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simply abandon all craving

Posted on Jan 6th, 2009 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Don't think about ideas such as bondage and liberation, simply abandon all craving and through wisdom and dispassion bring about the cessation of the mind. Even if the wish "may I be liberated" arises, the... More »

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surest way to liberation

Posted on Nov 30th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

For the great-souled, the surest way to liberation is the conviction that I am Brahman. The two terms, what leads to bondage and what leads to liberation, are the sense of mineness and the absence... More »

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I am the Supreme Brahman!

Posted on Jun 24th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

I am the Supreme Brahman! I am the Lord of the universe! Such is the settled conviction of the muktas. All other experiences lead to bondage. When the Self is clearly realized not to be... More »

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Knowledge or ignorance

Posted on Jun 12th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Knowledge or ignorance, Freedom or bondage, What are they? What is "I," Or "mine," Or "this"? Or the form of the true Self? I am always one. What do I care for freedom In life... More »

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Understand my ways

Posted on Apr 19th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Liberation, Bondage, What are they to me? What do I care for freedom? For I have known God, The infinite Self, The witness of all things. Without, a fool. Within, free of thought. I do... More »

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He who by nature is empty-minded

Posted on Apr 14th, 2008 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

  He who by nature is empty-minded, and who thinks of things only unintentionally, is freed from deliberate remembering like one awakened from a dream. When my desire has been eliminated, I have no wealth,... More »

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I am awareness itself

Posted on Dec 3rd, 2007 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

The body is false, And so are its fears, Heaven and hell, freedom and bondage. It is all invention. What can they matter to me? I am awareness itself. -Ashtavakra Gita 2:20 ( much more... More »

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I am always one

Posted on Nov 28th, 2006 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

Knowledge or ignorance, Freedom or bondage, what are they? What is "I," Or "mine," Or "this"? Or the form of the true Self? I am always one. What do I care for freedom in life... More »

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The Blazing Glory

Posted on Sep 7th, 2006 by sanmugan : Seeker of truth sanmugan

  1.          His! the seen, unseen;             His the known, unknown;             Thus, has ever been;             Bliss, my only OWN!   2.          Enter thou quick this pilgrim train,             Burdened Oh! Self-surrender... More »

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