The knower of Atman [the Self] is like a man who is awakened from sleep and dreams no more of empty things. He is like a man who, having been sick, is now whole again; he is like a man who, having been blind, has received back his eyesight. Swami Nikhilananda,...
The Upanishads are the great mine of strength. Therein lies strength enough to invigorate the whole world; the whole world can be vivified, made strong, energized through them. They will call with trumpet voice upon the weak, the miserable, and the downtrodden of all races, all creeds, and all...
The question is: Why is truth contemporary though uttered five-thousand years ago? The answer is: Because it is Truth. Truth never gets old. Two plus two is four today as it was five-thousand years ago. Swami Ranganathananda, in his introduction to The Message of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Nineteenth-century science was...
n the beginning this universe was the Self alone, in the shape of a person. He reflected and saw nothing else but His self. He first said: "I am." Therefore He came to be known by the name I (Aham). Hence, even now, when a person is addressed, he first says: "It is I," and then speaks...
Where there is creation there is progress. Where there is no creation there is no progress: know the nature of creation. Where there is joy there is creation. Where there is no joy there is no creation: know the nature of joy. Where there is the Infinite there is joy. There is...
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver The Veda speaks of itself as being the science of consciousness. It says that consciousness is all there is. Everything in the universe, and beyond, is nothing but consciousness. Therefore if we wish to change our experience of life, we...
com·pas·sion - a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering [of that person] Random House Dictionary from the Latin com - together with + pati - to suffer, literally 'to suffer with' The Oxford English Dictionary When I was teaching meditation in Mexico...
Ask the physicist. He'll tell you: "It's all mere vibration; particles or charges in constant motion or just waves of different frequencies in a perpetual flux. Your three-dimensional world is largely a concoction of your senses and mind. And you? You are the consciousness which is the witness of all the...
The first chapter of Bhagavad Gita is 'Arjuna Vishada Yoga' - it begins with the sorrow of Arjuna. This is an important thing to understand. One will not turn around and try to find the truth behind the appearances unless sorrow comes about in some form. Otherwise, one would remain satisfied with the...
Q: Is sorrow a thought?A: All thoughts are sorrowful.Q: Even pleasurable thoughts must be sorrowful.A: Yes, because thoughts take one's attention away from the Self, which is undiluted happiness. From A Practical Guide to Know Yourself: Conversations with Sri Ramana Maharshi We are meant to enjoy life. This...