self

O noble soul, this is how you must pass your days: see the Atman (Self) everywhere, enjoy the bliss. Know that you are the Atman, ever blissful and find the ultimate peace. Remain absorbed in the joy which is silence in which the intellect ceases to occupy itself with the unreal.

- Sri Adi Shankaracharya (Vivekachudamani).

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bondage

One who aspires for Self-Realization should drop the desire for sensual gratification. It is by craving sensual gratification that the Jiva is in a way, "hanged." Meditate only on God who is in your heart.

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To have no liking for anything other than the Self is the sign of Self-attainment. Meditation on anything other than the Self, is bondage. Always meditate on the "Divine Nature" of your Self. All other things are unreal. Any other concentration except on the Self, who is the Lord, is bondage.

- Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj.

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