"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Thus Spake Sri Rama

The sayings in this section have been collected from various sources like the Valmiki Ramayana, Adhyatma Ramayana and the Yoga Vasishtha Ramayana. 

  • O Sage! I know that your heart has become very pure by your constant thinking of Me. That is why I have come to see you. In order to please Me, you need not do any other sadhana.
  • Those who take shelter under Me in this world, meditating on Me and repeating the mantra of My sacred name, will get My vision, even unasked, as I know they have no other refuge.
  • As a result of the spiritual disciplines you have undergone you are even now liberated from all your worldly desires. After your death, you will attain union with Me.
  • For one who serves the yogis, who are greatly devoted to Me and who are possessed of pure knowledge and supreme bliss, mukti is in the palm of his hand.
  • It does not matter whether you are a man or a woman; your caste, name and position are not taken into account. You might belong to any ashrama of life. Devotion is the only thing that is essential to worship Me. It is impossible for a person to see Me by the merit of sacrifice, austerity, charity or the study of vedas or by performing the scriptural rites, if he is devoid of devotion to Me.

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That in whom reside all beings and who resides in all beings,
who is the giver of grace to all, the Supreme Soul of the universe, the limitless being:
I AM THAT. -- Amritabindu Upanishad