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The highest Truth is that (pure consciousness) which realises,

“There is neither control of the mind, nor its coming into play”,

“Neither am I bound, nor am I a worshipper, neither am I a seeker after liberation, nor one-who has attained liberation”.

~ Amritabind Upanishad : 10

न निरोधो न चोत्पत्तिर्न बद्धो न च साधकः।

न मुमुक्षुर्न वै मुक्त इत्येषा परमार्थता॥ अमृतबिन्दु, १०॥

na nirodho na cotpattirna baddho na ca sādhakaḥ |

na mumukṣurna vai mukta ityeṣā paramārthatā || 

amṛtabindu : 10||

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"When you know that everything that is happening is only appearing on the screen of consciousness, and that you yourself are the screen on which it all appears, nothing can touch you, harm you or make you afraid."

🌺 Annamalai Swami

be as you are

You are already that. Time and space cannot effect the Self. They are in you. So also all that you see around you is in you. 

Be As You Are

Chapter 2, Self Awareness and Self Ignorance

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Jiva is relative - real to some as well as unreal to some. Its relativity springs from one's state of mind. Jiva or individuality or ego lasts only a long as conditioning (Avidya) exists. The Jiva identifies with the body, mind and senses. It becomes a slave to the senses. this is when Ego is inflates with a false sense of self and the mind is in a deluded by ignorance or Avidya. It is a state where Maya begins to control the senses and mortal pleasures become a priority. Jiva and Bramhan are no different. It is the ego which separates them. When the Jiva realixes this, the ego is annihilated. Avidya comes to an end and the individuality is lost. Samsara (Dvaita) exists due to Avidya. Advaita is about wiping out the identity either by lack of self identification or by total self identification. Bramha Gyan is not acquired by an external object. It is the state where the Guru enables the Disciple to bear higher energies. Bramha Gyan is when the Bramhan reveals itself to the Jiva; the essence of Satchitananda.

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जय श्रीकृष्णा !

भूतेष्वन्तर्यामी ज्ञानमयः सच्चिदानन्दः। 

प्रकृतेः परः परात्मा यदुकुलतिलकः स एवायम्।।

जो ज्ञानस्वरूप, सच्चिदानन्द, प्रकृति से परे परमात्मा सब भूतों में अन्तर्यामी रूप से स्थित है, यह यदुकूल भूषण श्रीकृष्ण वही तो हैं।

- प्रबोध सुधाकर (भगवान आद्यशंकराचार्य कृत)

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be still

CONVERSATIONS WITH ANNAMALAI SWAMI

Question: Bhagavan often told devotees to "Be still". Did he mean "Be mentally still"?

Annamalai Swami: Bhagavan's famous instruction "summa iru" [be still] is often misunderstood. It does not mean that you should be physically still; it means that you should always abide in the Self. 

If there is too much physical stillness, tamoguna [a state of mental torpor] arises and predominates. In that state you will feel very sleepy and mentally dull. Rajoguna [a state of excessive mental activity], on the other hand, produces emotions and a mind which is restless. 

In sattva guna [a state of mental quietness and clarity] there is stillness and harmony. If mental activity is necessary while one is in sattva guna it takes place. But for the rest of the time there is stillness. When tamoguna and rajoguna predominate, the Self cannot be felt. 

If sattva guna predominates one experiences peace, bliss, clarity and an absence of wandering thoughts. 

That is the stillness that Bhagavan was prescribing.

- LWB