End Misery by Constant Self-Enquiry

Sage Vasishtha

O Rama, thus do enquire into the nature of the self, even as Janaka did. They you will reach, without any obstacle whatsoever, the realm of the knowers of what is to be known. Again and again, one should overcome the enemies known as the senses: and the self attains self-satisfaction by its own endeavor. When thus the infinite self is realized, sorrow comes to an end - even the seeds of delusion are destroyed, the shower of misfortunes ceases and the perception of evil ends. Hence, O Rama, realize the self in the inner light. Be an excellent person.

If one engages oneself in constant self-enquiry and sees the ever-changing nature of the world, in due time, one will attain self-knowledge. Neither god, nor rites and rituals, nor wealth nor relatives are of any use in this; to those who are afraid of the world-illusion, self-effort as self-enquiry alone is capable of bringing about self-knowledge. Pray, do not follow the teachings of those deluded ones who depend upon Gods, various rites and routine actions, and such other perverse practices. This ocean of world-appearance can be crossed only when you are firmly established in supreme wisdom, when you see the self with the self alone and when your intelligence is not diverted or colored by sense-perceptions.