Papaji

In the beginning when

there was nothing there was consciousness - total consciousness - where no objects and no subjects existed. You are this consciousness. Starting from the beginning, before the beginning, you are this consciousness. And this consciousness became all that you see. You are this consciousness itself. There are millions of kinds of manifestation existing in consciousness and you've become all this. You're the fountain of all this creation .

For this you do not have to exert or make effort, or search for any way or method or practice. Somehow you have to arrive here. How can you do it? Through adoration of the wisdom of the Self. That is consciousness. Adore your own consciousness with wisdom and you've achieved what you're aspiring for here and now

Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace in the world starts with peace in oneself. If everyone lives mindfully, everyone will be more healthy, feel more fulfilled in their daily lives and there will be more peace. This collective mindfulness can bring positive change to our families, organizations, communities, nations and future generations.""We are all connected.

When you touch one thing, you are touching everything. Whatever we do has an effect on others. Therefore, we must learn to live mindfully to touch the peace inside each of us.

"Oh, don't take life so seriously! ~ Osho

Because seriousness is a great dis-ease, and not only a disease but a suicide also. Be playful -- totally because that is the only way to be living. Life is a play, a leela. If you can act and live as if acting and living in a dream and still be a witness to it then you will be in the cosmic flow, the Tao. And to be in the cosmic flow is to be free -- free from oneself, the Ego. The Ego is the seriousness, the disease, and the Tao, the ego-less existence, is the bliss, the ecstasy."

Human Body Consists of Five Koshas (layers)

Annamaya the physical body.

Pranamaya composed of prana, the force or energy for all kinds of motion

Manomaya composed of the mind, the consciousness, a field of energy by itself.

Vijnanamaya psyche, knowledge or awareness, inner perception or experience - a link between the conscious mind, the individual mind and the universal mind.

Anandamaya kosha indescribable when there is no happiness and no unhappiness, a unified experience that does not change.

There are two fundamental schools

 

There are two fundamental schools of thought in Hinduism about the nature of one's unity with the Supreme Being. The first is known as Advaita Vedanta, or non-dualism. This is the belief that one's spiritual self is not separate from the Supreme Being. Giving everything over to the service of the Supreme Being is the path to moksha. One way to visualize this is to think about the human soul as a single blade of grass in a field, with the field being the soul of the Supreme Being. The blade of grass is part of the composition of the field, just as the human soul is part of the soul of the Supreme Being.

Moksha and the Supreme

Hinduism is also has theistic beliefs , believing in supreme beings known as God. Different sects worship different gods ; however, Brahman is widely believed to be the Supreme Being in the religion. When one achieves moksha, he or she ultimately achieves unity with the Supreme Being.

The end of the cycle

The end of the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara) is the ultimate point of existence in Hinduism. There are four goals, collectively called purusartha, aimed at achieving samsara, with the fourth of these being the ultimate goal of obtaining moksha. As people move through the first three goals (dharma, artha, and kama), they release attachments to worldly possessions and desires, leading to the goal of achieving moksha. Sound familiar? The Hindu concept of moksha is similar to the Buddhist concept of nirvana.

Sri Ramana Maharshi ~ 'You Are Not The Body

 

Sri Robert Adams

 I realize it's difficult for some of you to imagine how it is to function without a mind. Yet look at the tree, look at the sun, look at the stars, the earth. Everything is happening in the right way in order to sustain and maintain life. Who thinks? There are no thoughts. It's just a happening. Everything just is. In the same way your so called physical body [will] be carried along, maintained and sustained without thoughts.

Osho

"A thoughtless mind is egoless. A thoughtless mind is boundless. A thoughtless mind is already the infinite. If even for a single moment there is no thought, you are the infinite -- because without thought there can be no boundary. Without thought, you disappear and the divine descends."