Ignorance is the lack of the divine ability to see the supramental Truth; it is the part of our consciousness that does not perceive, as opposed to the part that sees and knows the truth.
With your mind surrendering all actions to Me, intent on Me as the highest, taking refuge in the yoga of understanding — let your consciousness always dwell in Me.
You are the woman, You are the man, You are the youth, and You are also the girl. You are the old one walking with a staff; You are born, and Your face is turned in all directions.
Your true nature is pure existence, consciousness, and bliss. The physical body is just an illusion.
Guru is the gateway to transcendental Truth-Consciousness.
In the beginning, the Ātman alone existed — one only, with nothing else whatsoever stirring. It reflected: 'Let me now create the worlds.'
With faces, heads and necks everywhere, dwelling in the heart of all beings — the blessed Lord is all-pervading, and therefore Shiva, the auspicious One, is present everywhere.
Immortality refers to the state of consciousness that transcends birth and death, cause and effect, and all limitations, a state of freedom, bliss, and self-existence, which is the consciousness of the Lord, the supreme Purusha, and Sachchidananda.
The Being and its Consciousness Force, Spirit and Nature, are not fundamentally separate. What Nature does is actually done by the Spirit.
Upon attaining that love, the devotee sees everything as full of spirit and consciousness. They understand that Krishna, his abode, and the devotee themselves are all consciousness; everything is consciousness.
I am unborn, I am undecaying, beginningless and endless in myself. I am changeless, the very form of consciousness and bliss — subtler than the subtlest, and greater than the greatest.
The infinite can only be truly understood by transcending to a higher state of consciousness, and the knowledge of it can only be achieved by surrendering the mind to the descending messages of the all-knowing reality.
It's only by doing this that they realized Brahman as their own inner consciousness.
Therefore his name is 'Idandra' — that is indeed his real name. But they call him 'Indra' by an indirect appellation. For the gods seem to prefer the indirect; yes, the gods indeed prefer what is veiled.
The one eternal being is present in the transient, and the one consciousness is present in many conscious beings. He, being one, governs the desires of many. Those who are calm and strong, and see him in their self as in a mirror, attain eternal peace, which is not for others.
Truth is its foundation, and this truth is not just intellectual accuracy, but the ultimate human state of true being, consciousness, knowledge, and actions, which is the opposite of the falsehood of egoism and ignorance.
Because she possesses the knowledge and consciousness of the unity, whereas the lower aspects of mind, life, and body can only perceive the diversity.
Our progress, goal, and destiny are to rise above this external and surface-level consciousness and move towards and into that higher state of consciousness, where we can achieve completeness and satisfaction.
The self-existent being is fully aware of itself and is filled with its own joy. This self-awareness is a timeless and all-encompassing possession that, when put into action, reveals itself as an infinitely powerful and all-knowing force of consciousness. This exists between two extremes: one of eternal calm and pure identity, and the other of eternal energy and unity with all, with the calm eternally supporting the energy.
The Master-consciousness within us experiences our sensations, sees what we see, and hears what we hear, but not for the sake of our senses and their desires. Instead, it does so with the embrace of the self-existent bliss that has no cause, beginning, or end, and is eternal in its own immortality.