segunda-feira, 15 de julho de 2013

There is neither creation nor destruction,
neither destiny nor free will,
neither path nor achievement.

This is the final truth.

Source: Sayings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

segunda-feira, 8 de julho de 2013

When you reach the deep layers of your true being, you will find that the mind's surface-play affects you very little.

~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

domingo, 7 de julho de 2013

All thoughts vanish into emptiness

"Good and bad,
Happy and sad,
All thoughts vanish into emptiness,
Like the imprint of a bird in the sky."
from The Sadhana of Mahamudra by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

sábado, 6 de julho de 2013

Nothing is wrong with you

Nothing is wrong with you, but the ideas you have of yourself are altogether wrong. It is not you who desires, fears and suffers, it is the person built on the foundation of your body by circumstances and influences. You are not that person. This must be clearly established in your mind and never lost sight of.

~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

I have no karma

I have no karma; I'm the sacrificial fire in which all karma's consumed.
I have no sorrow; I'm the sacrificial fire in which all sorrow's consumed.
I have no craving; I'm the sacrificial fire in which all craving's consumed.
I'm nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; I'm everywhere, like space.

Sinless, I consume all sins; I'm the sacrificial fire.
Dutiless, I consume all duties; I'm the sacrificial fire.
Boundless, I consume all bondage; I'm the sacrificial fire.
I'm nectarean knowledge, unchanging bliss; I'm everywhere, like space.

~ Dattatreya's Song of the Avadhut (3.9-10)

Even now the mind is not.

Even now the mind is not. Recognize it. How can you do it if not in everyday activities. They go on automatically. Know that the mind promoting them is not real but a phantom proceeding from the Self.
Ramana Maharshi

sexta-feira, 5 de julho de 2013

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Questioner: How to deal with people?

Nisargadatta Maharaj: Why make plans and what for? Such questions show anxiety. Relationship is a living thing. Be at peace with your inner self and you will be at peace with everybody.
Realise that you are not the master of what happens, you cannot control the future except in purely technical matters. Human relationship cannot be planned, it is too rich and varied. Just be understanding and compassionate, free of all self seeking.

Nisargadatta Maharaj