That perfect awakening is attained by a careful investigation of the scripture constantly, day and night, not by pilgrimage nor by charity, nor by acquiring knowledge nor by the practice of meditation or yoga, not by austerity (penance) nor by religious rites. By none of these methods does illusion come to an end. They only lead to heaven and such other rewards, not to liberation. Delusion ends only when self-knowledge arises in one who has carefully studied and investigated this scripture.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
February 16
When the truth is realized, this objective universe ceases to bother you even if it continues to be seen and even if it is full of restlessness.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
February 18
Only when one severs the very root of the mind with the weapon of non-conceptualization, can one reach the absolute Brahman, which is omnipresent, supreme peace.
February 19
By intense self-effort it is possible to gain victory over the mind; and then without the least effort the individualized consciousness is absorbed in the infinite consciousness when its individuality is broken through.
February 20
Even as one who is bound to a pillar, he attains to the supreme being by constant meditation.
February 24
When the mind continually dwells on deluded or stupid ideas it becomes deluded; and when the mind continually dwells on enlightened and magnanimous ideas it is enlightened.
February 25
To remain established in self-knowledge is liberation; when this is disturbed, there arises egotism and bondage. The state of self-knowledge is that in which there is no mental agitation, neither distraction nor dullness of mind, neither egotism nor perception of diversity.
February 26
The seven states or planes of wisdom:
1. Pure wish or intention
2. Enquiry
3. Subtle mind
4. Establishment
5. Freedom from attachment or bondage, conviction in the nature of truth
6. Cessation of objectivity, diversity ceases, rejoicing in the self
7. Transcendence, turiya.
1. Pure wish or intention
2. Enquiry
3. Subtle mind
4. Establishment
5. Freedom from attachment or bondage, conviction in the nature of truth
6. Cessation of objectivity, diversity ceases, rejoicing in the self
7. Transcendence, turiya.
February 27
It is like the ocean, but without ocean's movement. It is self-luminous like the sun, but without activity....Everything is self-luminous, without requiring a perceiving intelligence.
February 28
When the division between the seer, the sight and the seen is abolished, that is the supreme.
March 1
Your true nature is distinct from the limited wakeful, dreaming and sleep consciousness; it is eternal, unknowable, not inert--remain as that always. Remove dullness and be established in the truth in your heart: and then, whether you are busily engaged in activity or contemplation, remain as that always, without cravings and hatred and without getting tangled in body-consciousness. Even as you do not busy yourself with the affairs of a future village, do not get tangled with the moods of your mind, but be established in truth.
March 3
O Rama, renounce all cravings and longings and do what needs to be done, in the realization that you are the pure infinite consciousness.
March 4
They who contemplate the absolute Brahman, become Brahman, Hence, one should not resort to that which is limited, conditioned or finite.
March 5
During the period of the dream, it takes on the characteristic of the waking state; and when the waking state is realized to be of a fleeting nature, it gets the characteristic of a dream. Otherwise the two are the same.
March 6
However, that consciousness which is awake even in deep sleep and is also the light that shines in waking and dreaming, is the transcendental consciousness, turiya.
March 8
He sees the truth who sees that non-dual consciousness which indwells all beings is omnipotent and omnipresent.
March 9
Abandon the ego-sense with all the strength that lies within; and by being established in the conviction 'I is nothing', be happy. The one infinite consciousness, which is of the nature of pure bliss, is eclipsed by the shadow of the ego-sense.
March 10
But, when the mind gives up the subject-object relationship it has with the world, it is instantly absorbed in the infinite.
March 11
As long as the mind is swayed by thoughts of pleasure and happiness, so long is it unable to comprehend the truth. If the mind is pure, then it instantly comprehends the truth.
March 13
When you realize that which is indicated by the words, then naturally you will abandon the jugglery of words....So long as this truth is not directly experienced by you, you will have to accept my word for it....This ignorance will not go away without self-knowledge and self-knowledge arises only when the scriptures are studied deeply.
March 14
Rest in what remains after all [notions, thoughts, desires, ideation] have been given up and renounce the renouncer of these notions. When even the notion of the ego-sense has ceased, you will be like the infinite space....O Rama, I have examined all the scriptures and investigated the truth; there is no salvation without the total renunciation of all notions or ideas or mental conditioning.
March 15
It is impossible to abandon enjoyment of pleasure, and it is not possible to end sorrow without abandoning such enjoyment: this indeed is a problem, but since the mind is the crucial factor in all this, surely if the mind once tastes the supreme peace, freed of all world-illusion, it will not abandon that and run after sense-pleasure.
March 16
That which was not in the beginning and which will cease to be after a time, How can that be regarded as truth? That alone can be regarded as truth which has always been and which will always be.
March 17
The one self perceives itself within itself as the infinite consciousness. Therefore, there is no sorrow, no delusion, no birth (creation), nor creature: whatever is, is. Be free from distress, O Rama. Be free of duality; remain firmly established in the self, abandoning even concern for your own welfare. Be at peace within, with a steady mind. Let there be no sorrow in your mind. Rest in the inner silence. Remain alone, without self-willed thoughts.
Friday, September 11, 2015
March 18
Be brave, having conquered the mind and the senses. Be desireless, content with what comes to you unsought. Live effortlessly, without grabbing or giving up anything. Be free from all mental perversions and from the binding taint of illusion. Rest content in your own self. Thus, be free from distress. Remain in an expansive state in the self like the full ocean. Rejoice in the self by the self, like the blissful rays of the full moon....Becoming constantly aware of the inner light, such a blessed one instantly ascends into the utterly pure state.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)