Behind My Hand

  ब्रह्म   सत्यं   जगन्मिथ्या   जीवो   ब्रह्मैव   नापर : Brahman alone is real, this  world is unreal, the individual soul  is not other than Brahman. Sankara in Vivekacudamani

 “20.6.2002 Truthfulness >Is truth in speech subjective and therefore varies according to ones conditioning?< Where truth is ... falsehood is not. Brahman is truth. The Self cannot be attained without practising truth. Suffering is the result of false relationships, false fears, false ideas. Liberation is truth. How is this liberation realised? Through right action of mind, speech and body. That is jnana, that is freedom, that is moksha. Self Enquiry is constant truth. Maintaining the quest even in the midst of worldly duties ensures right action.” - Excerpt From Talks on Self Enquiry, Miles Wright & Gabriele Ebert

 Devotee: “That is all right, Swami. But, however much we try, this mind does not get under control and envelopes the Swarupa [real form] so that it is not perceptible to us. What is to be done?” Bhagavan with a smile placed his little finger over his eye and said, “Look. This little finger covers the eye and prevents the whole world from being seen. In the same way this small mind covers the whole universe and prevents the Brahman from being seen. See how powerful it is!”   — Letters from Sri Ramanasramam, 22nd Jan. 1949