Yoga Vasisthta Sara

[Guest guest]

[a favorite reference text of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi]

 

Chapter One:

 

1. Salutations to that calm effulgence which is endless and

unlimited by space, time, etc., the pure consciousness which

can be known by experience only.

 

2. Neither one who is totally ignorant nor one who knows IT

[Truth] is eligible to study this book. Only he who thinks, 'I

am bound; I must become free' is entitled to study this book.

 

3. Until one is definitely blessed by the Supreme Lord, he will

not find a proper Guru or the right scripture.

 

4. Just as a steady boat, O Rama, is obtained from a boatman,

so also the method of crossing the ocean of samsara [daily life]

is learnt by associating with great souls.

 

5. The remedy for the long-lasting disease of samsara is the

enquery, 'Who am I?', to whom does this samsara belong?,

which entirely cures it.

 

[to be continued...]