seemed, to many who knew him, to be an entirely different person. As his spiritual consciousness awakened, a deep inner transformation began which unfolded in the form of many miraculous experiences and mystical insights. He felt a strong wind of change blowing through his life which brought with it a deep urge to surrender completely to divine will. Shortly after, he stopped teaching, left his home and began a life of quiet simplicity and surrender to the will of God as it manifested spontaneously within him. A great peace entered his being, and has remained ever since. http://www.mooji.org/biography.html

Mooji interview MP3

In this auspicious interaction, which takes place during the May Zmar Silent retreat, a questioner brings forth a sincere request to discover his true place as the Is-ness and to be free from ongoing addiction. During this podcast, Moojibaba guides us through both the 'Invitation' and a powerful guided inquiry, that deconstructs the addict identity and confirms the direct recognition into the Self. 
 
"The greatest drug of all is the addiction to the 'I' person. If there's an identity, there must be an 'I' entity. Turn your attention and see if it can be felt. Let's see if you can experience the proof. Let's see if you can find the addict. What is important, is your looking – and your looking has a great power. You may just discover something that is going to be revolutionary for you. Experience your discovery. The I am-ness cannot be an addict. Your looking is your discovering and it's going to have a power today!"

Recorded on 26 May 2017

Music Artist - Radha
Song - Shiva Shivam Shivaya

Satsang with Mooji

Mooji on Addiction – The Greatest Drug Is the Addiction to ‘I’

During a Sunday Satsang at Monte Sahaja, a father comes up and speaks to Moojibaba about the strong attachment he has for his child, and the distraction he feels it has caused from his spiritual life. 

"You love your daughter, this is totally righteous, but attachment is something else, and it's good that we don’t get mixed up about it, because it is a sort of neediness and it brings you into feelings of fear. 
Use the power of this attachment to find who exactly is attached any why. What is it that's trying to be protected here?
These questions start to come, and they open up areas that you’ve not looked at. You go more deep, and more true. What a wonderful opportunity life has given you!"
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This podcast is an excerpt from the Sunday Satsang entitled 
"God Is Not Close, He Is More Here Than You"
Sunday Satsang – 10 September 2017 

Music: "Only He Is" by Shivali and Lluis

Is Your Person a Fact or Fiction?

This podcast offers a beautiful opportunity to be in silent sitting and prayer with Moojibaba. The guidance is immediate and simple and we find ourself in the deep silence of our true nature, resting as the pure consciousness of being.

“It is the attention that bears witness that This is. May what we call our lives be in perfect alignment with you, Father. May our attention and minds never drift away from the glory of God. Let our conscious at-one-ment with God — let this be our life."

25 March 2018

Music: "Glory to God" by Siddhartha

God Is Infinite Awareness

In this short clip, Moojibaba addresses a deeply existential question which many of us may have stood face-to-face with, 'Why did I need to come into this body in order to re-connect to the pure Self?'

“It is a master game, a master play! How each one is in their own flow to try and find and all come to the same place, back where we started. It is full of marvellous, unexpected, brilliance — if you have the aptitude and openness to find it. In our life, God leaves little clues around to see if you will be sensitive enough to notice them, and each of them is a divine gem.”

Moojibaba goes on to relate the poignantly fitting story of the donkey and the celestial gem.

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Excerpt from "Whatever It Takes To Awaken, You Have It in Abundance"
Zmar Silent Retreat
29 September 2018

Life Is Full of Unexpected Brilliance — Be Open to See It

A deeply clarifying talk takes place between Moojibaba and an intimate group. They speak unreservedly of their seeing and Moojibaba offers pointed and appropriate guidance that serves to refine and strengthen a deeper understanding.

"The further out you go to try and look for answers, the more erratic the state becomes. So catch it at the very first activity to arise. In the end, there is no knowledge to be kept. The knowledge just serves as a mirror to show you your true place. You're going to start moving in much bigger steps, gigantic steps. 

We don’t have to entertain many questions. You get one question that resonates and you take that into your sleeping bag with you. Genuine enquiry leads to a natural surrender. In this ocean of Samsara, there is nothing to hold on to to rescue you from drowning and something just trusts that. Then you find, but you’re just water—you become water.”

Music: "Invocation" by Siddhartha 

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20 October 2018

"Help Me to See Things As They Are"

In this powerful and rich Satsang, Moojibaba guides us into the direct experience of our true Self, and shows us how to navigate the resistances that come from the mind and the challenges which life will bring.

“If you have that attitude, ‘I’m totally here for this,’ then Grace put that attitude in you. Come what may, however much the tree of life is changing, my roots are in you. My roots are in the True. 

With such an attitude, how can you fail? 

You’re waking up in love, through love, for love. This love is life itself.”

