No-Mind State Is Bliss
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THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM śanaiḥ śanairuparamed buddhyā dhṛtigṛhītayā ātmasaṃsthaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā na kiñcidapi cintayet
Gradually, step by step, one should become established in the Self, held by the conviction of intelligence, with the mind not thinking of anything else
We need intelligence and perseverance
yato yato niścarati manaś cañcalamasthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmanyeva vaśaṃ nayet
From wherever the mind becomes agitated due to its wandering and unsteady nature, from there, one must cert
The key is to be in the space of completion every moment
praśānta-manasaṃ hyenaṃ yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam upaiti śāntarajasaṃ brahma-bhūtam akalmaṣam
The yogi whose mind is peaceful attains the highest happiness; his passion is pacified and he is free from sins as he is liberated by the Supreme
A human being is the sum of his greatest moments of completion.
yuñjannevaṃ sadātmānaṃ yogī vigatakalmaṣaḥ sukhena brahmasaṃsparś amatyantaṃ sukhamaśnute
The yogi always engaged in the Self and free from material contamination, is in touch with the Supreme and attains the highest happiness
When we are in a 'no-mind' state, we are in bliss sarvabhūtastham-ātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani īkṣate yogayuktātmā sarvatra samadarśanaḥ
The Yogī sees the Supreme situated in all beings and also all beings situated in the Supreme. One established in the Self sees the Supreme everywhere
When we experience the Truth, we see everything in ourselves and ourselves in everything.
There are different ways to learn and develop clarity and conviction. We can learn from our experiences as well as from others' experiences. For example, when we touch the flame of a candle, we learn that it burns. When we touch a burning gas stove, we learn again that fire burns. One by one, we can experience and learn that all fires burn. Or, when we touch the first form of fire, immediately we can learn that all fires will burn! Coming to a conclusion and a clear understanding that all fires burn, after just one experience, is intelligence!