T hat which is the finest essence--this whole world has that as its Self. That is Reality. That is the Self. That art thou.

quote 4311  |   The Upanishads Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7

B right but hidden, the Self dwells in the heart. Everything that moves, breathes, opens, and closes Lives in the Self. He is the source of love And may be known through love but not through thought. He is the goal of life. Attain this goal! The shining Self dwells hidden in the heart. Everything in the cosmos, great and small, Lives in the Self. He is the source of life, Truth beyond the transience of this world. He is the goal of life. Attain this goal!

quote 4188  |   The Upanishads Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.1-2

I n what does the Infinite rest?" "In its own glory--nay, not even in that. In the world it is said that cows and horses, elephants and gold, slaves, wives, fields, and houses are man's glory--but these are poor and finite things. How shall the Infinite rest anywhere but in itself? "The infinite is below, above, behind, before, to the right, to the left. I am all this. This Infinite is the Self. The Self is below, above, behind, before, to the right, to the left. I am all this. One who knows, meditates upon, and realizes the truth of the Self--such a one delights in the Self, rejoices in the Self. He becomes master of himself, master of all worlds. Slaves are they who know not this truth."

quote 4118  |   The Upanishads Chandogya Upanishad 7.23-25

T he Self is one. Ever still, the Self is Swifter than thought, swifter than the senses. Though motionless, he outruns all pursuit. Without the Self, never could life exist. The Self seems to move, but is ever still. He seems far away, but is ever near. He is within all, and he transcends all. The Self is everywhere. Bright is the Self, Indivisible, untouched by sin, wise, Immanent and transcendent. He it is Who holds the cosmos together.

quote 4117  |   The Upanishads Isha Upanishad 4-8

T he eye cannot see it; the mind cannot grasp it. The deathless Self has neither caste nor race, Neither eyes nor ears nor hands nor feet. Sages say this Self is infinite in the great And in the small, everlasting and changeless, The source of life.

quote 4109  |   The Upanishads Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.6

H e who looks inwardly at the self revels in the self; He who revels in the self looks inwardly at the self

quote 4088  |   The Panchadasi Acharanga Sutra, 2.173

T he door of the Truth is covered by a golden disc. Open it, O Nourisher! Remove it so that I who have been worshipping the Truth may behold It. O Nourisher, lone Traveler of the sky! Controller! O Sun, offspring of Prajapati! Gather Your rays; withdraw Your light. I would see, through Your grace, that form of Yours which is the fairest. He, that Person who dwells there--is I myself!

quote 4087  |   The Upanishads Isha Upanishad 15-16

Y ou are everything, earth, water, fire, air, and space, the subtle world, the Nature-of-All (pradhana), and the Person (pums) who stands forever aloof. 0 Self of all beings! From the Creator (Brahma) to the blade of grass all is your body, visible and invisible, divided by space and time. We worship you as Brahma, the Immense Being, the first shape, who sprang from the lotus of your navel to create the worlds. We, the gods, worship you in our selves, we, the King of Heaven, the Sun, the Lord of Tears, the Indweller, the twin gods of agriculture, the Lord of Wind, the Offering, who all are your shapes while you are our Selves. We worship you in your demonic shapes, deceitful and stupid, wild in their passions, suspicious of wisdom. We worship you in the genii, the yakshas, with their narrow-minds obdurate to knowledge, their blunt faculties covetous of the objects of words. 0 Supreme Man! We bow to your fearful evil shapes which wander at night, cruel and deceitful 0 Giver-of-Rewards (Jundardana)! We worship you as the Eternal Law whence virtuous men, who dwell in the heaven, obtain the blissful fruit of their just deeds. We bow to the Realized (Siddhas) who are your shapes of joy; free from contacts, they enter and move within all things. 0 Remover-of-Sorrow (Hari)! We bow to you the serpent shapes, lustful and cruel, whose forked tongues know no mercy. 0 Pervaderl We worship you as knowledge in the peaceful form of the seers, faultless, free from sin. 0 Dweller in the lotus of the Heart! We bow to you as the self of Time which, at the end of the ages, infallibly devours all beings. We worship you as the Lord of Tears, who dances at the time of destruction, having devoured gods and men alike. 0 Giver of Rewardsl We worship your human shape bound by the twenty-eight incapacities (badha), ruled by the powers of darkness. We bow to you as vegetal life (mukhya rupa), by which the world subsists and which-six in kind, trees, [creepers, bashes, platits, herbs and bamboo] supports the sacrifcial rites. 0 Universal Self! We bow to you under that elemental shape from which beasts and tnen have sprung, gods and living beings, ether and the elements, sound and all the qualities. 0 Transcendent Self! We bow to you as the Cause of causes, the Principal shape beyond compare, beyond Nature (pradhana) and Intellect. 0 All-powerful (Bhagavan)! We bow to your shape which the seers alone perceive and in which is found no white nor other colour, no length nor other diniension, no density nor other quality. Purer than purity it stands beyond the sphere of quality. We bow to you, the birthless, the indestructible, outside whom there is but nothingness. You are the ever-present within all things, as the intrinsic principle of all. We bow to you, resplendent Indweller (Vasudeva)! the seed of all that is! You stand changeless, unsullied. The Supreme stage is your core, the Universe your shape. You are the unborn, Eternal.

