Once the illusion (branti) goes away, one can see ‘as it is’, and that is why ignorance goes away. When ignorance goes, maya (deceit) goes. Once God’s maya is gone, the solution is found.

The worldly life means a market place of sensual pleasures. Worldly life means false (temporary) happiness all the time. And moksha (liberation) means permanent happiness all the time.

Believing happiness to be in the eternal thing is called the enlightened vision (samkit).

There is no happiness in what worldly people believe happiness in, there is happiness in what Gnani [the enlightened one] believes the happiness in. What people regard as happiness is not happiness.

Things do not give unhappiness, ignorance (of one’s real Self) does.

One who experiences prasantta [blissful happiness] within, he will have prasantta [blissful happiness] externally. The mind is a mirror (reflection) for the external.

The law of nature is such that everyone gets happiness according to their needs. The ‘tender’ that everyone (of us) fills out, is indeed fulfilled.

The ‘egoism’ that is used to hurt others will hurt one’s own self. The ‘egoism’ that is used to give happiness to others becomes cause for his own happiness.

A person who thinks he is right, causes great hurt to others and that is why hurt will come to him. A person who believes ‘I am right’, causes a lot of pain to others.

Without the 'applied awareness' of the Soul, 'happiness' cannot arise.

Your success in worldly life (sansar) is in proportion to your faith and truthfulness!

To really meet the mystery, we must be uncertain.

More dragons incoming...

Who soweth good seed shall surely reap The year grows rich as it groweth old And life's latest sands are its sands of gold!

My father, at the death of his father, was but six years of age; and he grew up, literally without education.

Never is a concept the Yankees won't ever come across.

You've already put more than enough energy into worry. That's all women have been allowed to do, historically.

Got no religion. Tried a bunch of different religions. The churches are divided. Can't make up their minds and neither can I.

I've been asked this question so many times, do you feel you need to write a book for adults? No, I don't need to write a book for adults.

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.

When I think of 'influence', I think of 'influenza', like somebody's picked up a germ.