Analects of Swami Sivananda

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(iv) Mysterious Divine Essence

 

51. Practice of Vedanta leads to realisation of Supreme Brahman.

52. The Ultimate REalilty of Para Brahman can never be realised by

words of logical reasoning or by mind.

53. The Intuitive Wisdom alone can help to attain Self-realisation.

54. The Ultimate REality can best be described only in terms of

contradictions: " Smaller than the small, greater than the great is

the Atman or the Supreme Self; seated Himself, He travels far, lying

He goes in all directions. "

55. Know Brahman, the Infinite, who is self-effulgent and beyond all

darkness and delution. Then alone you can attain Immortality.

56. Para Brahman is hidden in the recesses of the heart. He is vast,

wonderful incomprehensible and subtler than the subtle. He is far

off beyond the far and nearer than the nearest.

57. Brahman or the Eternal is unthinkable, immutable. He is the good

and the peaceful. He is without beginning, middle and end.

58. Brahman is the origin of the world. He is the only one, all

pervading Consciousness-Bliss. He is formless and wonderful.

59. Brahman transcends the whole world and also manifests Himself as

the whole world. This is a mystery.

60. Brahman is the eternal Being. He is the support of all. He is

the remover of evil and dispeller of darkness of ignorance. The

existence of the whole world depends on Him.

61. Brahman is the Governor of the world. He is the Supreme Self. He

is the Lord. He is changeless. He is the Cosmic Being. He is the

Self of the universe. He is the Great Goal of knowledge. He is the

Supreme Refuge.

62. Brahman is hidden in all these names and forms. He is the

indwelling Self of all. He is the Witness.

63. Brahman is unmanifested, unlimited, fathomless and inexhaustible.

64. Brahman or the Absolute is eternal, pure, flawless, omnipresent

non-dual bliss.

 

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