The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)Valmiki
Religion
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)
Valmiki
Hinduism -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Religious life -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800
39. Forsake the feelings of your egoism and nonegoism (as this is mine
and that is others); and be undivided from the rest of the world, by
thinking yourself as the macrocosm of the cosmos, and support yourself
on the adamantine rock of your consciousness, by remaining unshaken at
all events.
40. Continue to cut off the meshes of the net of your internal desires,
by the agency of your intellect and its helpmate of patience; and be of
the profession of belonging to no profession; (of any particular faith
or creed or calling).
41. The sweet taste of trusting in the true faith of consciousness,
converts even the poison of false faiths to ambrosia (_i.e._ belief in
soul is the soul of all creeds).
42. It is then only, that the great error of taking the false world for
true, prevails over the mind; when it forgets to remember the pure and
undivided self-consciousness (and takes the outward forms for true).
43. Again the progress of the great error, of the substantiality of the
world, is then put <to> an end; when the mind relies its trust, in the
immaculate and undivided consciousness or intelligence.
44. One who has passed over the great gulf of his desires, and known
the true nature of his soul; has his consciousness shining within
himself, with the full blaze of the luminous sun.
45. One who knows the nature of his soul, and is settled in the
transcendental bliss of knowing the peerless One; finds the most
nectarious food as a poison to him. (_i.e._ The taste of spiritual
bliss, is sweeter far than that of the daintiest food).
46. We revere those men, who have known the nature of the soul, and
have reached to their spiritual state; and know the rest bearing the
name of men, as no better than asses in human shape.
47. Behold the devotees going from hill to hill, and roving like
bigbodied elephants, for the performance of their devotions; but they
are far below the spiritualist, who sits as high above them as on the
top of the mountain.
48. The heavenward sight of consciousness, reaching beyond the limits
of all regions to the unseen and invisible God; derives no help from
the light of the sun and moon (which can never reach so far, as the
highest empyrean).
49. The lights of the luminaries fade away like candle lights, before
the sight of consciousness; which sees the great lights of the sun and
moon and all, within the compass of its knowledge.
50. He who has known the truth of God, stands highest above the rest of
men, by reason of his self-sacrifice, and the greatness of his soul, by
means of his practice of _yoga_; and is distinguished from others by
the brightness of his person. (The eternal light shines in the body
also).
51. Like Him whose effulgence shines forth unto us, in the lustre of
the sun, moon, stars, gems and fire, the pre-eminent among men shine
among mankind, in their knowledge of what is knowable, and worthy to be
known. (The sapient shine with their knowledge, as luminous bodies
before us).
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