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ajay0
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The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. ~ Eckhart Tolle
If you don't have very strong emotions or very intense thoughts about something, you cannot get depressed. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Life is rooted in reality, not in your thoughts and emotions. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them. ~ Eckhart Tolle
The most beautiful moments in your life – moments of bliss, moments of joy, moments of ecstasy, moments of utter peace – were moments when you were not thinking about anything. You were just living. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
If you don't have very strong emotions or very intense thoughts about something, you cannot get depressed. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Life is rooted in reality, not in your thoughts and emotions. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them. ~ Eckhart Tolle
The most beautiful moments in your life – moments of bliss, moments of joy, moments of ecstasy, moments of utter peace – were moments when you were not thinking about anything. You were just living. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
ajay0
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In every moment you only have one real choice: to be aware of the Self or to identify with the body and the mind. ~ Annamalai Swami
Body-consciousness is the source of all misery. ~ Ramana Maharshi
What we call sin is nothing but the solidification, the condensation of wrong actions continuing for a long time; and punya, or merit, is the condensation of good actions that we have performed. To repeat once again what I said, a good action is that tendency in our consciousness which moves in the direction of larger and larger dimensions of itself, and a sin is a contraction of consciousness which moves more and more in the direction of the physical body; and the worst sin is to have consciousness lodged in the body itself, and think that one is only the body. ~ Swami Krishnananda
Body-consciousness is the source of all misery. ~ Ramana Maharshi
What we call sin is nothing but the solidification, the condensation of wrong actions continuing for a long time; and punya, or merit, is the condensation of good actions that we have performed. To repeat once again what I said, a good action is that tendency in our consciousness which moves in the direction of larger and larger dimensions of itself, and a sin is a contraction of consciousness which moves more and more in the direction of the physical body; and the worst sin is to have consciousness lodged in the body itself, and think that one is only the body. ~ Swami Krishnananda
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ajay0
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Thinking is good, but excessive thinking is not. Between thoughts if there is a period of thoughtlessness, thoughts will be fresh and pathbreaking. A thinker will be able to cultivate a strain of healthy thoughts only when he pays attention to thoughtlessness also. ~ Acharya Mahapragya
While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence. ~ Sri Aurobindo
Reason does not need thinking. If you observe yourself making a plan you will notice that having fixed the object, the facts just keep coming, linking up into a chain of proposed action. Awareness is experiencing from moment to moment. Reason acts quickly in awareness, a thousand times faster than thought, and you do not even notice it is operating. ~ Barry Long
When the robot mind is mastered, undisciplined thinking ceases and is replaced by awareness. Awareness can know love. You can only experience the new when you are aware, when you are without thought. ~ Barry Long
I do not know if you have noticed that there is understanding when the mind is very quiet, even for a second; there is the flash of understanding when the verbalization of thought is not. Just experiment with it and you will see for yourself that you have the flash of understanding, that extraordinary rapidity of insight, when the mind is very still, when thought is absent, when the mind is not burdened with its own noise. So, the understanding of anything—of a modern picture, of a child, of your wife, of your neighbor, or the understanding of truth, which is in all things—can only come when the mind is very still. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
While doing work if the mind continues to be active let it be so, but there must be at the same time a capacity for silence. ~ Sri Aurobindo
Reason does not need thinking. If you observe yourself making a plan you will notice that having fixed the object, the facts just keep coming, linking up into a chain of proposed action. Awareness is experiencing from moment to moment. Reason acts quickly in awareness, a thousand times faster than thought, and you do not even notice it is operating. ~ Barry Long
When the robot mind is mastered, undisciplined thinking ceases and is replaced by awareness. Awareness can know love. You can only experience the new when you are aware, when you are without thought. ~ Barry Long
I do not know if you have noticed that there is understanding when the mind is very quiet, even for a second; there is the flash of understanding when the verbalization of thought is not. Just experiment with it and you will see for yourself that you have the flash of understanding, that extraordinary rapidity of insight, when the mind is very still, when thought is absent, when the mind is not burdened with its own noise. So, the understanding of anything—of a modern picture, of a child, of your wife, of your neighbor, or the understanding of truth, which is in all things—can only come when the mind is very still. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
ajay0
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Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind.- Nyanaponika Thera
