“When I say, “Meditate on the Self” I am asking you to be the Self, not think about it. Be…
Nisargadatta Maharaj on Acceptance
“The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen. A saint does…
Sankaracharya’s Aparokshanubhuti
Sri Y. Srinivasa Rao’s lectures in Telugu on Sankaracharya’s Aparokshanubhuti have been transcribed into English. They are pretty good and…
Becoming vs being
Nisargadatta Maharaj says …
“How do you know, that you do not know your self? Your direct insight tells you that yourself you know…
Being human
Originally posted on The Universe Meeting Itself:
A human being is a composite of disparate strands. From these disparate strands the mind creates…
Ramana Maharshi on Ignorance
Ignorance – ajnana – is of two kinds: (1) Forgetfulness of the Self. (2) Obstruction to the knowledge of the…
Ignorance (Maya, Avidya)
21-24. D.: What is this ignorance? M.: Listen. In the body appears a phantom, the ‘false-I’, to claim the body…
Understanding how delusion arises
Originally posted on Zen Flash:
? To understand how delusion arises, practice watching your mind. Begin by simply letting it relax.…
Nisargadatta Maharaj says …
“When you desire and fear, and identify yourself with your feelings, you create sorrow and bondage. When you create, with…
