To become conscious we must become Self-aware in the awareness of the observer Self-observing.
-Thomas. M. Easley "Thomas. M. Easley"
To become conscious we must become Self-aware in the awareness of the observer Self-observing.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all.
In thinking, “This is I” and “That is mine”, he binds himself with his self, as does a bird with a snare.
Why don't we understand the simple fact that we have to spend the major part
of our life with ourselves. Then why do we depend on other people or things and
invite sorrows? Obviously, how can a person who is so dependent on others for
his happiness, ever be happy?
-Deep Trivedi
Any caterpillar who tried to “know himself” would never become a butterfly.
Internally I am a hermit, and externally I am a prince. Arms mean protection to the poor and destruction of the tyrant. Baba Nanak had not renounced the world but had renounced maya, that is, self and ego.
If you wish to be free, know you are the Self, the witness of all these, the heart of awareness. Set your body aside; sit in your own awareness. You will be at once happy, forever still, forever free.
If a man considers that he is born, he cannot avoid the fear of death. Let him find out if he has been born or if the Self has any birth. ...Find from where thoughts emerge. Then you will be able to abide in the ever-present inmost Self and be free from the idea of birth or the fear of death.
You should discover your own reality and not thwart yourself. For you have the self as your only friend, or as your only enemy.