Quotes from

Saranagati issues

“Veiling gives rise to the seer, the seen and the ‘I-am- the-body idea.”


“In the modern era, we are pressed to live in ways that prevent us from knowing stillness beyond the veils. In seeking happiness in worldly experience, the veils are continually replenished and reinforced.”


“The job of the veils is to conceal, hinder, darken and delude. Our Job is to penetrate, inquire into, shed light on, and see with perfect clarity.”


“Veiling and the ‘I’ are thus related: when veiling is strong, we say ‘I’; when veiling recedes, only stillness remains.”


“Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind. To whom is this avarana? It is just ignorance, ego or the mind.”


“Surrender means letting go of anything that doesn’t lead to Bhagavan.”

“In stilling the mind, obstructions fall away. As meditative stillness grows, a world of pristine purity begins to present itself.”

“Because we are accustomed to life in a sense world in this era of hyper-consumerism where everything is there to grant provisional satisfaction, this work is tricky, not least of all, owing to the lack of presence of mind and the habit of looking for relief outside ourselves.”