Truth

The Lord is near those who call upon Him in truth, and who ask Him for the things that are truly important, such as salvation.

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.

The distinction between knowledge and ignorance starts with the hymns of the RigVeda, where knowledge means being conscious of the Truth and what is right, and ignorance is being unconscious of the Truth and what is right, opposing it and creating false or negative effects.

The Jivas are distinct from God and matter. According to Madhva, the difference between Brahman and Jiva is real.

Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, and realize

The Eternal is beyond time. Brahman is timeless, an eternal reality that transcends time.

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

God can be realized through truth alone.

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.

We have been given this human life to understand the all-pervading, omnipresent God. This knowledge can only be given by someone who has themselves realized God. Life becomes truly happy only after meeting such a God-realized person.

Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood. By truth the path of the gods is spread wide—the path along which the seers, their desires fulfilled, travel to where truth has its supreme treasure-house.

What is unreal has no existence; what is real never ceases to be. Those who see the truth have seen the nature of both.

The true objective of life is to return to the source from which we originated.

Krishna told Arjuna that having even one occult power would prevent him from realizing God.

Learn to be empty of all things, both inwardly and outwardly, and you will realize that I am God.

You may believe in a God with form or a formless God, but your faith must be genuine and complete. It is through faith alone that one achieves everything.

After imparting the Veda, the teacher instructs the departing student: Speak truth. Walk the path of righteousness. Do not let negligence interrupt your self-study. Bring the teacher a cherished gift and never sever the thread of progeny. Never be careless about truth, never about righteousness, never about welfare, never about prosperity, never about the study and teaching of scripture.

This Self is attained through truth, through austerity, through right knowledge and celibacy practised continuously. It is luminous and pure within the body—and it is seen by the striving ascetics whose faults have been worn away.

You are my father, you are my mother, you are my kinsman, and you are my divinity. Salutations to the Guru who awakens the soul to the true nature of this world.

May Mitra bring us well-being, may Varuṇa bring well-being. May Aryamā be gracious to us. May Indra and Bṛhaspati bring us well-being. May Viṣṇu of wide strides be auspicious to us. Salutation to Brahman. Salutation to you, O Vāyu — you alone are the directly perceivable Brahman. I have declared you as the directly perceivable Brahman. I have spoken the eternal order, I have spoken truth. That protected me, it protected the one who spoke. It sheltered me, it sheltered the speaker. Om, peace, peace, peace.