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“The preceding verse explained that together the three factors: 1) the knowledge (jnanam), 2) the known (jneyam), and 3) the knower (parijnata) motivate action. It was also stated that the organ (karanam), the action (karma), and the agent (karta) execute the action. In this verse the threefold distinction of knowledge, action, and the actor is explain according to the three gunas of Samkhya philosophy.”

Baba Hari Dass

Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Ch. XIII-XVIII, 2015

Motivation , Knowledge

“When I was building Kenchi Ashram, which is in Nainital District, I was told by the villagers that Hariakhan Maharaj used to live in a cave there. I preserved that cave, which is behind Hanuman Temple at Kenchi.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: Hariakhan Baba: Known, Unknown, 1975, p.79

“Ch. III: Mind - Its Functions and Its Fantasies”

Baba Hari Dass

Fire without Fuel - The Aphorisms of Baba Hari Dass, 1986

“Control of the mind can be achieved by understanding yourself, the aim and the energy which is blocking us from progressing. Between God and the Self, the blocking energy is the ego.”

Baba Hari Dass

Mount Madonna Messenger

God , Understanding

“How are peace and happiness related? Is peace the only real happiness? When happiness moves beyond the mind, that is happiness.”

Baba Hari Dass

Mount Madonna Messenger, March 26, 2016

Peace , Happiness

“You have everything and you want more. It's natural in human beings. You don't need to give away your house, money, and car, and leave your family to find God. The only thing necessary is to understand attachment.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: Everyday Peace: Letters for Life (2000), p.17

Money , God , Housing , Family

“There is always a chance for a person to break out of the cycle, but there is no such chance for an animal unless it incarnates as a human and develops "I" consciousness.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: Fire without Fuel - The Aphorisms of Baba Hari Dass (1986), Ch.III: Mind - Its Functions and Its Fantasies, p.36-7

Personality , Chance , Animals

“A person knows what he knows. An animal knows, but doesn't know what he knows. In Yoga, "I" consciousness is called asmita klesha. It is classified as an affliction and a hindrance to attaining higher consciousness.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: Fire without Fuel - The Aphorisms of Baba Hari Dass (1986), Ch.III: Mind - Its Functions and Its Fantasies

Personality , Affliction , Animals

“Attachment to the body causes fear of death. It is the strongest attachment. Even a newborn infant has this attachment. To overcome the fear of death it is necessary to accept that we all have to die.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: Silence Speaks, from the chalkboard of Baba Hari Dass (1977), p.39
Context: Q: What can I do to overcome my fear of death?

Fear , Death

“How can we stop the mind? Not hitting it with a hammer. Stop the mind by the mind.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: Silence Speaks, from the chalkboard of Baba Hari Dass (1977), p.31

“Can intellect aid understanding? It helps in the beginning but cannot give full enlightenment. The mind is the main instrument to gain enlightenment, but enlightenment is only reached when the mind stops.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: Silence Speaks, from the chalkboard of Baba Hari Dass (1977)

Understanding , Help

“Using siddhis (powers) is not good for those who possess them. It can also trap the mind into desires. By being pure in mind siddhis will come by itself, and a yogi should not try to show his powers. First thing is to have siddhis and then not to get trapped in siddhis.”

Baba Hari Dass

Source: The Yellow Book (1974), p.42