Swami Sivananda Vani - 11

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IMMORTAL ABODE

 

There, the Brahman dwells by Himself; There, He sits without support;

There, there is neither day nor night; There, there is neither virtue

nor vice; There, there is neither light nor dark; There, the sun and

moon do not rise; There, pain and suffering do not enter; There,

death cannot blow his trumpet; There, hunger and disease cannot

torment; There, nobody sleeps or wakes. It is a city of

deathlessness. It is the abode of fearlessness. It is the seat of

eternal bliss. It is Brahma Nirvana or Paramamgati. Sivananda

says: " Meditate on Brahman, on the spot Where the Ganges and the

Jumna meet; And rest peacefully, for ever " .

 

HAPPINESS IS WITHIN

 

The musk is in the navel of the deer; But it runs here and there to

smell it. The chain is on the neck of the damsel; But she runs hither

and thither to search for it. The tenth man is there in reality; But

he forgets to count himself and cries. Fresh butter is with you in

abundance; And yet you go here and there in search of ghee. The

precious diamond is within you; But you run after the broken glass

pieces in vain. The key is in your pocket; But you are searching for

it in vain, here and there. Even so the ocean of bliss is within you,

And yet you run here and there in search for it. The Sun of suns is

ever shining in you; But your blind eyes cannot behold it. The

eternal sound is ringing within you; But your deaf ears cannot hear

it. Sivananda says: " Look within and meditate, And enjoy the eternal

bliss of atman. "