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T hose who attain the supreme goal of
Realizing the Self and passing beyond
All sorrow, shine bright as a mirror
Which has been cleansed of dust.

In the supreme climax of samadhi
They realize the presence of the Lord
Within their heart. Freed from impurities,
They pass forever beyond birth and death.

quote 2650 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

I n deep meditation aspirants may
See forms like snow or smoke.
They may feel a strong wind blowing or a wave of heat.
They may see within them more and more light:
Fireflies, lightning, sun, or moon. These are signs
That one is far on the path to Brahman.

Health, a light body, freedom from cravings,
A glowing skin, sonorous voice, fragrance
Of body: these signs indicate progress
In the practice of meditation.

quote 2649 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

G reat is the glory of the Lord of Life,
Infinite, omnipresent, all-knowing.
He is known by the wise who meditate
And conserve their vital energy.

Hear, 0 children of immortal bliss,
You are born to be united with the Lord.
Follow the path of the illumined ones
And be united with the Lord of Life.

Kindle the fire of kundalini deep
In meditation. Bring your mind and breath
Under control. Drink deep of divine love,
And you will attain the unitive state.

Dedicate yourself to the Lord of Life,
Who is the cause of the cosmos.
He will Remove the cause of all your suffering
And free you from the bondage of karma.

Be seated with spinal column erect
And turn your senses and mind deep within.
With the mantram echoing in your heart,
Cross over the dread sea of birth and death.

Train your senses to be obedient.
Regulate your activities to lead you
To the goal. Hold the reins of your mind
As you hold the reins of restive horses.

quote 2648 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

M AY WE HARNESS body and mind to see
The Lord of Life, who dwells in everyone.
May we ever with one-pointed mind
Strive for blissful union with the Lord.
May we train our senses to serve the Lord
Through the practice of meditation.

quote 2647 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

W hat use are the scriptures to anyone
Who knows not the one source from whom they come,
In whom A gods and worlds abide?
Only those who realize him as ever present
Within the heart attain abiding joy.

quote 2646 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

F orgetting our divine origin,
We become ensnared in the world of change
And bewail our helplessness.
But when We see the Lord of Love in all his glory,
Adored by all, we go beyond sorrow.

quote 2645 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

T wo birds of beautiful plumage, comrades
Inseparable, live on the selfsame tree.
One bird eats the fruit of pleasure and pain;
The other looks on without eating.

quote 2644 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

M AY THE LORD of Love, who projects himself
into this universe Of myriad forms,
From whom all beings come and to whom all
Return, grant us the grace of wisdom.

He is fire and the sun, and the moon
And the stars. He is the air and the sea,
And the Creator, Prajapati.
He is this boy, he is that girl, he is
This man, he is that woman, and he is
This old man, too, tottering on his staff.
His face is everywhere.

He is the blue bird, he is the green bird
With red eyes; he is the thundercloud,
And he is the seasons and the seas.
He has no beginning, he has no end.
He is the source from which the worlds evolve.

From his divine power comes forth all this
Magical show of name and form, of you
And me, which casts the spell of pain and pleasure.
Only when we pierce through this magic veil
Do we see the One who appears as many.

quote 2643 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

M AY THE LORD of Love, who projects himself
into this universe Of myriad forms,
From whom all beings come and to whom all
Return, grant us the grace of wisdom.

quote 2642 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

I HAVE REALIZED the Lord of Love,
is the sun that dispels our dark-ness.
Those who realize him go beyond death;
No other way is there to immortality.

There is nothing higher than him, nothing other
Than him. His infinity is beyond great
And small. In his own glory rooted,
He stands and fills the cosmos.
He fills the cosmos, yet he transcends it.
Those who know him leave all separateness,
Sorrow, and death behind.
Those who know him not
Live but suffer.

The Lord of Love, omnipresent, dwelling
In the heart of every living creature,
All mercy, turns every face to himself.

