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The knower of a tree does not become a tree. But the knower of the Self (Truth) becomes the Truth itself. In reality there is no becoming. S(he) only comes to realize that they were always of the nature of supreme Bliss, even while in ignorance.
H(shej is already liberated even before time of death, he does not fear death. It becomes immaterial under what circumstances, or condition of the body, or the time and place, that he leaves the mortal body. The distinction is purely from the standpoint of the ignorant whose attention is on his body.
~ Swami Tejomayananda on the Tattvabodha by Snankara.
Knowledge is the means and Liberation is end. There is no distance between the two. Knowing I am free is Liberation. Only knowing matters, not practice.
~ Swami Dayananda explaining Vivekachudamani
"Your physical appearance, especially the eyes, shows more or less what you were like in previous lives, so deeply does the inner being impinge on the outer form. The eyes are one's most significant physical feature. You should learn to make your eyes beautiful. How? The eyes clearly reflect what you are within. So there is but one method that can beautify the life and expression in the eyes: the inner cultivation of beautiful thoughts and feelings.
Some eyes are very cruel; others are mean, or selfish. No matter how sweet such a person's words or actions are, you can see what he is really like through the expression of the eyes. He cannot hide himself behind those open windows. So think wholesome thoughts, constructive thoughts: As a being privileged to be made in God's image, you have no right to disfigure your inner life.
Develop peaceful eyes, calm eyes, strong eyes, divinely loving eyes, by cultivating these qualities within. By this method alone you can develop an inner attractiveness that completely transcends the limitations of physical appearance."
"Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, his justice, his wisdom, his mercy, his love, and his omnipresence. To benefit for Self-realization man must be fearless." - Paramahansa Yogananda
“If you contact and commune with God in the inner temple of silence, you will have mastered the true art of living. Then health, prosperity, wisdom, love, and joy will be added unto you.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
One drop fills a thirsty person's pot. You can't even dream of the taste!
How to explain this and to whom?
One drop takes you home.
You have to be thirsty to drink drink that water. That water is only for the thirsty.
No unfit person can know this cascade of nectar, this great flow.
Drink the nectar, be deathless forever free from the cycles of birth, the rounds of pain.
The vessel of you body is filling. It's full!
That drop nectar is the guru's word.
The water is the road of life.
Kabir has found the right companions.
Green leaved burst forth on the branch of love.
"Wherever I find souls who are receptive, I try to speak to their minds. To those who are not interested I say little, because they don't want to listen at all. But those who are sincerely seeking God I try to reach through their thoughts, and draw them to Him. In God, you and your loved ones have existence and joy everlasting." - Paramahansa Yogananda.
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