Timeless Teachings Of Sages of India
Guidance for Meditation and Life from Sages and Great Gurus
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 16
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am free from the three kinds of afflictions – those in the body, those from other beings and those caused by higher powers. I am different from the gross, subtle and causal bodies. I am the witness of the three states of waking, dream and deep sleep. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
I Am That
Item 1 – The Sense of ‘I am’
The sense of being, of ‘I am’ is the first to emerge. Ask yourself whence it comes, or just watch it quietly. When the mind stays in the ‘I am’, without moving, you enter a state which cannot be verbalized but can be experienced. All you need to do is to try and try again.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 15
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am without any support, and I am the support of all. I have no desires to be fulfilled. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 14
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am a mass of awareness and of consciousness. I am not a doer nor an experiencer. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 13
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am the witness of all pairs of opposites. I am immovable. I am eternal. I am the witness of everything. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 12
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am devoid of parts.
I am actionless.
I am the self of all.
I am the primordial one.
I am the ancient, eternal one.
I am the directly intuited self.
I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 11
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am the inner controller, I am immutable, I am all-pervading. I am myself the supreme Self. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 10
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
Verse 10
I am beyond the three gunas – sattva (pure), rajas (passionate), and tamas (dull).
I am the witness of even Brahma (Creator) and others.
I am of the nature of infinite bliss.
I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 9
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
There is neither Illusion nor its effects such as the body for me.
I am of the same unchanging nature and self-luminous.
I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Adi Sankara Teachings
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 8
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am beyond all the different forms.
I am of the nature of pure consciousness.
I am never subject to decline.
I am of the nature of bliss.
I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
Brahma Jnanavali Mala – Verse 7
Knowledge of the Blissful Self
I am the supreme Self, beyond all the categories (such as Nature, Universe, Ego, etc.), I am the supreme auspicious One, beyond all those in the middle. I am beyond Illusion. I am the supreme light. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.
I Am That – Item 2
Obsession with the Body
Q: Your words are wise, your behaviour noble, your grace all-powerful. M: I know nothing about it all and see no difference between you and me. My life is a succession of events, just like yours. Only I am detached and see the passing show as a passing show, while you stick to things and move along with them.
