Swami Nikhilananda

 “Blessed is the man who while he yet lives realizes Brahman. The man who realizes him not suffers his greatest loss. When they depart this life, the wise, who have realized Brahman as the Self in all beings, become immortal.”

We need to hold firmly to the fact that we can overcome ignorance and bondage in this very lifetime, that we need not think it will take many incarnations to come to enlightenment. The Bhagavad Gita, particularly, emphasizes the immediacy of our spiritual potential. “Faith”–another trait of false religion–is not needed, eith enable us to see, experience, and demonstrate the great truths of the upanishads er. Our practice of yoga and the resulting maturation of consciousness will  enable us to see, experience, and demonstrate the great truths of the upanishads