Analects of Swami Sivananda

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(iv) Strive After the Truth

 

49. There is a way out of pain, sorrow and delusion.That way is the

way of four means.

50. The Supreme Principle should be attained through firm enquiry and

meditation.

51. The Atman can be attained only by those who have destroyed

completely all desires.

52. By truth, by hard self-discipline, by thoroughness of knowledge,

by chastity, Para Brahman or the Absolute can be attained.

53. Know Brahman by faith, devotion and meditation and attain Life

Eternal.

54. Meditate, " I am the Divine Being. I am none but He. I am the all-

pervading Atman free from grief. I am existence-knowledge-bliss

Absolute, eternally free by nature " . This is wisdom.

55. Hear the song that is sung in youyr heart. It is the music of the

Soul. It is the song of Pranava (OM).

56. OM is Brahman, Atman, Chaitanya, Purushottama, Svarupa or the

Supreme Self.

57. OM is the symbol of the Supreme Spirit or Brahman, the emblem of

teh most highest. Every kind of trinity is represented by OM --

Being, non-being and becoming, Prakriti, Jivatman and Paramatman,

Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.

58. The Atman is single but the body is a compound. The Atman is self-

effulgent but hte body is inert. It is clear that the Atman is

distinct from the body.

59. The Atman is the ruler and the inner dweller; the body is

external and subject to control. To take tbe body as the Taman ...

what ignorance can be greater than this?

60. What is this world? Who am I? What is my relation with the world?

This is Vichara or enqiry.

61. Knowledge is necessary to tread the path of righteousness. Inner

wisdom is required to realise the Atman.

62. The Eternal Being dwells in the hearts of all. By realising Him

alone you can be free from fear and death.

63. " I am not the body which is unreal. I am Brahman, ever the same

and most peceful, by nature REality, Consciousness and Bliss. " This

is Jnana or wisdom.

64. " I am all purity. I am heir to the immortal kingdom of God. I am

Light of lights. I am Satchidananda Atman. " This is wisdom.

65. I alone exist and one else.

66. All being the one Self, whom shall we hate, whom shall we

consider as strange?

67. Freedom consists in realising the unity, the oneness of the

individual with the Absolute or the Supreme Self.

68. He who knows Brahman becomes self-controlled, calm, withdrawn

into himself, enduring and concentrated. He sees the Self in hiw own

body. He beholds all aw the Self.

69. He who is endowed with wisdom of the Self, truth and courage does

not grieve when passing away.

70. Love,hate, etc., will not affect those in whom Jnana or wisdom of

Atman has arisen through Atmic enquiry, after annihilation of Ajanna,

just as persons clad in armour are proof against arrows.