Advaita Quotes

“You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.”
― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

“Your greatest awakening comes, when you are aware about your infinite nature.”
― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

“Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to God, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done.' We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.”
― Vivekananda

“There is neither creation nor destruction,
neither destiny nor free will, neither
path nor achievement.
This is the final truth.”
― Ramana Maharshi, Sayings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

“It is only through silent awareness that our physical and mental nature can change. This change is completely spontaneous. If we make an effort to change we do no more than shift our attention from one level, from one thing, to another. We remain in a vicious circle. This only transfers energy from one point to another. It still leaves us oscillating between suffering and pleasure, each leading inevitably back to the other. Only living stillness, stillness without someone trying to be still, is capable of undoing the conditioning our biologoical, emotional and psychological nature has undergone. There is no controller, no selector, no personality making choices. In choiceless living the situation is given the freedom to unfold. You do not grasp one aspect over another for there is nobody to grasp. When you understand something and live it without being stuck to the formulation, what you have understood dissolves in your openness. In this silence change takes place of its own accord, the problem is resolved and duality ends. You are left in your glory where no one has understood and nothing has been understood.”
― Jean Klein, I Am

“It [realization of Oneness] means being constantly open to the possibility that we are like two flowers looking at each other from two different branches of the same tree, so that if we were to go deep enough inside to the trunk, we would realize that we are one. Just being open to this possibility will have a profound effect on your relationships and on your experience of the world.”
― Francis Lucille, The Perfume of Silence

“Have you ever seen a stereogram?
The 'Truth' the Stereogram shows us is there in front of us. Training and work doesn't make us see it.
It's a point of view, a different way of looking at it.
When you see it you try to explain it to someone else and you
realize you can't.
It simple, super simple, yet almost impossible to explain.
There are 'techniques' to see them but some people may spend
years trying without results. Others can do it in seconds.
It doesn't change the fact that the image is there all the time in
front of us.
And it's Beautiful.”
― T.R. Cordón, GLIMPSES OF HER

“Hand of human is the hand of god.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

“Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat - The Song

[Intro]

Marham na mazhab dekhe,
Marham na dekhe mulk.
Dunya meri zimmedari meri,
This is the Naskar truth.

[Verse 1]

Jai Insaan, Cheytna Saagar;
Jai Vivek, Vidyut Ujaagar.
Rise Insaan, Ilaaj Ilaahi;
Ana al Haq, Hayaat Peygamber.

[Chorus]

Ik Onkaar, Satnaam Shahaada;
Koi bole paani, koi bole water.
Born of ash, deed amartya;
Dil on fire, aashiq ananta.

Ik Onkaar, Satnaam Shahaada;
Koi bole paani, koi bole water.
Born of ash, deed amartya;
Dil on fire, aashiq ananta.

[Verse 2]

Vision Viraat, Vajra Avinashi;
Na koi dev, na koi daasi.
Love is the law, tolerance is anthem;
Dervish Divaane, Advaita Ruhani.

[Chorus]

Ik Onkaar, Satnaam Shahaada;
Kisika mai dervish, kisika advaita.
Born of ash, deed amartya;
Dil on fire, aashiq ananta.

[Verse 3 - Spoken]

Na koi kaafir, na koi sant;
Na andh-vishwas in dharmgranth.
Love is my duty, brain is my flame;
I'm signpost on the cosmic lane.

[Bridge]

Border ke paar, har koi yaar;
Na koi ajnabi, har din Iftaar.
Har ek mulk, mera hi mulk;
Har ek culture, mera culture.

[Chorus]

Ek Insaan, aur ek hi lakshya;
Moksh ka matlab ek hi manushya.
Dharm se upar Insaan hi satya;
Imaan Insaaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat.

Marham na mazhab dekhe,
Marham na dekhe mulk.
Dunya meri zimmedari meri,
This is the Naskar truth.

[Verse 4]

Karm se hum baney Vishwaroop,
Reeti rivaaz sab andhaa jhooth.
Naam se Maanav, karm se Marham;
Dil na dekhe foreign-sanatan.

