January 2012, No. 145
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 “God abides in all living beings and at all times as a luminous presence, so one can realize Him only in the cave of one's mind and nowhere else. . . . By realizing Him, man becomes birthless and deathless. This direct perception of God is the supreme object of human life. It is the supreme bliss, the supreme goal.” Source: Ishvara Darshan  “. . . Understand the goal of the contemplative student. What is he seeking? Where is It to be sought? Not as something unknown, not as some mighty mysterious Power dwelling out there in Heaven, Vaikuntha or Kailasa, but right here in your own bosom, expressing as the very spring of all life. [This] silent and mysterious power called Life expresses through every one of us . . . .” Source: Art of Contemplation  “If man is, by nature, Infinite, why does he strive to gain infinitude? One does not need to strive to gain what is already one's own. And if he does, the only reason for this could be ignorance (of the gained thing). Man strives to be complete and infinite due to ignorance of his true nature. Ignorance can be removed only by knowledge. . . . and the valid means for Self-knowledge is Vedanta.” Source: Commentary on Upadesha Sara |
Itinerary of Swami Tejomayananda
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