Whatever this body is to do and whatever experiences it is to pass through was already decided when it came into existence.
Sri Ramana Maharshi
9/26/2020
5
To tell another, 'I Love You', is false until you realize the truth: 'God as the love in me is in love with His love in you'
~ Paramahansa Yogananda
2
"She is the seed of the universe and its pervader. If she becomes gracious, She brings about our final liberation from all worldly bondages."
-Chandi XI, 5
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D..
This is what I feared..I am gagged...
M..
No.. I am coming to the rescue....
Suppose I give you an answer,
would it set at rest all your doubts?
You said you are the body,
the mind and so on....
What is this mind, which, you say, is your self? You say,
it is all thoughts including so many faculties....
Sri Ramana Maharshi...
knowledge
A visitor quoted verse 33 of Ch. 3 in Bhagavad Gita and asked Bhagavan, “Are we then to do nothing and simply allow the senses to go their own way?”
Bhagavan: It only means actions will go on, according to the gunas or prakriti of the man. They cannot be prevented. But, that is the very reason why man should acquire jnana and thus become unaffected by the consequences of such action. The verse says, “Acquire jnana and be unattached to the actions and their consequences.”
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"Ignoring the mind is a beautiful sadhana. This is what many of the sages did. They ignored the mind out of existence. It loses its influence and its potency when it is ignored."
~ Mooji
quotes
Dr. Syed asked Bhagavan, “Does not total or complete surrender require that one should not have left in him the desire even for liberation or God?”
Bhagavan: Complete surrender does require that you have no desire of your own, that God’s desire alone is your desire and that you have no desire of your own.
Dr. Syed: Now that I am satisfied on that point, I want to know what are the steps by which I could achieve surrender.
Bhagavan: There are two ways; one is looking into the source of ‘I’ and merging into that source. The other is feeling “I am helpless by myself, God alone is all-powerful and except throwing myself completely on him, there is no other means of safety for me,” and thus gradually developing the conviction that God alone exists and the ego does not count. Both methods lead to the same goal. Complete surrender is another name for jnana or liberation.
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A jiva can be Shiva by will. If one is earnest about the attainment of Truth one is not afraid of misery and hardship and no impediment is felt.
Will is at the root of everything. Be it a virtuous or a vicious deed, will is at the root. That you want to know Truth is your will and that you are occupied with unreal and fleeting things is also your will. Where there is a will there is a way.
- The Life and Teachings of Sri Brahmajna Ma
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The Goal of Human Life is the Realization of the Ultimate Reality that alone can give man supreme fulfillment and everlasting peace.
~ Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Thakur (1836-1886)
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The knowledge you are seeking about your true state is unknowable because comprehension at the mind level is only conceptual and therefore totally illusory. What you are seeking is what you ALREADY ARE.
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We neither exist nor not exist. Our true nature is neither presence nor absence but the annihilation of both.
Ramesh Balsekar
24 September
6
Even the very idea of the wholeness of the Absolute can only be a concept in consciousness. When consciousness merges in the Absolute, who or what can there be left to know or experience anything?
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Desire to capture Reality at the mind-level means trying to confine the unknown and unknowable within the parameters of the known—it cannot be done!
Ramesh Balsekar
25 September
5
Solve all your problems through meditation. Exchange unprofitable religious speculations for actual God-contact. Clear your mind of dogmatic theological debris, and let in the fresh, healing waters of direct perception. Attune yourself to the active inner guidance; the Divine Voice has the answer to every dilemma of life. Though man's ingenuity for getting himself into trouble appears to be endless, the Infinite Succor is no less resourceful.
🪔 Lahiri Mahasaya
4
A jiva can be Shiva by will. If one is earnest about the attainment of Truth one is not afraid of misery and hardship and no impediment is felt.
Will is at the root of everything. Be it a virtuous or a vicious deed, will is at the root. That you want to know Truth is your will and that you are occupied with unreal and fleeting things is also your will. Where there is a will there is a way.
- The Life and Teachings of Sri Brahmajna Ma
3
You are in the universal bus.. God is driving everyone. Relax.. enjoy the journey.
You are not the driver...
2
When once asked to define the 'Goal of Life',
Sri Ramana Maharshi said: "Getting rid of the non-existent 'misery' and attainment of the 'Bliss', which is always there.
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'You are alone, absolutely alone.
This has to be understood very clearly.
The moment a person becomes conscious,
he becomes alone.
The greater the consciousness,
the greater the awareness
that you are alone.
So, do not escape from this fact
through society, friends,
associations, crowds.
Do not escape from it!
It is a great phenomenon.
The whole process of evolution
has been working toward this.'
'Consciousness has come to the point now
where you know that you are alone.'
Osho: The Psychology of the Esoteric.
consciousness
Even the very idea of the wholeness of the Absolute can only be a concept in consciousness. When consciousness merges in the Absolute, who or what can there be left to know or experience anything?
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Desire to capture Reality at the mind-level means trying to confine the unknown and unknowable within the parameters of the known—it cannot be done!
Ramesh Balsekar
25 September
self knowledge
The knowledge you are seeking about your true state is unknowable because comprehension at the mind level is only conceptual and therefore totally illusory. What you are seeking is what you ALREADY ARE.
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We neither exist nor not exist. Our true nature is neither presence nor absence but the annihilation of both.
Ramesh Balsekar
24 September
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