Josiah John Goodwin (1870-1898)—Young British bachelor, excellent stenographer, ardent disciple of Swamiji whom he served as stenographer and secretary (1895-98), “…whose work for Swamiji was to be of …
Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Yajna
O Arjuna! Works other than those performed for the sake of sacrifice (Yajna) binds this world. So perform work for sacrifice without attachment. (3.9)Having created mankind together with yajna in the …
Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Knowledge
O Arjuna! So far the knowledge of Sankhya Yoga about Atma is declared. Now hear the knowledge of Karma Yoga, knowing which you shall cast off the bondage of work. (2.39)The man whose mind is not under …
Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka | Adi Shankaracharya
Seer and Seen 1. The form is seen, the eye is seer; the mind is both seen and seer. The changing moods of mind are seen, but the witnessing Self, the seer, is never seen. 2. The eye, remaining …
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Vivekachudamani of Adi Shankaracharya
1. I bow to Govinda, whose nature is Bliss Supreme, who is the Sadguru, who can be known only from the import of all Vedanta, and who is beyond the reach of speech and mind. 2. For all beings a …
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Yoga Vasishta Sara: The Essence of Yoga Vasishta
DispassionUnreality of the WorldThe Marks of a Liberated PersonDissolution of the MindThe Destruction of Latent ImpressionsMeditation on the SelfMethod of PurificationWorship of the SelfExposition of …
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