Category: Mystic Trail

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Sankara: Atman and Brahman are identical

Liberation cannot be achieved except through perceiving the identity of the individual spirit with the Universal Spirit. Atman and Brahman are identical. Their essence is pure Consciousness. – Sankara

Mechthild: Disciplined Love

Undisciplined love dwells in the senses, for it is still entangled with earthly things. . . . Disciplined love lives in the soul and rises above the human senses and forbids the body its...

J. Marcus: Become More Virtuous

Once a friend asked Diogenes, “what must I do to take revenge on my enemies ?” “Become more virtuous than they are” was the terse answer. J. Marcus, ‘Anectodes of the Great’

Babuji Maharaj: What is God?

God is not to be found within the folds of a particular religion or sect. He is neither confined within certain forms or rituals nor is He to be traced out within the scriptures....

Yogananda: How to find peace

Find peace in doing things for God. Don’t spare yourself. Conquer the flesh and you will see Him in front of you. The more you cater to flesh, the more you grumble, the worse...

Yogananda: Freedom without spouse

You don’t know how free you are, when you have no husband nor wife to fuss about. First God; seek God first. I am not talking to those who are married. Those who are...

Rumi: God’s Decree

When God’s decree becomes your pleasure, you become a willing slave, not because of burdening yourself, not on account of recompense, but by virtue of the nature now so pure that wherever divine edict...