quote 3912  |   The Vishnu Purana 3, 17,14-34, Translation by Alain Danielou, in his Hindu Polytheism (New York: Bollingen Series LXXIII, 1964).PP. 367-8

I , and "mine" that is ignorance. By discriminating, you will realize that what you call "I" is really nothing but Atman [the Self].

quote 3892  |   Ramakrishna Nikhilananda, 1942; p. 208

B e done with self and worship Hari; cast off worldly desire in mind and body. Cherish goodwill towards every living creature; this, says Dadu, is the sum of religion. He is the true saint who bears enmity to none; There is but one Spirit, and he has no enemy. I have made diligent quest: truly, there is no second. In every man is the one Spirit, whether he be Hindu or Muslim. Both brethren have alike hands and feet, both have ears; Both brethren have eyes, be they Hindus or Muslims. When you look in the mirror of ignorance, there appears to be two; When error is dispelled and ignorance vanishes, there is no other? To whom then will you bear enmity, when there is no other? He from whose Being all sprang, the same One dwells in all. In every man is the one Spirit; hold Him therefore in reverent respect. Recognize that Spirit in yourself and others; it is the manifestation of the Lord. Why give pain to any when the indwelling Rama is in every man? 0 revered Self, give peace and contentment; For there is none but Thee in all the three worlds. When the soul perceives the Self, then are all souls brethren; Give your heart to Him who is the Creator of all. When a dog wanders into a palace of mirrors, it sees its own reflection everywhere, and begins barking. See how the One has likewise become many, and angrily seeks to destroy itself. All souls are brother-souls, the offspring of one Womb; Consider this truth! Who, then, is the other, 0 foolish man? All came in one likeness; it was the Lord who sent them; They have all taken different names, and thus become separate. Worship the divine Self, and bear hatred toward none; In this worship you will find peace, in hatred only sorrow

quote 3861  |   Dadu Psalm 7, Pad 151; Orr, 1947, pp. 191-192

W hatever form appears, appears because of Him. There is nothing else here but the Self. It is the gold itself which shines in the form of a necklace or a coin; they are made of nothing but gold. In the current of the river or in the waves of the sea, there is nothing but water. Similarly, in the universe, there is nothing which exists or is brought into existence other than the Self. Though it may be smelled, or touched, or seen, there is nothing else in camphor but camphor. Likewise, no matter how He experiences Himself, the Self is all that is. Whether appearing as the seen, or perceiving as the seer, nothing else exists besides the Self.

quote 3804  |   Jnaneshwar The union of Shiva and Shakti, Amritanubhav, Abhayananda, 1989; pp 193,194

T he Avadhut lives alone in an empty hut; With a pure, even mind, he is always content. He moves about, naked and free, Aware that all this is only the Self. Where neither the third state (deep sleep) nor the fourth state (samadhi) exists, Where everything is experienced as the Self alone, Where neither righteousness nor unrighteousness exists, Could bondage or liberation be living there? In that state (samadhi) where one knows nothing at all, This versified knowledge doesn't even exist. So, now, while I'm in the state of samarasa, I, the Avadhut, have spoken of the Truth.