Maintaining equanimity of mind in all situations should be our focus. It verily is the goal. - Mata Amritanandamayi
Equanimity of Mind is Yoga . ~ Krishna (BG 2:48)
Equanimous mind gives rise to a heightened awareness. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be calm and stable. Without calmness, the mirror of mindfulness will have an agitated and choppy surface and will not be able to reflect things with any accuracy. - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Maintaining equanimity of mind in all situations should be our focus. It verily is the goal. - Mata Amritanandamayi
Equanimity of Mind is Yoga . ~ Krishna (BG 2:48)
Equanimous mind gives rise to a heightened awareness. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be calm and stable. Without calmness, the mirror of mindfulness will have an agitated and choppy surface and will not be able to reflect things with any accuracy. - Jon Kabat-Zinn
ajay0
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Equanimity is the hallmark of spirituality. It is neither chasing nor avoiding but just being in the middle. ~ Amit Ray
Having likes and dislikes, it is impossible to maintain equanimity. ~ Swami Ramsukhdasji
To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity. ~ Pema Chodron
Let the wave of memory, the storm of desire, the fire of emotion pass through without affecting your equanimity. ~ Sai Baba
Virtuous people always let go. They don’t prattle about pleasures and desires.Touched by happiness and then by suffering, the sage shows no sign of being elated or depressed. ~ Buddha (Dhammapada)
Having likes and dislikes, it is impossible to maintain equanimity. ~ Swami Ramsukhdasji
To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity. ~ Pema Chodron
Let the wave of memory, the storm of desire, the fire of emotion pass through without affecting your equanimity. ~ Sai Baba
Virtuous people always let go. They don’t prattle about pleasures and desires.Touched by happiness and then by suffering, the sage shows no sign of being elated or depressed. ~ Buddha (Dhammapada)
ajay0
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Even a little disturbance of the mind will affect its judgement and efficiency. ~ Swami Chinmayananda
Knowledge comes to your mind only if the mind is calm and serene, then knowledge flows easily through the mind to the job in hand. ~ Swami Chinmayananda
The average man cannot think clearly, but is ruled by explosions of his emotions. ~ Yogananda
Although we have the knowledge at our fingertips, it fails us when needed, if the mind is disturbed. ~ Swami Chinmayananda
It is actually a calm mind that can act correctly in the midst of danger. An emotional mind usually errs and exacerbates the situation. ~ Jaggi Vasudev
Knowledge comes to your mind only if the mind is calm and serene, then knowledge flows easily through the mind to the job in hand. ~ Swami Chinmayananda
The average man cannot think clearly, but is ruled by explosions of his emotions. ~ Yogananda
Although we have the knowledge at our fingertips, it fails us when needed, if the mind is disturbed. ~ Swami Chinmayananda
It is actually a calm mind that can act correctly in the midst of danger. An emotional mind usually errs and exacerbates the situation. ~ Jaggi Vasudev
ajay0
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Seekers after truth must never be overpowered by anything. Fully conscious and wide-awake, with the attitude of a spectator, they must watch anything that happens. - Sri Anandamayi Ma
They alone are true heroes whose mind remain unmoved even when assailed by causes of powerful emotion. ~ Sanskrit proverb
If the mind wavers, difficulty will embrace you.~Ambalal Muljibhai Patel ( Dada Bhagwan )
Only when we learn how to master our emotions will we find inner balance. ~ Stefania Pallotta
With the discovery of inner balance we can face any situation in life. ~ Dada Gavand
They alone are true heroes whose mind remain unmoved even when assailed by causes of powerful emotion. ~ Sanskrit proverb
If the mind wavers, difficulty will embrace you.~Ambalal Muljibhai Patel ( Dada Bhagwan )
Only when we learn how to master our emotions will we find inner balance. ~ Stefania Pallotta
With the discovery of inner balance we can face any situation in life. ~ Dada Gavand
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Mandukya Upanishad:
1. Om, this syllable, is all there is.
The meaning of this is that om is all there is at present, all there was in the past, all there will be in the future, and whatever else beyond all these three.
2. All that we see (the universe without) is Brahman. And all that we do not see (the Self within) is Brahman.
This Self subsists in four states.
1. Om, this syllable, is all there is.
The meaning of this is that om is all there is at present, all there was in the past, all there will be in the future, and whatever else beyond all these three.
2. All that we see (the universe without) is Brahman. And all that we do not see (the Self within) is Brahman.
This Self subsists in four states.
Martin
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Bhagavad Gita
7.24: "Although I am unmanifest,
the foolish think that I have form,
unaware of my eternal,
incomparable higher being."
7.25: "Hidden by my magic power,
I am not manifest to all;
this foolish world cannot percieve
me as birthless and eternal."
7.24: "Although I am unmanifest,
the foolish think that I have form,
unaware of my eternal,
incomparable higher being."
7.25: "Hidden by my magic power,
I am not manifest to all;
this foolish world cannot percieve
me as birthless and eternal."
Martin
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Chandogya Upanishad
6.2.1: "In the beginning, there was only that which, being alone, is one only, without a second....."
6.2.3: "Being alone thought, may I be many, may I grow forth. It sent forth fire. That fire thought, may I be many, may I grow forth. It sent forth water...."
6.2.1: "In the beginning, there was only that which, being alone, is one only, without a second....."
