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yatha tatra tath'nyatra

 

As here, so elsewhere.

 

A Siddha, having attained supreme freedom, lives wholly in the Self.

Faithfully following the path shown by his Guru, a yogi becomes emancipated from

the cravings of his body, mind, and senses. he beholds the same light within and

without, permeating his gross and subtle bodies: the light of his soul spreads

through the whole universe. He discovers that all countries, all external

worlds, all realms, and in fact the entire cosmos possess the same reality that

is within him.

 

Here is the body, prana, senses, and mind. Elsewhere is the outer universe.

All things and all beings embody the same impalpable essence.

 

Drunk with the ecstasy of divine revelation, one devotee exclaims, "In the

mirror of my heart there is the image of Mohammed, the Lord. Wherever I bow my

head, I see His face. How glorious is the light that is Mohammed, the light

created by God!" This is the perfection of truth. "Know that there is only one

within and without--this is the Guru's teaching." This declaration from Guru

Nanak is the revelation of a Siddha Master.

 

Greed, pleasure seeking, and sunsuality are marks of the soul bound by

duality; one who is free cannot be allured by any temptation of the world.

Nondual-consciousness, awareness of the Self of all, is entirely beyond the

reach and pull of the senses. To regard everthing as one's own Self--this is

perfect self-control and perfect freedom form desire.

---Swami Muktananda

 

Mahabhakti

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