‘Awakening’ is awakening to an absence of things, such as opinions, notions, ingrained views, and dearest ideals, especially those without which life seems not worth living and on which we have built our very lives.
—Adhyatma Ramayana
Man can never escape pleasure or pain, because his body, which is a product of his good or bad actions, is by nature transient. After pleasure pain, after pain pleasure: creatures cannot escape these two, as they cannot the succession of day and night….It is, therefore, that the Sages knowing that all is but illusion, remain steadfast and neither are aggrieved nor joyous for events unhappy or happy.
—Adhyatma Ramayana
Anger is the root of anxiety and mental distress. It is anger that keeps people bound to a worldly life. It even destroys righteous qualities. Therefore, put away your anger.
—Adhyatma Ramayana
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The Upanishads Sacred Books of Hinduism
The Ramayana Hindu Religious Text
The Bhagavad Gita Hindu Scripture