Birth: December 30, 1879 Death: April 14, 1950
Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is….
There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment..
To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained….
Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same..
The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it ….
Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized..
All that exists is but the manifestation of the Supreme Being..
You may go on reading any number of books on Meditation. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to fi….
Realisation is not acquisition of anything new nor is it a new faculty. It is only removal of all camouflage.
What is illusion? M.: To whom is the illusion? Find it out. Then illusion will vanish. Generally people want to know about illusion and do not examin….
Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over..
Happiness is your real nature. You identify with yourself with the body and mind, feel it's limitations, and suffer. Realize your true self in order ….
Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones….
We are so engrossed with the objects, or appearances revealed by the light, that we pay no attention to the light..
The "I" thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the "I" thought has to be inquired into..
Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender..
We are always peace. To get rid of the idea that we are not peace is all that is required..
Even in intake, the one steadfast thought is said to be the natural state. Nirvikalpa Samadhi will result when the sensory objects are not present..
You need not aspire for or get any new state. Get rid of your present thoughts, that is all..
Concentration of the mind is in a way common to both Knowledge and Yoga. Yoga aims at union of the individual with the universal, the Reality. This R….
Mind is a wonderful force inherent in the Self..