Sri Annamalai Swami
I once asked Bhagavan, "What are the most important verses in Kaivalya Navaneetam?" I gave my copy of the book to B who immediately picked out verses twelve and thirteen from chapter one:
Look here my son! He who has forgotten his true nature is alternately born and dies, turning round and round in the unceasing wheel of time, like a feather caught up in a whirlwind, until he realizes the true nature of the Self. If he comes to see the individual self and its substratum, the Self, then he becomes the substratum, which is Brahman and escapes rebirths. Should you know yourself, no harm will befall you. As you have asked I have told you this.
After reading them out B remarked, "All the other verses in Kaivalyam are just an elaboration and a commentary on these two verses."
On another occasion, when I asked B to select some reading material for me, he gave me a short-list of six books: Kaivalya Navaneetam, Ribhu Gita, Ashtavakra Gita, Ellam Ondre, Swaroopa Saram, Yoga Vasishtha.
He laid particular stress on Ellam Ondre, telling me, 'If you want moksha, write, read and practise the instructions in Ellam Ondre.'
On another occasion, when I asked B to select some reading material for me, he gave me a short-list of six books: Kaivalya Navaneetam, Ribhu Gita, Ashtavakra Gita, Ellam Ondre, Swaroopa Saram, Yoga Vasishtha.
He laid particular stress on Ellam Ondre, telling me, 'If you want moksha, write, read and practise the instructions in Ellam Ondre.'
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