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A boy (Nachiketas) confronting ‘Death’
But, those who are fit for worldly existence, they are living in the midst of ignorance, as though in the midst of thick darkness, being entangled in hundred of fetters, forged by craving for sons, cattle, etc.; considering – (thinking … Continue reading
‘The tree of the World’ (Transmigration)
… to ascertain the real nature of Brahman [God, the Supreme] through the determination of the tree of the universe of which Brahman is the root: That which has its roots above – the root that is the state of … Continue reading
Posted in awakening, religion, spirituality, vedanta
Tagged awakening, brahman, God, happiness and sorrow, illusion, life, samsara, Shankara, tree of life, Upanishads, Vedanta, Vishnu
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The Self
As one not knowing that a golden treasure lies buried beneath his feet may walk over it again and again, yet never find it, so all beings live every moment in the city of Brahman, yet never find him, because … Continue reading
Posted in Advaita, awakening, non-duality, philosophy, religion, spirituality
Tagged blissful consciousness, city of Brahman, golden treasure, the sage, the Self, veil of illusion
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Meister Eckhart (and his banishment)
“Sometimes I have talked about a light within the soul, which is uncreated and which cannot be created.” – sermon 48 “Everything that is said in the Holy Scriptures about Christ becomes true with every good and divine human … Continue reading
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Tagged banishment, Christ, Eckart, God, mysticism, religion, soul
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O Nectar! O delicious stream!…
O Nectar! O delicious stream! O ravishing and only pleasure! Where Shall such another theme Inspire my tongue with joys or please mine ear! Abridgement of delights! And Queen of sights! O mine of rarities! O Kingdom wide! O more! … Continue reading
Posted in Poemas/cuentos, religion, spirituality
Tagged celestial treasures, endless glories, Thomas Traherne
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From the Bhagavad Gita, chs. 10 & 11: “I am time… etc.”
In his Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita, translated by himself, George Thompson makes in interesting comparison: “When at 10.32 Krishna says, ‘Arjuna, I am the beginning and the end of all created worlds, and I am their middle as well’ … Continue reading
Posted in non-duality, religion, spirituality
Tagged Alpha and Omega, Arjuna, Gita, Krishna, World destruction
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Seeing all beings in oneself (Isa Upanishad)
Whoever sees all beings in himself and himself in all beings does not, by virtue of such realization, hate anyone… When, to that wise sage, all beings are realized as existing in his own self, then what illusion, what sorrow, … Continue reading
Posted in Advaita, religion, spirituality
Tagged Isa Up., seeing Unity, unitary vision
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Knowledge of the Self // Only ONE (in Christianity, Islam and Hinduism)
Let each raise up his soul by the knowledge of the Self, for the Self is the lover of the soul, its true friend. Bhagavad Gita Vl, 5-6 ———————————- Hinduism – Vedanta…………. There is no self but the Self Islam … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern philosophy, non-duality, religion, spirituality
Tagged One only, self and Self, three religions on the One
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Sayings from Christianity
No man knoweth the things of God but the Spirit of God. l Corinthians, 2, 11 A thing is not necessarily false because badly uttered, nor true because spoken magnificently. St. Augustine I`d rather be ruled by a wise Turk … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, religion, spirituality
Tagged false and true utterances, Spirit of God, wise and foolish rulers
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“Treason from within” ll
The last entry was about the threat to society that consists in the “treason from within”. What could this treason or enemy be, metaphorically speaking, with respect of the individual, which can be resumed to the individual mind? One certainly … Continue reading
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Tagged desiring and ignorance, self-centeredness
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Unanimous Tradition / Tradición Unánime 