nirajan.

The archive

A record kept since 2011.

86 notes on non-duality, the Himalaya, temples, and daily practice, carried over from Tumblr with their original dates and tags intact.

2021
Man’s real nature is happiness. Happiness is inborn in the true self. His search for happiness is an unconscious search for his true self. The true self is imperishable;… Give up what is evil and give up what is good Reality through devotion to the Self. The whole of man&rsquo;s life in the absence of the consciousness of God is kind of a dream. It is only in this dream that all the pairs of the opposite - good and so on - appear… What exists in truth is the Self alone. The world, the individual soul, and God are appearances in it. - Sri Ramana Maharshi All teachers advise to meditate. What is the purpose of meditation? The mind craves for formulations and definitions, always eager to squeeze reality into a verbal shape. The mind covers up reality, without knowing it. To know the nature of the… You make yourself mortal by taking yourself to be the body. Only the dead can die, not the living. That which is alive in you is immortal. It is the changing that dies. The… Giving up such distinctions as ‘This is what I am’, and 'I am not that’, recognise that 'Everything is myself’, and be without distinction and happy. It is through your ignorance… This is a miracle that men can love God, yet fail to love humanity. With whom are they in love then? — Sri Aurobindo <br/> Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence. The consciousness of the seer, is a greater power for knowledge than the consciousness of the thinker.… gnosticinitiation-deactivated20 : “There is a tree by the river… and we have been watching it day after day for several weeks when the sun is about to rise. If you establish a… The Absolute Brahman is beyond the reach of Vidya (knowledge) as well as of Avidya (ignorance), which keeps one away from the realization of the Absolute. The absolute Brahman is…
2014
Rose again, taken with 600D There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them. #photography #sunset #sky #mountain (at Surfmandu) My backyard is full of roses :) #flowers #rose City of lights, #singapore #marinabay #travel #lights #latergram Photographers are like Fisherman, both need patience ! #sky #clouds #sea #latergram Day 4 of #5blackandwhitechallenge ! #blackandwhite #boat #sea #beach #travel #bali #latergram. I nominate @sambidareg for 5 day black and white challenge (at Pandawa Beach/Screat… One of the best Statue of Lord Vishnu I have ever seen #travel #bali #hindu #art #sculpture #god (at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park) Day 3 of the #5blackandwhitechallenge in #bali #beach #blackandwhite #cloud #sea (at Kuta Beach, Bali Indonesia) 17th century railway station ! #travel #indonesia #blackandwhite (at Jakarta Railways Center (JRC) Juanda) 4th day! altitude - Est. 3200 Mtrs. #natural #noeffects #watefall #instanepal #nature #photography #langtang #nepal Toy RC car ! #toy #car #photography #instanepal #lights Amazing clouds, as seen from my office :) #instanepal #sky #clouds #sunset #photography #nature (at Surfmandu) Happy birthday #Buddha #Sunset as seen from my office. #nature #photography #mountain #instanepal #sky #instamood #shade #Kathmandu 1st shot with EOS Kiss X5. #instalike #kissx5 #canon #photography #instamood #flower #natural #noeffects #yellow