The importance of meditation The Lord is attained without the least effort; he is worshipped by self-realisation alone. … The self is not realised by any other means other than meditation. If one is able to meditate even for thirteen seconds, even if one is ignorant one attains the merit of giving away a cow [...]
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What is the truth?
What is the truth? ‘I have nothing to do with sorrow, with actions, with delusion or desire. I am at peace, free from sorrow. I am Brahman’ — such is truth. ‘I am free from all defects, I am the all, I do not seek anything nor do I abandon anything, I am Brahman’ — [...]
Do not confuse self-knowledge with supernatural powers
Whether one is a knower of truth or ignorant of it, powers like flying in the air accrue to one who engages himself in some practices . But the sage of self-knowledge has no desire to acquire these. These practices bestow their fruit on anyone, for such is their nature. Poison kills all, wine intoxicates [...]
