BRAHMAN - SOME EXCEPTIONAL QUOTES FROM SCRIPTURES

BRAHMAN

~The Supreme Soul~

BEFORE CREATION OF UNIVERSE TRUTH DID NOT EXIST,

NOR DID THE UN-TRUE; NEITHER SPACE NOR THE HEAVENS,

WHAT WAS HIDDEN, WHERE, WHO HAD COVERED IT,

IN THAT TIME WHERE WAS THE LAND, THE SKY!

WHO IS THE DOER OF THE UNIVERSE, OR IS HE NOT,

STAYS IN THE HIGH HEAVENS, EVER REMAINS THE LORD,

HE TRULY KNOWS, OR  PERHAPS HE KNOWS NOT,

THE WORLD DOESN'T KNOW... NONE KNOW OF IT!

HE EXISTED BEFORE THE GOLDEN EMBRYO OF THE UNIVERSE,

HE IS THE GREAT LORD OF ALL THE PAST,

HE WHO EXISTS BY COVERING HIMSELF WITH EARTH AND HEAVENS,

TO WHICH SUCH GOD DO WE PRAY WITH OUR HOLY OFFERING;

ON WHO'S MIGHT AND BRILLIANCE,

THE HEAVENS ARE BRIGHT, EARTH IS LUSH GREEN

THE HEAVENS AND SUN ARE CONSTANT,

TO WHICH SUCH GOD DO WE PRAY WITH OUR HOLY OFFERING;

HE WHO CREATED WITH THE ETERNAL FIRE IN HIS WOMB,

HE WHO SPREAD THE WATER AND ROCK HERE, THERE, BELOW AND ABOVE,

HE WHO REMAINS THE SOLE SOUL OF WORLDS,

TO WHICH SUCH GOD DO WE PRAY WITH OUR HOLY OFFERING;

'THE' CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, BUILDER OF HEAVENS,

PROTECTOR OF THE ANCESTORS, HE WHO PERVADES TRUTH AND DHARMA, PROTECTOR OF THE ELEMENTS,

SPREAD IN EVERY DIRECTION LIKE HIS MIGHTY ARMS,

TO SUCH GOD WE PRAY WITH OUR HOLY OFFERING

TO HIM WE PRAY WITH OUR HOLY OFFERING;

~THE RIG VEDA~

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O BRAHMA, LEAD US FROM THE UNREAL TO THE REAL;
O BRAHMA, LEAD US FROM DARKNESS TO ENLIGHTENMENT,
O BRAHMA, LEAD US FROM DEATH TO IMMORTALITY!
PEACE, PEACE, PEACE - AUM!

~BRHADARANAKYA UPANISHAD~

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I BOW WITH EXTREME HUMBLENESS, OH SUPREME BEING,

TO YOU WHO COMMANDS THE MOVEMENTS OF MIGHTY TIME,

TO YOU WHO IS ETERNAL, AND BEYOND ETERNITY!

~ATHARVA VEDA~

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THE ONE WHO LOVES ALL INTENSELY,
BEGINS PERCEIVING IN ALL LIVING BEINGS, A PART OF HIMSELF,
HE BECOMES THE LOVER OF ALL,
A PART AND PARCEL OF THE UNIVERSAL JOY,
HE FLOWS WITH THE STREAM OF HAPPINESS,
AND IS ENRICHED BY EACH SOUL!

~YAJUR VEDA~

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THE HUMAN BODY IS THE THE TEMPLE OF GOD,
ONE WHO KINDLES THE LIGHT OF AWARENESS WITHIN GETS TRUE LIGHT;
THE SACRED FLAME OF YOUR INNER SHRINE IS CONSTANTLY BRIGHT;
THE EXPERIENCE OF UNITY IS THE FULFILLMENT OF HUMAN ENDEAVORS!

~RIG VEDA~

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SING THE SONG OF CELESTIAL LOVE, O SINGER!
MAY THE DIVINE FOUNTAIN OF ETERNAL GRACE AND JOY
ENTER YOUR SOUL;
MAY BRAHMA PLUCK THE STRINGS OF YOUR INNER SOUL
WITH HIS CELESTIAL FINGERS,
AND FEEL HIS OWN PRESENCE WITHIN,
BLESS US WITH A DIVINE VOICE THAT WE MAY TUNE
THE HARP-STRINGS OF OUR LIFE
TO SING SONGS OF LOVE TO YOU

~RIG VEDA~

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O SEEKER, KNOW THE TRUE NATURE OF YOUR SOUL,
AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH IT COMPLETELY;
O LORD, MAY WE ATTAIN EVERLASTING CONSCIOUSNESS
OF SUPREME LIGHT AND JOY,!
MAY WE RESOLVE TO DEDICATE OUR LIFE TO THE
SERVICE OF HUMANKIND, AND UPLIFT THEM TO DIVINITY!

