Nityananda

  "Once one is established in infinite consciousness,

one becomes silent and though knowing everything, goes about as if he does not know anything

Though he might be doing a lot of things in several places, to all outward appearances, he will remain as if he does nothing."

From Bhagavad Gita:

"I am the birth of this cosmos, its dissolution also. I am He who causes, no other beside me. Upon me these worlds are held Like pearls strung on a string. These my wandering creatures are always within me. These, when the round of ages is accomplished, I gather back to the seed of their becoming: These I send forth again at the hour of creation. Helpless all, for Maya (delusion) is their master And I, their Lord, the master of Maya: Ever and again, I send these multitudes forth from my being."

Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

 The Self God by

The  Self: you can’t explain it. You can sense its existence through the refined state of your senses, but you can’t explain it. To know it, you have to experience it. And the best you could say about it is that it is the depth of your Being, it’s the very core of you. It is you.

The Adi Granth

 

The Adi Granth makes frequent reference to the human encounter with a Divine Light: "God, being Truth, is the one Light of all." God "shines out in His own splendour." Moreover, "His brightness shineth forth" with "the blaze of the splendour dazzling like the sun."

Guru Nanak added more on this issue in other writings. For Nanak, God is "the light of all light." The light of God "illumines land and seas." God is "the embodiment of light; the lamps of the sun and moon and all their light emanate from Him...." God is "pure light"... the "ever pure light." This "all-wise Being of light sits on the throne eternal." God's light is "infinite," and God Himself "is immaculate and all light."

The Adi Granth also makes it clear that this Divine Light can be found within one's self: "the Eternal Light indwells in the human mind, and the human mind is the emanation of that light." Further, "the best light is the Light of God in the heart." Ultimately, the Sikh aspirant wishes to be immersed in the Divine light, as was Guru Nanak: "as waves blend with water, so my light is blended with the Lord's Light."

Sri Gawn Tu Fahr

All religions serve a purpose and vary in their teachings. They are all paths, but alas, they are constructs of the mind, destined to perish. Divine Love, the source of all life, resides in every heart, far beyond religion, philosophy, metaphysics, science, art, and the mind itself.

Swami Nirmalananda Giri

 

“Desire” is the usual translation of the Sanskrit word kama, which means desire, passion, or lust. Desire arises from the ego and is always “I want” with little regard for the principles of spiritual life or the ultimate consequences of fulfilling such desire.

That is why the Gita says: “Renounce all your desires, for ever. They spring from willfulness” (Bhagavad Gita 6:24). And: “He knows peace who has forgotten desire. He lives without craving: free from ego, free from pride” (Bhagavad Gita 2:71).

Surya RV(Rig Veda) 1.50

Gazing be dark we reach the supreme Light and attain the Sun, the God of Gods, the Light.

Mrityunjayanand

In the ancient Vedic text, the word “go” (cow) was used to refer to the senses. So protection of “cows” means care of the senses. The senses are protected by discernment, non-attachment, restraint, and steadfastness. They are, on the other hand, driven and rendered feeble by lust, wrath, avarice, and attachment. Spiritual acquisition is the only true wealth.

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

  

If you strive to find the Self by using your mind, you will strive and strive in vain, because the mind cannot give you Truth; a lie cannot give you the truth. A lie can only entangle you in a web of deceit. But if you sensitize yourself, awaken your true, fine, beautiful qualities that all of you have, then you become a channel, a chalice in which your Effulgent Being will begin to shine.

 You will first think that a light is shining within you. You will seek to find that light. You will seek to hold it, like you cherish and hold a beautiful gem. You will later find that the light that you found within you is in every pore, every cell of your being.

 You will later find that that light permeates every atom of the universe. And you will later find that you are that light and what it permeates is the unreal illusion created by the mind.