The Yoga Vasistha

Free pdf book on the ancient Yoga Vasistha, a discussion between the Avatar Rama and the sage Vasistha on the nature of consciousness and existence....

http://estudantedavedanta.net/The-Supreme-Yoga-Swami-Venkatesananda.pdf


Some insightful sayings of the Yoga Vasistha....

“Water in the mirage does not come into being and go out of existence; even so, this world does not come out of the absolute nor does it go anywhere. The creation of the world has no cause, and therefore it has no beginning. It does not exist even now; how can it reach destruction?”

“Whatever appears in one’s consciousness, that seems to come into being, gets established and even bear fruits.”

“Rama, just as in this universe there are countless beings of various species, in other universes, too, there are similar beings, with different bodies suited to those universes.”

“The mind has no self, nobody, no support and no form; yet by this mind everything is consumed in this world. This is indeed a great mystery. To say that one can be hurt by the mind which is inert, dumb and blind is like saying that one is roasted by the heat of the full moon!”

“He who is unable to understand the true nature of mind is unfit for being instructed in the truth expounded in the scriptures. Such a mind is full of fear. It is afraid of the melodious sound of the veena and it is even afraid of a sleeping relative. It is frightened by hearing someone shout aloud and flees that spot. The ignorant man is completely overcome by his own deluded mind.”

"You should either through yourself, or the aid of the exalted ones, be ceaselessly engaged in the pursuit of this gentle enquiry, Who am I? What is this universe? It is this true enquiry alone that generates Jnana (knowledge)."

7 astonishing truths from Yoga Vasistha that will blow your mind