~YAJUR VEDA~

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ALL IS CHANGE IN THE WORLD OF SENSES,
BUT CHANGELESS IS THE SUPREME LORD OF LOVE;
MEDITATE ON HIM, BE ABSORBED BY HIM,
WAKE UP FROM THIS DREAM OF SEPARATENESS!

~SHVETASHVATARA UPANISHAD~

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MEDITATE ON THE LOTUS OF YOUR HEART,
IN THE CENTER IS THE UNTAINTED;
THE EXQUISITELY PURE, CLEAR, SORROWLESS,
THE INCONCEIVABLE; THE UNMANIFEST OF INFINITE FORM;
BLISSFUL, TRANQUIL, IMMORTAL -
THE WOMB OF BRAHMA!

~KAIVALYOPANISHAD~

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OF EVERYTHING HE IS THE INMOST SELF;
HE IS THE TRUTH - HE IS THE SELF SUPREME!

~CHANDOGYA UPANISHA~

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'AUM' - The Eternal Chant,
symbol of Brahman

IN THOSE WHOSE HEARTS 'AUM' REVERBERATES UNCEASINGLY
ARE INDEED BLESSED, AND DEEPLY LOVES AS ONE WHO IS THE SELF:
THE ALL-KNOWING SELF WAS NEVER BORN, NOR WILL IT DIE,
BEYOND CAUSE AND EFFECT, THIS SELF IS ETERNAL AND IMMUTABLE;
WHEN THE BODY DIES, THE SELF DOES NOT DIE!

~KATHA UPANISHAD~

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THE ALL ENCOMPASSING MANTRA OF 'AUM', INDIVISIBLE, INTERDEPENDENT,
CONSTANTLY REVERBERATES IN THE MIND,
ESTABLISHED IN THE COSMIC VIBRATION,
THE SAGE GOES BEYOND FEAR, DECAY, DEATH
TO ENTER THE INFINITE PEACE!

~PRASHNA UPANISHAD~

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O ALMIGHTY! YOU ARE THE INFINITE, AS IS THE UNIVERSE;
FROM INFINITE EMERGES THE INFINITE!
HAVING TAKEN INFINITE OUT OF INFINITE, INFINITE REMAIN,!
O ALMIGHTY! MAY THERE BE PEACE, PEACE, PEACE!

~ISHAVASHY UPANISHAD~

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LOOK TO THIS DAY FOR ITS LIFE, THE VERY BREATH OF LIFE,
IN ITS BRIEF COURSE LIE ALL REALITIES OF YOUR EXISTENCE;
BLISS OF GROWTH, GLORY OF ACTION AND SPLENDOR OF BEAUTY!
FOR YESTERDAY WAS A DREAM, AND TOMORROW BUT A VISION,
BUT TODAY WELL LIVED, MAKES EVERY YESTERDAY A DREAM OF JOY,
AND EVERY TOMORROW A VISION OF HOPE.
LOOK WELL, THEREFOR TO THIS DAY!

~Quoted from an Ancient Sankrit Shloka~

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THE HIGHEST SELF, ALL ENDLESS BLISS, UNCONDITIONAL, LIMITLESS CONSCIOUSNESS, BEING REALIZED WHETHER THROUGH GREAT TEXTS,
OR THROUGH YOGA, IN ALL EXISTENCE WHATSOEVER -
LET ONE LOSE HIMSELF IN THE ECSTASY OF REALIZATION;
FOR HE HAS FOREVER LOST ALL TOUCH
WITH BONDAGE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION!

~SVARAJYASIDDHI~

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A PARTICLE OF ITS BLISS SUPPLIES THE BLISS OF ALL UNIVERSE,
EVERYTHING BECOMES ENLIGHTENED IN IT LIGHT;
ALL ELSE APPEARS WORTHLESS AFTER A SIGHT OF ESSENCE.
I AM INDEED OF THIS SUPREME SELF!

~VIGNYAN-NANAKA~

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THE KNOWER CATCHES IN ECSTASY OF HIS HEART THE FULL LIGHT
OF THAT BRAHMAN WHICH IS INDESCRIBABLE - ALL PURE BLISS,
INCOMPARABLE, TRANSCENDING TIME, EVER FEE, BEYOND DESIRE!

~VIVEKA-CHUDAMANI~

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BRIGHT BUT HIDDEN, THE SELF DWELLS IN THE HEART, ALL THAT MOVES, BREATHES, OPENS AND SHUTS, LIVES IN THE SELF;
HE IS THE SOURCE OF LOVE, AND MAY BE KNOWN THROUGH LOVE BUT NOT THROUGH THOUGHT. HE IS THE GOAL OF LIFE. ATTAIN THIS GOAL!

~MUNDAKA UPANISHAD~

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O MYSTERIOUS AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE SPIRIT;
IN THE DEPTHS OF MY HEART THERE IS ONLY YOU - YOU FOREVER!

~Ancient Sankrit Prayer to Brahman~

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compiled by;
Siddharth S. Sinha
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