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  • Steady Wisdom: Day 107

    Steady Wisdom: 108 Verses On Changing My Thinking

    DAY 107

    I am brahman.
    -Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10
    Meditation

    I am that brahman which revealed itself to the rishis.  I am that brahman described by their words in the Upanishads.  I am that brahman expounded on by the venerable acharyas of the Vedanta lineage.  I am that brahman revered by the great saints and mystics. 

    Impelled by the rishis, informed by the instruction of the acharyas, and inspired by the devotion of the saints and mystics, I previously sought to find brahman.  How odd!  I am brahman and I was brahman all along. OM.    

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  • Steady Wisdom: Day 106

    Steady Wisdom: 108 Verses On Changing My Thinking

    DAY 106

    In these words I’ve proclaimed the vision of the highest reality, the supreme conclusion of Vedanta.  If a man becomes convinced of it, he is liberated.  Like space, he is no longer tainted by activity in this world.
    -Shankara (Upadesha Sahasri 10:14, Metrical)
    Meditation

    I have seen the vision of the highest reality and it is, “I am brahman.”  Now that this is clear, I understand that I have always been free and I will always be free.  The illusory body-mind and its activities in the equally illusory world appear in me like objects appearing in space.  Similar to the way that space is never tainted, divided or changed in any way by the objects that appear in it, I am never tainted, divided or changed in any way when the body-mind and the world appear in me.  OM.

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  • Self Inquiry For Tough Times

    When life is going smoothly, it’s easy to do self-inquiry and say, “I’m not the body.”  But what about when the going gets tough?  Am I able to maintain my poise and distinguish between myself and the body when it really counts? 

    It’s clear that at some point in time the body will die.  That’s as guaranteed as the sunrise and sunset so there’s not much point in being overly concerned about it.      

    Besides, if I’m consistently dedicated to self-inquiry then it should also be clear that while the body will surely die, I will not.  I am the eternal, ever-present, unchanging self.  I was never born so I will never die. 

    So instead of obsessing over the news, dwelling on political nonsense or indulging in fearful speculation, I bring my mind back to the knowledge that I am the self over and over again.  I remind myself that what will happen in the world will happen, regardless of whether I obsess over it or fear it.  But no matter what happens, I am always completely fine.  So while I’ll surely take the necessary precautions to protect my illusory body, I do it with with peace of mind, always remembering who I really am.  OM.          

  • Steady Wisdom: Day 94

    Steady Wisdom: 108 Verses On Changing My Thinking

    DAY 94

    I am indeed in all beings, and all beings are in me. Knowing this, there is nothing to be renounced, accepted or destroyed. 
    -Ashtavakra Sahmita 6:4
    Meditation

    I am brahman, the essence of everyone and everything.  There are no others but there is also no individual self.  There are no enemies and yet, there are no friends either.  There is no world but there is also no nothingness.  I am one alone, free of all dualistic opposites and I am perfect as I am.  Therefore, what is there to be renounced, accepted or destroyed?  OM. 

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  • Steady Wisdom: Day 93

    Steady Wisdom: 108 Verses On Changing My Thinking

    DAY 93

    For me there is no mental action, good or bad.  For me there is no physical action, good or bad.  For me there is no verbal action, good or bad.  I am immortal consciousness, beyond the senses.
    -Avadhuta Gita 1:8
    Meditation

    I am immortal consciousness.  I am that which equally “reveals” all mental, physical and verbal actions, whether they be good or bad.  Just as the sun is never touched by the good or bad objects that it illuminates, I am never affected by the good or bad actions that I “illuminate.” OM.    

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