A touching follow up meeting took place with the second questioner after this Satsang and can be found here: https://vimeo.com/347914398/da126c619e

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8 July 2019
Monte Sahaja, Portugal

Music before Satsang: "Hare Ram, Hare Krishna" (traditional Indian Bhajan) performed by Mahababa, Viktor Nemeth & Arun Melwani

This talk is also available as a video on mooji.tv/freemedia

What Do You Have to Hold Onto to Let Go of Everything Else?

If you wish to be set firmly into the heart of Moojibaba’s pointings, this Satsang is for you. From beginning to end, Mooji demonstrates his quintessential pointing — what we are is always just here.

“Mind is telling you ‘near’, but truth is telling you ‘here.’ There is no water to be found in a mirage. If you try to possess Him, He will become like a mirage. If you recognise Him, He will never go away. Awareness is there before ‘before,’ and after ‘after.’” 

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21 July 2019
Monte Sahaja, Portugal

Live music before Satsang: "Improvisation on Handpan" by Benno Sinkwitz

Live music after Satsang: 

"Om Purnamadah Purnamidam" (traditional Vedic mantra) performed by Laura Dorsett 

"Alone as Everything" by Martin Rixen (available at https://martinrixen.bandcamp.com/track/alone-as-everything)

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This talk is also available as a video on mooji.tv/freemedia

The Caged Bird Has Flown and Is Now Sitting in the Great Banyan Tree

In this spontaneous Satsang, Mooji speaks about the importance of moving in trust, transcending the idea of ‘doership,’ and the spontaneous unveiling of positive qualities in the mind and heart of the one who is awake. 

“Love is your nature. You don't have to learn to love. Love is just set free from ignorance.

You don't have to learn to love, 
you don't have to learn to be peaceful, 
you don't have to learn to be natural, 
you don't have to learn to be eternal. 

You don't have to learn to be happy. 
You don't have to learn to be free.

It's all there, just covered over a little bit—apparently—while we're in the state of duality, in the state of personhood.”

24 January 2020
Tiruvannamalai, India

More Satsangs from Tiruvannamalai:
https://mooji.tv/online-retreat/tiru2020

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This video is the ‘Satsang of the Week’ for 9 February 2020
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Love Is Your Nature — You Don't Have to Learn to Love

Anthony Paul Moo-Young, known as Mooji, was born on 29 January 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica. In 1969, he moved to the UK and lived in Brixton, London. Anthony worked in London's 'West End' as a street portrait artist for many years, then as a painter and a stained glass artist, and later as a teacher at Brixton College. For a long time, he was well known as Tony Moo, but is now affectionately known as Mooji* by the many seekers and friends who visited him.

Mooji is a direct disciple of Sri Harilal Poonja, the renowned advaita master, or Papaji, as his followers call him. In 1987, a chance meeting with a Christian mystic was to be a life-changing encounter for Mooji. It brought him, through prayer, into the direct experience of the Divine within. Within a short period, he experienced a radical shift in consciousness so profound that outwardly, he seemed, to many who knew him, to be an entirely different person. As his spiritual consciousness awakened, a deep inner transformation began which unfolded in the form of many miraculous experiences and mystical insights. He felt a strong wind of change blowing through his life which brought with it a deep urge to surrender completely to divine will. Shortly after, he stopped teaching, left his home and began a life of quiet simplicity and surrender to the will of God as it manifested spontaneously within him. A great peace entered his being, and has remained ever since.

For the following six years, Mooji drifted in a state of spontaneous meditation oblivious to the outer world he formally knew. During these years, he lived almost penniless but was constantly absorbed in inner joy, contentment and natural meditation. Grace came in the form of his sister Julianne, who welcomed Mooji into her home with loving kindness, and afforded him the time and space he much needed to flower spiritually, without the usual pressures and demands of external life. Mooji refers to this period of his life as his "wilderness years" and speaks touchingly of a deep feeling of being "seated on the Lap of God". In many respects, these were far from easy times for Mooji, yet there is no trace of regret or remorse in his tone as he recounts these years. On the contrary, he speaks of this phase of his life as being richly blessed and abundant in grace, trust and loving devotion.

In 1993, Mooji travelled to India. He had a desire to visit Dakshineswar in Calcutta where Sri Ramakrishna, the great Bengali Saint, had lived and taught. The words and life of Ramakrishna were a source of inspiration and encouragement to Mooji in the early years of his spiritual development. He loved the Saint deeply but as fate would determine, he would not go to Calcutta. While in Rishikesh, a holy place at the foothills of the Himalayas, he was to have another propitious encounter; this time with three devotees of the great advaita Master Sri Harilal Poonja, known to his many devotees as Papaji. Their persistent invitation to Mooji to travel with them to meet the Master made a deep impression on him. Still he delayed the prospect of meeting Papaji for two whole weeks, choosing first to visit Varanasi, the holy city.