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."

Amma

 

“Life is a mystery. You cannot understand it unless you surrender, for your intellect cannot grasp its expansive and infinite nature, its real meaning and fullness. Bow down low and be humble; then you will know life's meaning.”

Buddha (Sighula Sutta 5)

 "People commit evil deeds because they act wrongly out of greed, anger, doubt, and fear. Therefore, a wise disciple never acts wrongly out of greed, anger, doubt, or fear. By controlling these four factors, one does not commit evil deeds."

The Mundaka Upanishad

Everything that moves, breathes, opens, and closes Lives in the Self. This is the Source of Love And may be known through love but not through thought. This is the goal of life.Bright but hidden, the Self dwells in the heart.

The Buddha

"Be a lamp unto yourself." — The Buddha when asked by his disciple who would be their teacher after his passing.

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

The Divine Mother has revealed to me the essence of the Vedanta. It is that Brahman alone is real and the world illusory. The essence of the Gita is what you get by repeating the word ten times. The word becomes reversed. It is then 'tagi', which refers to renunciation. The essence of the Gita is: 'O man, renounce everything and practise spiritual discipline for the realization of God.

Paul Brunton

Peace is a

costly privilege - to be fought for, attained and won. It comes only from a conquered mind .. Worry is spiritual short-sight. Its cure is intelligent faith