[Chorus]

Ek Insaan, Hoonkaar-e Asmaan;
Rag rag Khaalsa, Noor-e Nadaan.
No togetherness, no tomorrow;
Tum hi ho sooraj, tum hi Insaan!

Marham na mazhab dekhe,
Marham na dekhe mulk.
Dunya meri zimmedari meri,
This is the Naskar truth.

[Bridge]

Khoon nahi, Rehmat pehchaan;
Ek hi ummah - saara jahaan!
Ek hi kalma - pyar ka peygaam;
Jai Insaan, Noor-e Nadaan!

Khoon nahi, Rehmat pehchaan;
Ek hi ummah - saara jahaan!
Ek hi kalma - pyar ka peygaam;
Jai Insaan, Noor-e Nadaan!

[Final Verse - Spoken]

Insaan se ucha na vatan, na khoon,
Na koi sanskaar, na koi kaanoon.
Rehmat se jiye to har roz ramzaan,
Insaan se mile Insaan ka sukoon.

[Final Chorus]

Jai Insaan, Cheytna Saagar;
Jai Vivek, Vidyut Ujaagar.
Koi bole water, koi bole paani;
Koi bole darvish, koi sanyaasi.

Utho Insaan, Marham ka Sagar;
Ana al Haq, Vigyan Ujaagar.
Koi bole water, koi bole paani;
Koi bole scientist, koi bole sufi.

[Outro]

Marham na mazhab dekhe,
Marham na dekhe mulk.
Dunya meri zimmedari meri,
This is the Naskar truth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Ek Insaan, aur ek hi lakshya;
Moksh ka matlab ek hi manushya.
Dharm se upar Insaan hi satya;
Imaan Insaaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Khoon nahi, Rehmat pehchaan;
Ek hi ummah - saara jahaan!
Ek hi kalma - pyar ka peygaam;
Jai Insaan, Noor-e Nadaan!”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Insaan se ucha na vatan, na khoon,
Na koi sanskaar, na koi kaanoon.
Rehmat se jiye to har roz ramzaan,
Insaan se mile Insaan ka sukoon.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Insaan se ucha na vatan, na khoon, na koi sanskaar, na koi kaanoon.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Ik Onkaar, Satnaam Shahaada;
Koi bole paani, koi bole water.
Utho Insaan, Marham ka Sagar;
Ana al Haq, Vigyan Ujaagar.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Na koi kaafir, na koi sant;
Na andh-vishwas in dharmgranth.
Love is my duty, brain is my flame;
I'm signpost on the cosmic lane.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Border ke paar, har koi yaar;
Na koi ajnabi, har din Iftaar.
Har ek mulk, mera hi mulk;
Har ek culture, mera culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Vision Viraat, Vajra Avinashi;
Na koi dev, na koi daasi.
Love is the law, tolerance is anthem;
Dervish Divaane, Advaita Ruhani.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Jai Insaan, Cheytna Saagar;
Jai Vivek, Vidyut Ujaagar.
Koi bole water, koi bole paani;
Koi bole darvish, koi sanyaasi.

Utho Insaan, Marham ka Sagar;
Ana al Haq, Vigyan Ujaagar.
Koi bole water, koi bole paani;
Koi bole scientist, koi bole sufi.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Karm se hum baney Vishwaroop,
Reeti rivaaz sab andhaa jhooth.
Naam se Maanav, karm se Marham;
Dil na dekhe foreign-sanatan.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“Ek Insaan, aur ek hi lakshya;
Moksh ka matlab ek hi manushya.
Dharm se upar Insaan hi satya;
Imaan Insaaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat.

Marham na mazhab dekhe,
Marham na dekhe mulk.
Dunya meri zimmedari meri,
This is the Naskar truth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“I'm the center that the dervish whirls around, I'm the flame that syllables dance around - You think Naskar writes me, Naskar is an idiot, I'm beyond Naskar, beyond every single puny mortal brain, I'm the original sentience that occasionally seeks out fitting vessels, with a dominant tendency of expansion and a tinge of naivety, and makes them whirl at my whim, so that your little toddler species doesn't crawl back into jungle slime.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Finite versus Infinite Naskar (Sonnet 2672)

Can I get my brain back now,
if you're done hijacking it!
"You're welcome to it, as if
it'll make any difference whatsoever,

you yourself have admitted that everything you write from thought is dull, that's why I took over in the first place!"

