The Essence of Gnanam

Gnanam is not about knowing yourself; it's about knowing by itself. You are not directing your breath, heartbeat, or other bodily functions. You have no control over the revolution of the earth and planets. You are just there, thinking you are controlling everything. You don't know why you are happy or why anger surges within you. You don't know what brings you peace or what causes turmoil inside. Nothing is attached to me, nor am I attached to anything. Many things you considered dear and integral to your identity have disappeared over time without you even realizing it.

Knowing that I am nothing is the real condition and status. Knowing the 'I' is central and the only thing to know. For the ignorant, there is no god; for the wise, there is no self. You are not seeing the Jyoti; you are the Jyoti.

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  1. KjraoJune 2, 2024 at 1:13 AM

    We see around some people who think that they are all in all.How foolish are they.We can not control anything in this world ,not even our own emotions.
    Earlier the better for such people to know their life span is microscopic and within that small period they can do nothing.

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