Silence

The root cause of a person's suffering is their pride. Even if someone makes a sacrifice, they can still get caught up in their own pride. What is the point of such a sacrifice? It is pride, or ego, that should be sacrificed. That is where true happiness and bliss are found.

The mind does not become tranquil until it is connected to the ever-peaceful Supreme Being.

Be still and know that I am God.

The eye does not reach there, nor does speech, nor the mind. We do not know, we do not understand how one would teach this.

Even if you are the greatest sinner, you can still overcome sin through wisdom.

A man endowed with sattva is quiet and peaceful.

Among the means of restraint I am the rod of discipline; among those who seek victory I am statecraft; among secrets I am silence; among the wise I am wisdom.

That moves, yet does not move; it is far away, yet it is near; it dwells within the heart of all, and yet it is also outside everything.

Sacrifice, vows, austerity, charity, repetition of mantras, and pilgrimage — those who perform these without understanding the truth of the Guru wander about in ignorance.

He becomes emancipated who neither accumulates merit nor demerit, casts off past karma, destroys his body's elements to attain a tranquil soul, and transcends all dualities.

O fair-faced one, those liberated at the level of piṇḍa are free, those freed at pada are free, those freed at rūpa are free — but those who are liberated beyond rūpa are truly free, without a doubt.

Just as the image of a crystal is seen in a mirror, so in the Self shines the bliss of pure consciousness — know this as 'That I am.'

This is the nature of the mind: even when we provide ourselves with the best physical comforts, our mind still yearns for more and thinks negatively because desires are endless and eternal.

When the five senses are still and the mind is at rest with them, and the higher mind has ceased its activities, this is the highest state, according to the wise.

By attaining him, seers who are fulfilled with knowledge, perfect in the self, and free from all passions, become tranquil. These wise individuals come to the all-pervading from every side and, uniting themselves with him, enter utterly into the All.

Because he has taken complete refuge in the guru, with a tranquil heart and a peaceful spirit, the knowledgeable person explains the principles of the Brahman. This knowledge helps one understand the Immutable Spirit, the True, and the Real.

The connection with the universe is preserved for the reason that supremely justifies it; it must exist not for personal earthly joy, as with those who are still bound, but to help all creatures.

The soul finds in it not only its own greatness, but also possesses the infinity of the One. It has a firm foundation in that immortal state, because there, supreme Silence and eternal Peace are the secure foundation of eternal Knowledge and absolute Joy.

Their foundation and status will now be based on the silence that has fallen upon them, which will lead to their understanding of the eternal silence that is Brahman. They will respond to a higher power, joy, and light, gaining knowledge of the eternal activity of Brahman.

Man constantly influences others through both silent and spoken words, and in doing so, he acts and creates, albeit less directly and powerfully, even in the natural world.