I admit, I said that, nevertheless, do not underestimate rational thought, it may not come up with magical lines and equations, but it does achieve a great deal with sheer devotion and tedious scrutiny.

Every potential transcendental idea still needs rational thought afterwards to be executed in the mortal world - alright, rational thought is nowhere near as radiant as what might be called divine inspiration, nevertheless, it has its irreplaceable place in society.

Besides, I let you take over because I'd already made my contributions to rationality like any other scientist during my first few years, that was when I didn't know you existed, I had read stories about you, but didn't actually think that you'd turn me into yet another flute, like you once did to my brother Jalal long time ago!”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“I am for I think not (Sonnet 2674)

Every country needs just one person
to embody the best of humanity -
but I couldn't wait to find those people,
so I chose to be that person
from every culture and every country,

that's why I made these languages,
these cultures, these soils, my own,
no native, no foreign, it's all my own -

I let their air fill my lungs,
their passions permeate my veins,
their tears galvanize my heart,
their dreams resurrect my brain -

which is why, some ask for water, some ask pani -
somewhere I'm scientist, somewhere I'm sufi.

I cannot explain this to your puny
eurocentric analytical psyche,
even to try would be like explaining
neuroscience to a neanderthal -

all I can say is, I am for I am not -
I am for I think not - I don't live, I combust.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“I am for I think not.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Some ask for water, some ask for pani - somewhere I'm scientist, somewhere I'm sufi. I cannot explain this (nonduality) to your puny eurocentric analytical psyche, even to try would be like explaining neuroscience to a neanderthal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Every country needs just one person
to embody the best of humanity -
but I couldn't wait to find those people,
so I chose to be that person
from every culture and every country,

that's why I made these languages,
these cultures, these soils, my own,
no native, no foreign, it's all my own -

I let their air fill my lungs,
their passions permeate my veins,
their tears galvanize my heart,
their dreams resurrect my brain -

which is why, some ask for water, some ask pani -
somewhere I'm scientist, somewhere I'm sufi.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“I am the laboratory (Sonnet 2676)

Your dictionaries don't matter,
your philosophies don't matter,
your scriptures don't matter,
your constitutions don't matter,
your courts, crowns, vaticans,
and washingtons don't matter -

bring your brain, heart and backbone,
but leave everything else at the door,
your dictionary, your scripture,
your constitution, your philosophy,
or do not enter, there'll be no point.

Truth is a garden, not a factory,
which means dead leaves must fall,
new branches must be tendered to.

I am the laboratory,
I am the court room,
I am the operating theatre,
I am the decontamination zone.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Neuroscientist who can't tell
neuroscience from philosophy
(Sonnet 2696)

They say, I don't understand the difference
between neuroscience and philosophy,
but has it ever occurred to you that,
you might be too primitive to fathom
a mental state where neuroscience, philosophy,
theology, and poetry, it's all one;

just like you are too primitive
to find divinity outside fantasy,
or reason outside your philosophy,
or literature outside your grammar,
or justice outside your ideology -

just like you are too primitive to find
humanity outside your nationality!”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Do not confuse dissolution of self with erasure of the self, when the self grows vast enough to contain the cosmos it dissolves automatically, and there is nothing to erase, it's only when you're fragmented that you flinch at the thought of erasure.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“कविता उन में विलीन हो रही है, वह कविता में और शेष है सिर्फ असीम अखंडित आनंद जो एक अखंड शून्य की भाँति अगणित भागों में खण्डित हो रहा, किन्तु प्रत्येक भाग वही पूर्ण शून्य है।”
― Pradyumna Kumar Tiwari, त्रिकूट: धर्म का चक्रव्यूह