Mundaka Upanishad

Fire is his head, the sun and moon his eyes, The heavens his ears, the scriptures his voice, The air his breath, the universe his heart, And the earth his footrest. The Lord of Love Is the innermost Self of all. – Mundaka Upanishad

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Katha Upanishad: Bhoga and Yoga

Perennial joy or passing pleasure? This is the choice one is to make always. The wise recognize these two, but not The ignorant. The first welcome what leads To abiding joy, though painful at the time. The latter run, goaded by their senses, After what seems immediate pleasure. – Katha Upanishad She who is a [...]

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Katha Upanishad

Get up! Wake up! Seek the guidance of an Illuminated teacher and realize the Self. Sharp like a razor’s edge, the sages say, Is the path, difficult to traverse. – Katha Upanishad

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Yoga Sutra 1.41

As a flawless crystal absorbs what is placed before it, so the settled mind is transparent to whatever it meets–the seer, the process of seeing, or the object seen. – The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 1:41

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Yoga Sutra 1.1

अथ योगानुशासनम् ॥१॥ atha yoga-anuśāsanam Now, here begins the exposition of Yoga The first word of Patanjali’s first sutra is atha or NOW. The past and the future do not exist for the student of Yoga because one who practices Yoga is fully rooted in the present. All necessary steps have been taken to prepare [...]

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