He is the supreme Lord, who through his grace
Moves us to seek him in our own hearts.
He is the light that shines forever.

He is the inner Self of all,
Hidden like a little flame in the heart.
Only by the stilled mind can he be known.
Those who realize him become immortal.

quote 2641 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

T he Self, in the very depths of consciousness.
Realize him through truth and meditation.
The Self is hidden in the hearts of all,
As butter lies hidden in cream. Realize
The Self in the depths of meditation -
The Lord of Love, supreme Reality,
Who is the goal of all knowledge.

quote 2640 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

K now him to be enshrined in your heart always
Truly there is nothing more in life to know.
Meditate and realize this world
Is filled with the presence of God.

quote 2639 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

K now God and all fetters will fall away.
No longer identifying yourself
With the body, go beyond birth and death.
All your desires will be fulfilled in him
Who is One without a second.

quote 2638 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

A LL IS CHANGE in the world of the senses
But changeless is the supreme Lord of Love.
Meditate on him, be absorbed in him,
Wake up from this dream of separateness.

quote 2637 | The Upanishads
Shvetashvatara Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

P lease, Father, tell me more about this Self."

"Yes, dear one, I will," Uddalaka said.
"Place this salt in water and bring it here Tomorrow morning."
The boy did. "Where is that salt?" his father asked.

“I do not see it."

"Sip here. How does it taste”

"Salty, Father."

"And here? And there?"

“I taste salt everywhere."

“It is everywhere, though we sec it not.
Just sol dear one, the Self is everywhere,
Within all things, although we see him not.
There is nothing that does not come from him.
Of everything he is the inmost Self.
He is the truth; he is the Self supreme.
You are that, Shvetaketu; you are that."

quote 2636 | The Upanishads
Chandogya Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

I n dark night live those for whom
The world without alone is real; in night
Darker still, for whom the world within
Alone is real. The first leads to a life
Of action, the second to a life of meditation.
But those who combine action with meditation
Cross the sea of death through action
And enter into immortality
Through the practice of meditation.
So have we heard from the wise.

quote 2635 | The Upanishads
Isha Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

T he Self is everywhere. Bright is the Self,
Indivisible, untouched by sin, wise,
Immanent and transcendent.
He it is Who holds the cosmos together.

quote 2634 | The Upanishads
Isha Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

T hose who see all creatures in themselves
And themselves in all creatures know no fear.
Those who see all creatures in themselves
And themselves in all creatures know no grief.
How can the multiplicity of life
Delude the one who sees its unity?

quote 2633 | The Upanishads
Isha Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

T hose who deny the Self are born again
Blind to the Self, enveloped in darkness,
Utterly devoid of love for the Lord.

The Self is one. Ever still, the Self is
Swifter than thought, swifter than the senses.
Though motionless, he outruns all pursuit.
Without the Self, never could life exist.

The Self seems to move, but is ever still.
He seems far away, but is ever near.
He is within all, and he transcends all.

quote 2632 | The Upanishads
Isha Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

T HE LORD is enshrined in the hearts of all.
The Lord is the supreme Reality.
Rejoice in him through renunciation.
Covet nothing. All belongs to the Lord.
Thus working may you live a hundred years.
Thus alone will you work in real freedom.

quote 2631 | The Upanishads
Isha Upanishad, translated by Eknath Easwaran, 1987; Nilgiri Press, Tomales, California

S eek to know Brahman by tapas,
by prayer, because Brahman is prayer

quote 2630 | The Upanishads
Taittiriya Upanishad, translated by Juan Mascaro (Penguin Classics, 1965), copyright Juan Mascaro, 1965.

S eek to know him from whom all beings have come,
by whom they all live, and unto whom they all return.
He is Brahman.

quote 2629 | The Upanishads
Taittiriya Upanishad, translated by Juan Mascaro (Penguin Classics, 1965), copyright Juan Mascaro, 1965.

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