4,826 Quotes About Self

To not do egoism in that which is mandatory is known as Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self).

If you take interest in anything that you experience in worldly life, then there will be bondage, whereas if there is no interest at the time of experiencing it, then there will be no bondage. In fact, that is real Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self).

Real Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self) actually happens when one becomes impartial towards his own self.

What is considered as Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self)? It is when there is a sense of independence (swatantrapanu), there is Self-dependency (Swa-dhin), there is no dependency on external factors (paradhin). Whereas here, work is only done when other circumstances come together. That which happens subject to scientific circumstantial evidences is prarabdh (an effect of past life karma).

When a toddler walks, what effort (purusharth) has he done in that? It is actually the prakruti (non-Self complex) that makes him walk!

Time is not the one doing the effort (purusharthi), the [awakened] Self (Purush) is the one doing the Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self).

The Self (Atma) does not have any other kind of purusharth (spiritual effort). To prevail only as the Knower-Seer is its Purusharth and absolute bliss (parmanand) is the effect of that.

In God's perspective, there is no other fault that is noted other than the fact that You [the Self] do not prevail in 'where You are [realm of the Self] and as however You are [inherent nature as the Self]'! You, the Self, are in the state of the Knower-Seer, prevail as that!

When abhinivesh [firm attachment to one’s own view] leaves, one becomes a Parmatma.