The more you think More widely More deeply The more you know That you do not know. Whatever you think you know Is something trivial One which lets you get by in life Without falling into a ditch Though quite often You find yourself Falling into a ditch So, even that trivial knowledge You know … Continue reading What Do We Know
Q: [Given to Sri Ramana Maharshi in the form of a written note.] They say that one can obtain everything if one takes refuge in God wholly and solely, and without thought of anything else. Does it mean sitting still in one place and contemplating God entirely at all times, discarding all thoughts, including even … Continue reading Ramana Maharshi on True Surrender
Bible – Matthew 6:31-33 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given … Continue reading Do Not Worry. Meditate.
Check out this good article on how suffering can be avoided through acceptance of "what is": http://www.thestillflame.com/non-resistance/
Very clear and sane advice on what it takes for enlightenment or self-realisation to occur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6o1DcRUERs
(Source: Collated from Various Sources on the Net) Karma Yoga is the path of ‘action’, of putting in 100 percent effort, without being attached to the outcome. Karma yoga can be applied to everything you do: from the most trivial, ordinary tasks to greater, more challenging works. When action is performed selflessly, with full focus … Continue reading Karma Yoga
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If you surrender yourself to the Higher Power all is well. That Power sees your affairs through. Only so long as you think that you are the worker you are obliged to reap the fruits of your actions. If on the other hand, you surrender yourself and recognize your individual self as only a tool … Continue reading Ramana Maharshi on Surrender
Just realise the One Mover behind all that moves and leave all to Him. If you do not hesitate, or cheat, this is the shortest way to reality. Stand without desire and fear, relinquishing all control and all responsibility. What is wrong in letting go the illusion of personal control and personal responsibility? Both are … Continue reading Nisargadatta Maharaj on Surrender
Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life. The only place where you can experience the flow of life is the Now, so to surrender is to accept the present moment unconditionally and without reservation. It is to relinquish inner resistance to what is. Inner resistance … Continue reading Eckhart Tolle on Surrender and Acceptance