6.2.3: "Being alone thought, may I be many, may I grow forth. It sent forth fire. That fire thought, may I be many, may I grow forth. It sent forth water...."
ajay0
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The average man is ruled by the explosions of his emotions, and cannot think clearly. ~ Yogananda
Conflict is always emotional. – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Emotions arise from thoughts which arise, in turn, from foundational belief structures about the nature of Reality and your own innate identity. ~ Metta Zetty
The conflict in the world is not between good and evil, as is so often projected. The conflict is always between one man’s belief and another man’s belief, whether it is within the family or between nations. The moment you believe something, you are in conflict with the opposing belief. You can postpone it with moderate talk. But conflict is inevitable. ~ Jaggi Vasudev
Ego is complete identification with thought and emotion. ~ Eckhart Tolle
Be aware that what you think, to a large extent, creates the emotions that you feel. See the link between your thinking and your emotions. Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them. ~ Eckhart Tolle
Conflict is always emotional. – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Emotions arise from thoughts which arise, in turn, from foundational belief structures about the nature of Reality and your own innate identity. ~ Metta Zetty
The conflict in the world is not between good and evil, as is so often projected. The conflict is always between one man’s belief and another man’s belief, whether it is within the family or between nations. The moment you believe something, you are in conflict with the opposing belief. You can postpone it with moderate talk. But conflict is inevitable. ~ Jaggi Vasudev
Ego is complete identification with thought and emotion. ~ Eckhart Tolle
Be aware that what you think, to a large extent, creates the emotions that you feel. See the link between your thinking and your emotions. Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them. ~ Eckhart Tolle
"May all beings regard me with the eye of a friend. May I regard all beings with the eye of a friend. With the eye of a friend do we regard one another" (Texts of the White Yajurveda 36.18).
The Texts of the White Yajurveda. Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith, E.J. Lazarus and Co., 1899. Internet Sacred Text Archive, www.sacred-texts.com/hin/wyv/index.htm.
Works Cited
The Texts of the White Yajurveda. Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith, E.J. Lazarus and Co., 1899. Internet Sacred Text Archive, www.sacred-texts.com/hin/wyv/index.htm.
ajay0
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The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts.~ Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati
Without sattva you can never reach the Supreme.Wherever you are, in whatever station, from there you have to reach sattva in varying degrees because tamas will be reduced only when the mind's agitations, vikshepas are quietened. As agitations quieten, sattva increases slowly. ~ Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati
Mind can make a hell of heaven.
Or a heaven of hell.
~ Swami Chinmayananda
Mind at rest is the Temple of Joy. So long as it is gurgling with its desires, passions and attachments in its stormy surface, the signature of joy gets ruffled out. ~ Swami Chinmayananda
Spiritual unfoldment cannot take place merely because of an intellectual appreciation of the theory of perfection. Evolution takes place only when a corresponding change in the subjective life is accomplished. ~ Swami Chinmayananda
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” Rumi
“If you can’t see God in all, you can’t see God at all”. - Siri Singh Sahib
“If you can’t see God in all, you can’t see God at all”. - Siri Singh Sahib
ajay0
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He who has strength of mind will not be agitated. If you are agitated you cannot know the truth. ~ Yogar Swamigal
While living in a normal agitated state of fears, worries and doubts, seeing the deeper truths is impossible. ~ Satguru Sivayasubramaniyaswami
If I am agitated, I am wrong. ~ Vernon Howard
You can realise the truth only by making your mind steady. The mind is so restless as a monkey. The mind becomes steady as a result of knowledge of the Self. ~ Swawmi Muktananda
While living in a normal agitated state of fears, worries and doubts, seeing the deeper truths is impossible. ~ Satguru Sivayasubramaniyaswami
If I am agitated, I am wrong. ~ Vernon Howard
You can realise the truth only by making your mind steady. The mind is so restless as a monkey. The mind becomes steady as a result of knowledge of the Self. ~ Swawmi Muktananda
ajay0
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The Self, our Being, is awareness. ~ Sri Muruganar
The Self stands beyond the mind. ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
All happiness comes from awareness. ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
The Self (awareness) alone can give you happiness. All happiness is from the Self. All trouble, sorrow and suffering is from the mind. ~ H.W.Poonja
If you do not mess your mind, you will naturally be joyful. ~ Jaggi Vasudev
The Self stands beyond the mind. ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
All happiness comes from awareness. ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj
The Self (awareness) alone can give you happiness. All happiness is from the Self. All trouble, sorrow and suffering is from the mind. ~ H.W.Poonja
If you do not mess your mind, you will naturally be joyful. ~ Jaggi Vasudev
ajay0
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. ~ Elbert Hubbard
When one is alert, one can transform poison into medicine. ~ Swami Sukhabodhananda
There is no greater force than awareness. When one increases awareness, even a poison can turn into a medicine and with no awareness a medicine can become a poison. ~ Swami Sukhabodhananda
Meditation makes you aware - that your inner attitude determines your happiness . ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
When one is alert, one can transform poison into medicine. ~ Swami Sukhabodhananda
There is no greater force than awareness. When one increases awareness, even a poison can turn into a medicine and with no awareness a medicine can become a poison. ~ Swami Sukhabodhananda
Meditation makes you aware - that your inner attitude determines your happiness . ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar