THE PRACTICE OF THE TRUTH
Whatever one thinks of unceasingly [until one’s
death], by the power of such thinking one becomes
that. [Since one will therefore become Self if one
always meditates upon Self] if with great love one
practises [Self-attention] and [thereby] knows the
nature of the attachments [‘I’ and ‘mine’] and abides
in Self so that the attachments are destroyed, the
disease [of ajnana] which causes birth [and death]
will not approach one.
in “Guru Vachaka Kovai” - The Garland of Guru’s Sayings, by Sri Muruganar, Chapter 60, Practice (Nididhyasana) - Verse 750
Sri Muruganar:
It is said in scriptures that one becomes
whatever one thinks of at the time the life leaves the body.
Therefore, in this verse it is instructed that those who want
Liberation should think about Self in order to set aside other
thoughts, which are the cause of rebirth. Since death can
come at any time, any second of our life may be the second
prior to death. Therefore, it is Sri Bhagavan’s opinion that
meditation on Self should be done every second.
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