Know Thyself

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That 'Being' who is described in the Upanishads is Brahman or Atman

or the Absolute. He is the fountain-head of all scriptural knowledge.

He is the source or womb for everything. He is Existence Absolute,

Knowledge Absolute and Bliss Absolute. He is indivisible, all-

pervading, self-contained, eternal and immortal. He is beyond time,

space and causation. He is beginningless and endless. He is the

indweller of all beings. He is the witness of the activities of all

the minds.

 

What on earth can cause fear in you when you have realised identity

with Brahman? What on earth can generate hatred, delusion, difference

and sorrow in you when you behold one in all, and all in one? What on

earth can cause agitation in you when you have transcended the mind

and when you rest peacefully in your own Sat Chit Ananda Svarupa-that

magnanimous ocean of bliss and stupendous silence?

 

You experience disharmony and discord when Rajas (passion) and Tamas

(inertia) prevail in the mind. Annihilate Tamas by increasing Rajas

and destroy Rajas increasing Sattva. There will be harmony and

concord when Sattva prevails in the mind. Go beyond Sattva and hear

the celestial music of the Soul-music that you never heard before. It

is the music of the meeting of the soul with Soul. It is the

wonderful music that transcends all Ragas and Raginis. It is the

unstruck music of the Infinite-that celestial melody which helps the

aspirant to merge himself in Brahman. It is the music of Om or

Pranava Dhvani. It is transcendental Anahata sound. It is the divine

music of Krishna's flute. It is silence itself. Drown yourself in the

bliss of the inner music of the soul. Its melody and sweetness are

beyond description. You should experience it yourself.

 

You are the real master or governor of the universe. You are bound to

none. Feel the majesty of yourself. Whatever your circumstances and

environments may be, keep peaceful and happy. Abandon all anxiety,

fear and worry. Rest in your centre. Be self-poised, self-pleased and

self-contained. Sing Om. Chant Om. Meditate on Om. Realise the Self.

Know the Self and be free. Now the whole world will be a heaven or a

paradise for you. You are the Lord of lords, the God of all gods, the

Emperor of emperors. You are in possession of the inexhaustible

spiritual wealth. The sum total of the pleasures of the whole world

is but a mere drop when compared to the bliss you enjoy now. You are

the ocean of bliss now. What a magnificent state! Even the thousand-

tongued Adisesha cannot describe it.

 

(Source: Essence of Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda)