“The Sahasrara is the blessings of the heavens, I should say.”
                                       

“We have taken birth in a physical body to grow and evolve into our divine potential. We are inwardly already one with God. Our religion contains the knowledge of how to realize this oneness and not create unwanted experiences along the way. The peerless path is following the way of our spiritual forefathers, discovering the mystical meaning of the scriptures. The peerless path is commitment, study, discipline, practice and the maturing of yoga into wisdom. In the beginning stages, we suffer until we learn. Learning leads us to service; and selfless service is the beginning of spiritual striving. Service leads us to understanding. Understanding leads us to meditate deeply and without distractions. Finally, meditation leads us to surrender in God. This is the straight and certain path, the San Marga, leading to Self-Realization — the inmost purpose of life — and subsequently to moksha, freedom from rebirth. The Vedas wisely affirm, "By austerity, goodness is obtained. From goodness, understanding is reached. From understanding, the Self is obtained, and he who obtains the Self is freed from the cycle of birth and death." Aum Namah Sivaya.”
                                       

“Light and Darkness are not on the same plane; they are not two forces of equal strength or two parallel principles governing the world. Tamas (i.e., darkness and the forces of evil) exists and is powerful enough to give us a realistic picture of the world's situation; but it is not to be compared with the radiance of Light, with the power of the Sun, with the healing forces of Surya. To put it paradoxically but with rigorous logic: it is precisely by their not receiving the light that evil and darkness are vanquished. If they were to receive the light they would swallow it and convert it into darkness; their refusal is their defeat. The Dispeller of Darkness is stronger. Light is here not only the antagonist of Darkness; it is its other side. Let us not forget that Light is dark and that it becomes luminous only when it illumines (things, objects). What we see is only the outer or upper side. Light always shines out of Darkness; otherwise it would not shine.”
                                       

“Perfection Is in Your Luminous Essence

The worlds within are immeasurably vaster superior and more blessed than the outside.

By Swami Sastrananda

Man (woman included) seeks and strives to be or have the best, the perfect, consciously or unconsciously, each in one's own way. The quest is common, but the means adopted are innumerable. Man tries to become better, to have more power, knowledge, joy, peace and freedom. When he does succeed in his quest, he finds that the key to perfection is within oneself, and that the worlds "within" are immeasurably vaster, superior and more blessed than the worlds "outside." Perfection is found to be one's own true and abiding essence, luminous and blissful Satchitananda, as Vedanta terms it. It is all-pervading and not different from "Divinity." It is this "Divine" which common people or various religions designate as "God," yet which most people futilely seek for outside, until they are happily forced to turn within.

All noble or human quests for perfection have the same end, but each seeks or strives for it in one's own limited and imperfect ways. But without realizing that each one's way is unique and indispensable for that person, many unfortunately stress and even impose particular views and ways on all. That only makes for more confusion and strife among humans. On the other hand, those who have been blessed enough to experience the Truth rejoice not only in their own realization, but in the similar experiences of others, too. They genuinely hold all such quests as worthy of respect, support and needed succor. That makes a real and solid contribution for peace, harmony and progress. Such rare beings are the true sages, saints and gurus. Such an all-inclusive approach to the "Divine," its actual experience and the consequent spontaneous expressing, constitute the true "religion." All limited denominational religions are but imperfect facets of this one "religion," and can never arrogate to themselves any sole and superior status as the one representative of God. Dogmatism or arrogance in this regard are hollow and ridiculous.”