August 5

But this self-knowledge, once acquired, grows day by day....Behold the self-luminous self which pervades everything. The very moment this omnipresence of consciousness is realized, one crosses the ocean of samsara.

August 6

When the egosense dies, ignorance perishes and that is known as liberation.

August 7

Abandon these two [the physical and the mental] and resort to the supreme which is the reality--pure unmodified consciousness. This is the cosmic being. Remain established in it, firmly rejecting the former two.

August 8

Rama asked: Pray, describe the state of turiya which runs through the waking, dream and deep sleep states without being recognized.
Vasistha continued: That pure and equanimous state which is devoid of egosense, of the real and the unreal, and which is free is known as turiya (the fourth state)....When the egosense is abandoned, there arises the state of perfect equilibrium in which turiya manifests itself.

August 9

He is void within, void without void like an empty vessel; at the same time he is full within and full without, like a full vessel immersed in the sea.

August 10

This is the conclusion of all scriptures: there is no avidya (ignorance) and no Maya (illusion) in reality; Brahman alone exists. Some call it the void, others pure consciousness, others the Lord; and they argue among themselves. Abandon all these notions. Rest in nirvana without movement of thought, with the mind greatly "weakened" and the intelligence at peace; rest in the self as if you are deaf, dumb and blind. Inwardly abandon everything; externally engage in appropriate actions.

August 11

Enlightenment is characterized by the pure inner light....You are deluded because you do not recollect repeatedly and frequently the truth concerning the infinite consciousness, but you partake of the poison of self-limitation and the consequent psychological conditioning.