He who knows that all things are his mind, That all with which he meets are friendly, Is ever joyful.
#Milarepa
There is really no such thing
as a dead or a living body.
That which does not move we call dead,
and that which has movement we call alive.
In dreams you see any number of bodies,
living and dead,
and they have no existence when you wake up.
In the same way this whole world,
animate and inanimate,
is non-existent.
Death means the dissolution of the ego,
and birth means the rebirth of the ego.
There are births and deaths,
but they are of the ego;
not of you.
You exist whether the sense of ego is there or not.
You are its source, but not the ego-sense.
Deliverance (mukti) means finding the origin
of these births and deaths
and demolishing the ego-sense to its very roots.
That is deliverance.
It means death with full awareness.
If one dies thus,
one is born again simultaneously
and in the same place with Aham sphurana
known as ‘Aham, Aham (I, I)’.
One who is born thus, has no doubts whatsoever.
~ Letters from Sri Ramanasramam, 140
#Sri_Ramana_Maharshi
You are That which is both inside and out;
You're Shiva; you're everything everywhere.
Why, then, are you so deluded?
Why do you run about like a frightened ghost?
Prathamodhyayah
Chapter 1, Verse 14
#Avadhuta_Gita_of_Dattatreya
There are more fake guides, teachers in the world than stars. The real guide is the one who makes you see your inner beauty, not the one who wants to be admired and followed.
#Shams_Tabrizi
I am in love with no other than myself, and my very separation is my union... I am my beloved and my lover; I am my knight and my maiden.
#Ibn_Arabi
Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.
#Jiddu_Krishnamurti
The world, like a dream full of attachments and aversions seems real until the awakening.
#Adi_Shankara
Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. When the ocean is searching for you, don't walk into the river. Listen to the ocean.
#Rumi
Only meditation, only silence, only transcending beyond your mind is going to give you contentment and fulfillment.
#Osho
#Rajneesh
All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
#Sri_Ramana_Maharshi
I believe in the religion of Love, whatever direction its caravans may take, for Love is my religion and my faith.
#Ibn_Arabi
Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form.
#Buddha
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
#Tao
Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.
#Paramahansa_Yogananda
The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
#Nhat_Hanh
CONSCIOUS IMMORTALITY
Q: Why is the world in ignorance?
M: Let the world take care of itself.
If you are the body, then there the gross world appears.
If you are the spirit, everything is just spirit.
Look for the ego, and it vanishes. If you enquire, ignorance will be found to be non-existent. It is the mind which feels misery and darkness.
See the Self.
#Sri_Ramana_Maharshi
Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the buddha.... Using the mind to reality is delusion. Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness. Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
#Bodhidharma
Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
#Paramahansa_Yogananda
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
#Laozi