quote 3737  |   The Avadhuta Gita #73 to 75, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

I f I've never been bound, I can never be liberated. How could you think that the Self Is restricted to formlessness or imprisoned by form.

quote 3729  |   The Avadhuta Gita #52, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

I t's neither neuter, nor masculine, nor feminine. It possesses neither intellect nor the power of thought. How, then, can you imagine that the Self Is either blissful or not blissful? The practice of yoga will not lead you to purity; Silencing the mind will not lead you to purity; The Guru's instructions will not lead you to purity. That purity is your Essence; It's your very own Consciousness. Neither the gross body, consisting of five elements, Nor the subtle body, exists; Everything is the Self alone. How, then, could the fourth state (samadhi) or the other three states (waking, dreaming, deep sleep) exist? I am not bound, nor am I liberated; I'm Brahman, and nothing else. I'm not the doer, nor am I the enjoyer; I do not pervade anything, nor am I pervaded.

quote 3728  |   The Avadhuta Gita #47to50, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

E verywhere, always, and in everything, Know this: the Self alone exists. Everything, both the Void and the manifested world, Is nothing but my Self; of this I am certain.

quote 3721  |   The Avadhuta Gita #33, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

I do not know Shiva; how can I speak of Him? I do not know Shiva; how can I worship Him? I , myself, am Shiva, the primal Essence of everything; My nature, like the sky, remains ever the same. I am the Essence, the all-pervading Essence; I have no form of -my own. I'm beyond the division of subject and object; How could I possibly be an object to myself? There's no such thing as an infinite form; The infinite Reality has no form of Its own. The one Self, the supreme Reality, Neither creates, nor sustains, nor destroys anything.

quote 3719  |   The Avadhuta Gita #27to29, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

T he Self is the identity of everyone; You are everything, the unbroken Whole. The thinker and the thought do not even exist! 0 mind, how can you go on thinking so shamelessly!

quote 3718  |   The Avadhuta Gita #26, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

T here's no such thing as union or separation For me or for you. There -is no me, no you, no manifold world; All is the Self, and the Self alone.

quote 3714  |   The Avadhuta Gita #15, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

Y ou, also, are the One! Why don't you understand? You're the unchanging Self, the same within everyone. You're truly illimitable; you'. the all-pervading Light. For you, how can there be any distinction between the day and the night? Understand that the Self is continuous Being, The One within all, without any division. The "I" is both the subject and the supreme object of meditation; How can you see two in That which is one? Neither birth -nor death pertain to you; You have never been a body. It is well known that "All is Brahman"; The scriptures have stated this in various ways.

quote 3713  |   The Avadhuta Gita #11 to 13, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

I 'm One; I'm all of this! Yet I'm undifferentiated, beyond all forms. How, then, do I regard the Self? As both the Unmanifest and the manifest world.

quote 3712  |   The Avadhuta Gita #10, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

T he mind is formless like the sky, Yet it wears a million faces. It appears as images of the past, or as worldly forms; But it is not the supreme Self.

quote 3711  |   The Avadhuta Gita #9, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

T hat one God who shines within everything, Who is formless like the cloudless sky, Is the pure, stainless, Self of all, Without any doubt, that is who I am. I'm the infinite and immutable One; I'm pure Consciousness, without any form. I don't know how, or to whom, Joy and sorrow appear in this world. I have no mental karma, either good or bad; I have no physical karma, either good or bad; I have no verbal karma, either good or bad. I'm beyond the senses; I'm the pure nectar of the knowledge of the Self.

quote 3710  |   The Avadhuta Gita #6 to 8, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

W hat, then, is the heart of the highest truth, The core of knowledge, the wisdom supreme? It is, "I am the Self, the formless One; By my very nature, I am pervading all."

quote 3709  |   The Avadhuta Gita #5, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

T ruly, all this universe is only my Self; It is neither divided nor undivided. How can I even assert that it exists? I can only view it with wonder and awe.

quote 3708  |   The Avadhuta Gita #4, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992

A ll that exists in this world of forms Is nothing but the Self, and the Self alone.

quote 3706  |   The Avadhuta Gita #2, Reprinted from Abhayananda, S., Dattatreya: The Song Of The Avadhut, Olympia, Wash., Atma Books, 1992