The mind alone is the cause of bondage and liberation in humans. When attached to sense objects the mind brings bondage, when detached from objects it brings freedom.
Maitrayaniya Upanisha 4.6
The mind alone is the cause of bondage and liberation in humans. When attached to sense objects the mind brings bondage, when detached from objects it brings freedom.
Maitrayaniya Upanisha 4.6
chadariya jheeni re jheeni, raam naam ras bheeni;
The fabric (body) is subtle, very subtle, indeed; it is woven with the essence of God’s name;
asht kamal ka charkha banaya, panch tatwa ki pooni;
The eight lotuses (chakras) made the spinning wheel which spun the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) to make the fabric;
nau das mas bunan ko lage, murakh maili keeni.
It took nine months (ten lunar months) for its weaving, and foolish people defile it;
jab mori chadar ban ghar ai, rangrez ko deeni;
Once the fabric was made and brought home, it was given to the dyer (guru) for colouring;
aisa rang ranga rangrez ne, lalo laal kar deeni.
The dyer coloured it with such skill that it became brilliantly red (illumined);
chadar ode sanka mat kariye, ye do din tumko deeni;
As you wear this fabric, do not have doubts; it is a gift to you for two days only;
murakh log bhed nahi jaane, din din maili keeni.
Foolish people do not know the secret of this fabric, and day after day they pollute it;
dhruv prahalad sudama ne odhi, shukdev ne nirmal keeni;
Dhruv, Prahalad, Sudama and Shukdev wore this fabric and purified it;
das kabir ne aisi odhi, jyon ki tyon dhari deeni.
The servant Kabir wore it in such a way, that he returned it in the condition in which he received it.
He drinks the cup of love who lays down his life for others; he who works for rewards, merely speaks of love.
– Sakhi attributed to Kabir Das
Danish : “Stilhed er det virkeliges sprog”
English meaning: “Silence is the language of Reality”
Inscription on a stone raised in the arboretum in the hometown of Alfred Sorenson
There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells within us.
Sophocles