Jnana Vahini
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In the interactive file, Table of contents links and links to glossary work. Front matter 01. Remove ignorance by incisive inquiry 02. Cognize the shining inner Atma as oneself 03. To realise the Atma, overcome four obstacles 04. Eliminate egotism and desire and gain liberation by conquest of the mind 05. Brahman is perceived when all traces of “intention” disappear 06. Train the mind to dwell ever on God 07. Instincts and impulses must be put down 08. The one who really knows God becomes God 09. The four types of spiritually wise people 10. The effects of the three qualities 11. Illusion hides the individual’s true blissful nature 12. Use the “Who am I” inquiry to cease the agitations 13. Remember constantly that You are not the body! 14. Develop non-attachment: Be in the world but not of it 15. Self-realization is the ultimate goal of life 16. Being-Awareness-Bliss describes the experience of Brahman 17. Atma is immanent nonchanging Unity beyond time and space 18. Highest spiritual wisdom is Brahman 19. Take up the chief path to acquire spiritual wisdom: devotion 20. Everyone can win spiritual wisdom, regardless of status, class, or sex 21. Wisdom consists of the feeling of oneness without distinctions 22. Caste depends more on qualities than on birth 23. Accept the rigours of spiritual discipline and follow the path of devotion 24. Serve selflessly, without attachment to the fruits thereof 25. The paths of devotion, wisdom, and non-attachment are inseparable 26. See life as a manifestation of the three qualities 27. Be spiritually wise: without ego, without desires, with equal love for all 28. The Lord’s eyes, ears, hands, and feet are everywhere 29. The world is the Lord’s three-act play 30. Make God your constant focus 31. Calm the mind by steady, continuous discipline 32. Worship the great souls who have won wisdom 33. Illusion makes Brahman appear as soul, God, and world 34. Destroy illusion by inquiry into the nature of Atma 35. Attaining enlightenment destroys ignorance as well as enlightenment! 36. Direct experience is obtained by continous reflection on truth 37. Atma is the Universal Cause and Seer 38. Attachment and affection are the result of delusion 39. The nature of Atma is Being-Awareness-Bliss 40. The realisation of “I am Brahman” 41. The sacred revelations allow a restricted identity of soul and Brahman 42. Realise your true Self by destroying all limitations 43. Four qualifications for inquiry into the Atma 44. Mastery of the scriptures is not enough 45. See the Atma by unraveling the five sheaths of the body 46. Approach the preceptor for help in grasping the Atma 47. The grace of the Lord makes everything else superfluous Glossary
Vahinis Bhagavatha Dharma Dhyana Gita Jnana Leela Kaivalya Prasanthi Prasnothara Prema Ramakatha Rasavah. 1 Ramakatha Rasavah. 2 Sandeha Nivarini Sathya Sai Sutra Upanishad Vidya Glossary (html) Glossary (.zip file)