Self Realization

                                            Srimad Bhagavatam

One should take refuge in god and perform his duties without attachment.

With one’s mind fixed in god, one should engage in selfless activity.

One with a quest for truth goes beyond duty.

With one’s mind steadfast in god one should practice the following virtues:

Non violence

Truthfulness

Selflessness

Chastity

Cleanliness

Studiousness

Contentment

Devotion

One should serve the self realized guru with devotion.

One should shun all pride and jealousy.

One should avoid unnecessary talk.

One should god in all and avoid attachment to material things.

Just like fire which burns the wood is separate from the wood, similarly self which illumines the body is separate from the  body.

Knowledge of the self is the greatest knowledge.  It is the key to happiness, bliss and self realization.

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