Seeker

Seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness first, and all other things will be added to you.

There is none bound, none freed, and none seeking to be free.

A true devotee says, 'O God, you alone are the doer; you alone do everything.

The great householder Shaunaka approached Angiras with due reverence and asked: 'O Blessed One, by knowing what does all of this become known?'

Four kinds of virtuous people worship Me, O Arjuna: the afflicted, the seeker of truth, the one who desires worldly gain, and the wise one, O foremost of the Bharatas.

Since liberation is held to come from the manas being free of sense-objects, therefore one who desires liberation should ever make the manas free of objects.

Both the gods and the demons heard of this. They said: 'Come, let us seek that Self, by seeking which one obtains all worlds and all desires.' Indra set out from among the gods and Virochana from among the demons. Without conferring with each other, the two came, fuel in hand, into the presence of Prajapati.

If they should say to him, 'In this city of Brahman there is this small lotus dwelling and the small space within it — what is there in it that should be sought, that one should desire to know?' — he should reply:

"He who meditates on memory as Brahman moves at will as far as memory reaches — he who meditates on memory as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than memory?" "There is indeed something greater than memory." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."

"He who meditates on strength as Brahman moves at will as far as strength reaches — he who meditates on strength as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than strength?" "There is indeed something greater than strength." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."

"He who meditates on contemplation as Brahman moves at will as far as contemplation reaches — he who meditates on contemplation as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than contemplation?" "There is indeed something greater than contemplation." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."

"He who meditates on mind as Brahman moves at will as far as mind reaches — he who meditates on mind as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than mind?" "There is indeed something greater than mind." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."

"He who meditates on speech as Brahman moves at will as far as speech reaches — he who meditates on speech as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than speech?" "There is indeed something greater than speech." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."

"Venerable sir, I know only the texts; I am not a knower of the Self. From men like you I have heard that the knower of the Self crosses beyond sorrow. I am in sorrow, venerable sir; take me across to the far shore of sorrow." Sanatkumara said to him, "Whatever you have studied here is really only name."

Narada approached Sanatkumara, saying, "Teach me, venerable sir." Sanatkumara said to him, "Come to me with what you already know; then I will tell you what lies beyond that." So Narada said:

He reached the teacher's house. The teacher addressed him, "Satyakama!" "Sir!" he answered.

A diver-bird flew down to him and addressed him, "Satyakama!" "Sir!" he answered.

A swan flew down to him and addressed him, "Satyakama!" "Sir!" he answered.

Fire addressed him, "Satyakama!" "Sir!" he answered.

He went to Haridrumata Gautama and said, "Revered sir, I wish to live with you as a student of sacred knowledge. May I approach you as your pupil?"