All happiness comes from awareness. The more we are conscious the deeper the joy. Acceptance of pain, non-resistance, courage and endurance - these open deep and perennial sources of real happiness, true bliss.
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Words can bring you only up to their own limit; to go beyond, you must abandon them. Remain as the silent witness only.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Words are limited in conveying deeper truths; true understanding requires silence and presence.
This quote emphasizes the limitations of language in expressing profound realities. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj suggests that while words can provide insight, they ultimately fall short of conveying the full essence of experience and truth, urging us to transcend verbal communication and become silent observers of our own consciousness.
Themes
WordsSilenceUnderstandingTruthWitness
In practice
Example use cases
In a meditation class to highlight the importance of silence over spoken words.
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