All happiness comes from awareness. The more we are conscious the deeper the joy. Acceptance of pain, non-resistance, courage and endurance - these open deep and perennial sources of real happiness, true bliss.
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To know that you are neither the body nor mind, watch yourself steadily and live unaffected by your body and mind, completely aloof, as if you were dead. It means you have no vested interests, either in the body or in the mind.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the distinction between the self and the physical or mental constructs of identity.
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's quote invites individuals to explore the essence of their being beyond the constraints of the body and mind. By observing oneself from a detached perspective, one can realize that true identity is not bound by physical form or mental processes. This awareness fosters a profound sense of freedom and liberation from the influences that often dictate human behavior and emotions.
Themes
SelfDetachmentAwarenessIdentityFreedom
In practice
Example use cases
During a mindfulness workshop, to illustrate the concept of self-awareness beyond the physical self.
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Learn to live without self concern. _x000D_ _x000D_ For this you must know your own true being as indomitable, fearless and ever victorious. _x000D_ _x000D_ Once you know with absolute certainty that nothing can trouble you but your own imagination, _x000D_ _x000D_ you come to disregard your desires and fears, concepts and ideas, and live by truth alone.
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