Mind And World

14. The strongest mind [that of a jnani], which is never shaken even by chains of miseries that befall it, will melt more and more and weep when devotees and others who come to Him undergo sufferings.

[Sadhu Om: It is well know that Sri Bhagavan remained unruffled and His face was as cheerful as ever when some thieves beat Him, when hundreds of hornets stung His thigh, and finally when the tumour on His left arm gave unbearable pain continuously for eleven months. Yet there were occasions on which Sri Bhagavan melted and shed tears when some devotees came to Him grieving over the loss of their children or relatives, or when they were suffering with some incurable disease. Thus Sri Bhagavan Himself exemplified the idea expressed in this verse.]

822. The boat may remain in water, but if water enters the boat it will bring great catastrophe. [Likewise] a man may live in the world, but if the world enters [the mind of] the man the whole life will be miserable.

[Sri Muruganar: It is not the world itself but only the attachment towards the world which constitutes samsara-bandha [the bondage of mundane existence]. Attachment is caused by the mind, and not by what is outside. No harm will befall one by one’s merely living in the world; but all miseries come into existence only because of one’s desire to enjoy the world.]

-GURU VACHAKA KOVAI

Suffering

Suffering is how
Life tells you that you are resisting
or misperceiving what is real and true.

It is the way
Life suggests that you are
not in harmony with what Is.

- Adyashanti

Quotes

Being empty does not mean merely
being empty of thoughts, feelings, desires,
but more to be free from ego and its influence.
Ego identity is the main cause of suffering.
Only when one is free from ego and its delusions,
will he discover his innate wisdom
true harmony, peace, unbound joy and life eternal
– his true Being.

~ Mooji 2016

Sadguru quotes

If what is happening in the world is not the way you want it, at least what is happening within you must be the way you want it.

Quotes

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

Quotes

"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

Self

"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