Jnanayoga

Jnanayoga or the Yoga of knowledge 18 - b
Even here is the mortal plane conquered by those whose mind is established in unity ; since the Absolute is untouched by evil and is the same to all , hence they are established in the Eternal . Just as a ghost remains amongst people without being seen , he is not recognized by the world , although he dwells in the body . Just as when water is kissed by the wind , it dances on water and gets a different name , namely a wave , so he bears a name and a form , but he has truly become Brahma { supreme soul } , in as much as his mind has attained equanimity towards all . The Lord said O Arjuna , I shall tell you in brief the characteristics possessed by a person with equable mind . He who , with firm intellect and free from doubt , rejoices not on obtaining what is pleasant and does not feel perturbed on meeting with the unpleasant , that knower of Brahm lives eternally in identity with Brahm . Just as mountain is not carried away by a flood of mirage , he is not moved by good  or bad happenings . He has truly known the essence of equanimity ; he has become one with Brahm , so said Krishna to Partha .
He whose mind remains unattached to sense -objects , derives through meditation the Sattvika { good } joy which dwells in the mind ; then that Yogi , having completely identified himself through meditation with Brahm , enjoys eternal Bliss . As his mind is surfeit with the boundless joy of the Self , he does not turn to the external sense organs . Tell me , if the Chakora bird has feasted on the sweet rays of the moon from the plate of lotus petals , will it deign to chew the desert sand ? So if a person who has attained to the bliss of Self , forsakes sense - objects , is there any need to talk about it ? Now think very clearly as a matter of curiosity about those who are dazzled by the sensuous pleasures . The pleasures which are born of sense - contacts are verily a source of suffering only { though appearing as enjoyable to worldly - minded people } . They have a beginning and an end { they come and go } ; Arjuna , it is for this reason that a wise man does not indulge in them {5 / 22 } . Those who have not known the Self and are ignorant of Bliss , alone think these sense - objects to be delectable . But if you still maintain that one derives happiness from sense - objects , then why cannot worldly affairs be carried on in the flash of lightning ? Tell me , if one can ward off the sun , the wind and the rain by taking shelter under a cloud , then why should one build three - storeyed houses ? Just as the planet Mars is called auspicious { mangala } or the mirage is called water , likewise misleading is the talk of happiness from the sense - objects . Tell me , can the shadow of the cobra's hood give a cooling sensation to the mouse ? Just as the bait is good so long as the fish does not swallow it , so is the contact with the sense - objects . Know this to be undoubtedly true .
He alone , who is able to withstand , in this very life before casting off this body , the urges of lust and anger , is a Yogi , and he alone is a happy man . He who has happiness , joy and light within , that Yogi becomes one with Brahm and finds eternal Bliss . In Brahm the Sages find Bliss , with their sins destroyed and doubts cleared , who after controlling their minds , devote themselves to the good of all beings . Beatitude of God is near to the austere souls , who are subdued in mind , who are free from desire and anger and who have known the Self . Those who have withdrawn their minds from the sense - objects and subdued them , they do not wake up again from the state of Bliss . Know that they are the persons who have become the Supreme Brahm itself , which is the mainspring of the knower of Self .
He who sees that all actions are performed in every-way by nature { Prakriti } and the Self as the non - doer , he alone verily sees {  13 / 29 } .

Yogi

What action remains to be done by that great yogi whose mind has been extinguished, and who rests in his own true and transcendent state of Being?

('Upadesa Saram', v. 15)

Body

"So long as you identify yourself with the body, you can never escape sex-thought and distraction. It is only when you realise that you are formless Pure Awareness that sex distinction disappears for good and that is brahmacharya, effortless and spontaneous.”
BHAGAVAN
'Surpassing Love and Grace'

Self

The presence and play of emotions are not a measure of the Pure Awareness you are. The one who has awakened to the Truth, is no longer identified with any object, thought, person or emotion. They do not suffer any disappointment for they are free from expectations. They are one with the natural flow of manifestation, with the natural dance of the cosmic energy as it appears in these bodies. Although conditioning may still manifest, there is no inner association with that. Thus, they remain naturally free. Without identifying with personal memory, all the noise of conditioning dissolves. The very concept of conditioning, itself recognised as mere thought, gradually fades away.

-Sri Mooji-

Bhagwad Geeta 1

Reality

REALITY

Understand [well] that the world-scene of empty names and forms, comprising the objects of the five senses perceived in the perfectly pure swarupa, the Supreme Self, is merely the divine sport of the mind-maya that arises as an imaginary idea in that swarupa, being-consciousness.
                                             - Guru Vachaka Kovai v. 22

Question: Are names and forms real?

Bhagavan: You won’t find them separate from adhistana [the substratum]. When you try to get at name and form, you will find reality only. Therefore attain the knowledge of that which is real in all three states [waking, dreaming and sleeping].
              -The Power of the Presence, part one, pp. 251-2

Do not get confused by abandoning the state of clarity, the swarupa perspective, and then pursue appearances, taking them to be real. That which appears will disappear, and hence it is not real, but the true nature of the one who sees never ceases to exist. Know that it alone is real.
                                              - Guru Vachaka Kovai v. 25

Guru's grace

CONVERSATIONS WITH ANNAMALAI SWAMI

Q: Does the Guru's grace burn up karma? Can the Guru take away some of our past bad karma?

AS: I served Bhagavan for many years. By doing a lot of service to Bhagavan with all my heart and my full mind, the karmas of my previous lives were erased easily. It was all through his grace.
When this period was over Bhagavan told me, 'Your karmas are
finished'. I did not expect Bhagavan to give me such a great
blessing.

Finding a great Guru like Bhagavan depends on one's karma.
One cannot hope to find such a Gum unless one has done tapas in previous lives.

The path of jnana is for those who only have a little karma left.
Those who still have many karmas to undergo cannot follow the
path of jnana successfully because they don't have the capacity to be still and quiet. Only those who have learned how to be still can abide in the Self.

LWB, p. 306