So, when I sit alone, I am disturbed by various thoughts because most other people are thinking about something else.
MoreSri M said…
‘Viveka’ means ‘intelligence’ – reasoning and trying to understand, what is permanent, and what is not permanent.
MoreSri M said…
The Mahanirvana Tantra says, ‘Anantam Anandam Brahma’, which means ‘that Anandam which has no Antah,
MoreSri M said…
In Vedanta, what the Vedantist does, is to examine the world around him and find out that it is impermanent.
MoreSri M said…
Have you opened your window and by accident, suddenly noticed a full moon – a beautiful night –
MoreSri M said…
Sometimes, what you think is misfortune is ‘fortune’ which comes in the garb of misfortune. Only then, you begin to think seriously,
MoreSri M said…
So, all this fear of what will happen if I let go of my petty little self with its petty little world
MoreSri M said…
When I’m enjoying something, even then there is a hidden element of unhappiness there, because I’m afraid
MoreSri M said…
To be truthful, there is really no little self. All the great sages who have gone deep into the question
MoreSri M said…
So you see by giving up the miserable little self, one is not lost. On the other hand, the Greater self is gained.
MoreSri M said…
When one becomes aware of the mind which looks for happiness outside, when deep within lies the treasure trove,
MoreSri M said…
(It is) in that utter stillness the ‘Truth’ comes into being. One understands one’s true reality.
MoreSri M said…
When one understands perfectly and clearly that the only way is to make the mind still or to allow the mind to settle down
MoreSri M said…
When the mind is absolutely still….when it is no longer engaged in what we call ‘worship’
MoreSri M said…
Since ‘It’ is infinite….whatever that you are seeking….it cannot be confined to anything finite’;
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