Bondage with its stimulating causes has been spoken of. The existence of that which is bound, as also its distinctness from the body etc., has also been known. Now the knowledge of the Self together …
Swami Shivananda’s Prayer to Sri Ramakrishna for Swami Brahmananda’s recovery
Swami Shivananda began to pray to the Master for Swami Brahmananda’s recovery. Three days before Swami Brahmananda passed away, Sri Ramakrishna appeared before Swami Shivananda while he was praying. …
Mandukya Karika 3.48
न कश्चिज्जायते जीवः संभवोऽस्य न विद्यते ।एतत्तदुत्तमं सत्यं यत्र किंचिन्न जायते ॥ ४८ ॥ na kaścijjāyate jīvaḥ saṃbhavo'sya na vidyate |etattaduttamaṃ satyaṃ yatra kiṃcinna jāyate || 48 …
Mandukya Karika 3.47
स्वस्थं शान्तं सनिर्वाणमकथ्यं सुखमुत्तमम् ।अजमजेन ज्ञेयेन सर्वज्ञं परिचक्षते ॥ ४७ ॥ svasthaṃ śāntaṃ sanirvāṇamakathyaṃ sukhamuttamam |ajamajena jñeyena sarvajñaṃ paricakṣate || 47 …
Mandukya Karika 3.46
यदा न लीयते चित्तं न च विक्षिप्यते पुनः ।अनिङ्गनमनाभासं निष्पन्नं ब्रह्म तत्तदा ॥ ४६ ॥ yadā na līyate cittaṃ na ca vikṣipyate punaḥ |aniṅganamanābhāsaṃ niṣpannaṃ brahma tattadā || 46 || 46. When …
Mandukya Karika 3.45
नाऽऽस्वादयेत्सुखं तत्र निःसङ्गः प्रज्ञया भवेत् ।निश्चलं निश्चरच्चित्तमेकीकुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ॥ ४५ ॥ nā''svādayetsukhaṃ tatra niḥsaṅgaḥ prajñayā bhavet |niścalaṃ niścaraccittamekīkuryātprayatnataḥ || …