Emptiness, the ultimate nature of Dharmakaya, the Absolute Body, is not a simple nothingness. It possesses intrinsically the faculty of knowing all phenomena. This faculty is the luminous or cognitive aspect of the Dharmakaya, whose expression is spontaneous. The Dharmakaya is not the product of causes and conditions; it is the original nature of mind.
- Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche
"Spiritual maturity lies in the readiness to let go of everything. The giving up is the first step. But the real giving up is in realizing that there is nothing to give up, for nothing is your own. It is like deep sleep--you do not give up your bed when you fall asleep, you just forget about it"
~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
#spiritualquotes
"Find out to whom is Viyoga. That is yoga. Yoga is common to all paths. Yoga is really nothing but ceasing to think that you are different from the Self or Reality. All the yogas - karma, jnana, bhakti and raja - are just different paths to suit different natures with different modes of evolution and to get them out of the long cherished notion that they are different from the Self. There is no question of union or yoga in the sense of going and joining something that is somewhere away from us or different from us, because you never were or could be separate from the Self."
~ Sri Ramana Maharshi.
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Ramana says:
"The highest siddhi is realization of the Self, for once you realize the truth you cease to be drawn to the path of ignorance."
ramanastan vzm
तंतुमात्रो भवेदेव पटो यद्वद्विचारितः।आत्मतन्मात्रमेवेदं तद्वद्विश्वं विचारितम्॥2-5॥
जिस प्रकार विचार करने पर वस्त्र तंतु (-धागा) मात्र ही ज्ञात होता है, उसी प्रकार यह समस्त विश्व आत्मा मात्र ही है।
On reasoning, cloth is known to be just thread, similarly all this world is self only.॥5॥
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CONSCIOUS IMMORTALITY
Ananda is the bliss of not being disturbed by any mental activity or characteristics.
There is a temporary bliss and a permanent one. The former state is called kevala samadhi, the latter is sahaja nirvikalpa samadhi, i.e. the state of nirvikalpa that has become natural.
The jnani in kevala samadhi enjoys the bliss of samadhi arising from the cessation of mental activity and the disappearance of outside objects. But after a while his bliss ceases as mental activities begin and there is no samadhi for some time.
In sahaja, however, there is no relapse into mental activity and no consequent loss of bliss. The happiness is unbroken and ever enduring. The body, senses and mind may be operative, but the person is hardly conscious of the acts of the body.
Q: It is said that one remaining in nirvikalpa samadhi for 21 days must necessarily give up the physical body.
M: Samadhi means passing beyond. Non-identification of the body Self is a foregone conclusion. There are said to be people who have been immersed in nirvikalpa samadhi for a thousand years or more.
- Holding on to Reality is samadhi.
- Holding onto Reality with effort is savikalpa samadhi.
- Merging into Reality and remaining unaware of the
world is nirvikalpa samadhi.
- Merging in ignorance and remaining unaware of the world is
sleep — the head bows but not in samadhi.
- Remaining in the primal, pure, natural state without
effort is sahaja nirvikalpa samadhi.
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You Are an Audience to Your Own Play
"Let your dynamic life be the perfume of your being—this perfume is peace, and joy, freedom, lightness, spontaneity, wisdom.
These are not things you do, the flower does nothing to produce its perfume. When the understanding is there and is firm inside the heart, all these qualities are spontaneously present.
Don't be waiting for the mind to undergo surgery — you just keep remembering and being your Self. Regard your life as a great good fortune."
This video is also available on mooji.tv/freemedia/you-are-an-audience-to-your-own-play
Music: 'Mahadeva' by Samadhi – www.satsangshop.com
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