131. This is the innermost Self, the primeval Purusha (Being), whose essence is the constant realisation of infinite Bliss, which is ever the same, yet reflecting through the different menta... Read more

106. Sense-objects are pleasurable only as dependent on the Atman manifesting through them, and not independently, because the Atman is by Its very nature the most beloved of all. Therefore... Read more

86. Conquer the dire death of infatuation over thy body, wife, children etc., — conquering which the sages reach that Supreme State of Vishnu. 87. This gross body is to be deprecated,... Read more

66. Therefore the wise should, as in the case of disease and the like, personally strive by all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of repeated births and deaths. 67. The qu... Read more

46. Faith (Shraddha), devotion and the Yoga of meditation – these are mentioned by the Shruti as the immediate factors of Liberation in the case of a seeker; whoever abides in these gets Lib... Read more

26. Not the mere indulgence of thought (in curiosity) but the constant concentration of the intellect (or the affirming faculty) on the ever-pure Brahman, is what is called Samadhana or self... Read more

26. “The Consciousness, the Self, which appears as the Witness, is that which is meant by the word ‘thou’. Being free from all changes even the witnessing is nothing but the illumining-power... Read more

Adi Sankaracharya’s Vakya Vritti Translated by Swami Chinmayananda Published by Chinmaya Mission, Mumbai An Exhaustive Explanation of the Statement – “That Thou Art” [Tat Twam As... Read more

31. The knot of the heart is loosed; all doubts are cut; all bondage to works wither away — when That is known, which is the first and the last.  The Three Selves 32. The individual self app... Read more