Chiku
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People such as inventors searching for new material, make their discoveries in a state of self-forgetfulness. It is in a condition of deep intellectual concentration that this forgetfulness of the ego arises and the invention is revealed. This is also a way of developing…
It is only when we begin to relax with ourselves that meditation becomes a transformative process. Only when we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without harshness, without deception, can we let go of harmful patterns. Without maitri (metta), renunciation of old habits…
The world is full of misery to an ignorant man and full of bliss to a wise man. The world is dark to a blind man and bright to one who has eyes. ~ Yoga Vasistha 2.18
The ‘I am’ is, it’s ever fresh, all else is inference, when the ‘I am’ goes all that remains is the Absolute. ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
My "me" is God nor do I recognize any other "me" except my God himself. ~ Catherine of Genoa
A life without love is of no account. Don't ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, eastern or western…divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple. Love is the…
A mature person has the integrity to stand alone. And when a mature person gives love, he or she gives without any strings attached to it. ~ Osho
Although the modes of meditation may appear to be different from one another, in the end all of them become one. There is no need to doubt this. One may adopt that path which suits the maturity of one’s mind. ~ The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi
Imagine watching a movie. The story on the screen is rich, dramatic, beautiful. That’s your life — your thoughts, emotions, roles. And the light that projects the movie? That’s the “I am.” Your felt sense of presence. But the screen itself? That’s you. Unmoving. Untouched.…
There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since you do not know yourself. Just be. ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public. ~ Epictetus
Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself. ~ Sivananda
There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since you do not know yourself. Just be. ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
If you have no obstacles in your own mind, then outer obstacles will not hinder you or cause you worry. ~ Hsuan Hua
To think that you will be happy by becoming something else is delusion. Becoming something else just exchanges one form of suffering for another form of suffering. But when you are content with who you are now, junior or senior, married or single, rich or poor, then you are free…
If a person overlooks the faults of others, and sees only their merits, and thus keeps his mind serene, his whole life will be happy. To be unconcerned in all things, with the mind cool, free of desires and without hate, is beautiful in a seeker. ~ Ramana Maharshi
You are all lions – so go your own way. Do not walk the beaten path like sheep, one after another. Do not follow any path. Lions do not follow each other like sheep. ~ H. W. L. Poonja
The one who follows the thought is also a thought! The one who follows the thought IS in thought. When you know that both are thoughts, you are home. You are not at home, you ARE home. Then allow thoughts to arise and allow them to be followed. You remain as That unmoved and…
