{"id":359,"date":"2020-11-03T09:04:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T09:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vedanta.csserver.in\/en\/?page_id=359"},"modified":"2020-11-19T09:58:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T09:58:29","slug":"babas-sayings-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/babas-sayings-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba&#8217;s Sayings 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^645|url^http:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/bg56-1.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^bg56|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; enable_overlay=&#8221;enable_overlay_value&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; overlay_pattern=&#8221;01.png&#8221; overlay_pattern_opacity=&#8221;99&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605780228360{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Baba&#8217;s Sayings\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0&#8220;One Truth from the standpoint of Form is called &#8216;Bhagwan&#8217;, from the standpoint of Formless is called, &#8216;Parmatman&#8217; and from the standpoint of knowledge, is called the &#8216; Brahman&#8217;, Absolute Consciousness.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>When one is in love with Ishwara,God, all other attraction for material desires vanishes.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To separate Atman,Self from this worldly appearance is itself a negation of this appearance.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Despite many miracles, one should not deviate from one\u2019s goal.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>All reasonings end in Realization.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The bliss experienced in Samadhi is nothing compared to remaining indifferent to expectations.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Inculcate dispassion from this world and love one\u2019s spiritual life.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Remember three things always:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Humility<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contemplation on \u201cSelf\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seva of one\u2019s Guru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>That heart alone is pure in which God-related questions have awakened.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It is ego that limits us. One becomes the basis on which he develops an ego.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Spiritual practice should be carried out secretly. One should not exhibit oneself as a great spiritual person.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Without one\u2019s mind being attached to God one cannot attain the highest stage of perfection.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Keep in mind three things:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Talk less<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eat less<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sleep less.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Laziness weakens both mind and body. It is one of the biggest obstacle in a seeker\u2019s life.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Maintaining the equanimity of mind under all circumstances is true intention.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Devotee and Realized person do not live in this world. They ignite fire to this complete phenomenal world.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Simplicity is the first step towards the path of devotion.A skeptical and wicked mind is a sign of downfall.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To see one\u2019s ultimate goal just once is knowledge, and to make a continuous effort to see one\u2019s goal is meditation.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A Sadhu should not beg for anything apart from bread.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To discard an object from its very essence is Renunciation.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>One whose ego of this body has melted has truly accomplished something.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To find faults in others is the biggest obstaclein attainment of God.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>One should try to forbear all kinds of misery silently.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Food is for body and body is not for food.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A Devotee sees God\u2019s prosperity and a Realized person knows God\u2019s prosperity.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Apart from attachment,all otherkarmas fall under devotion.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Constant remembrance of god is actually Maunam, true austere of silence. Not uttering words is not Maunam. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Do not pay attention to the external behavior of a saint, but see where a saint dwells internally.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>There are four bridges to escape the strong waves of this world:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To have faith in Ishwara, guru, and scripture<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forgiveness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forbearance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Truthfulness &amp; Charity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Do not forget one\u2019s own Self by seeing dazzling worldly temptations.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Have faith! You shall definitely be rewarded.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Do not ever falter from the path of righteousness.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Attraction and aversion, lower understanding, and ego are knots in a Jiva, an individual soul.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Inauspicious thoughts, immoral motives or actions, and wrong company is a sign of downfall.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>God, guru, vedas, mantra, holy pilgrimage, medicine, and saint all bear fruits if we have faith in them, and not by arguments.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Despite many obstacles, one who remains firm and is not dissuaded from his responsibility is worthy of god\u2019s grace.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Extravagant use of speech faculty is a sign of a liar.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It purifies one\u2019s mind to do pilgrimage with absolute faith. If wrong thoughts come in a holy place, then it amasses sin.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I am weak,\u201d and \u201cI am impure\u201d are signs of a weak mind. To keep performing work with patience and enthusiasm is a sign of pure mind.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lust and anger are just waves of mind. When mind calms down knowledge, supreme knowledge, dispassion, and bliss is attained.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Four things one should not do while doing Japa, recitation of mantra:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Look here and there<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oscillating one\u2019s shoulder or head<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Laughing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Talking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>God\u2019s grace and one\u2019s own effort both help in making spiritual life progress.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Japa, meditation, and reading scriptures should be performed with regularity,at the same time,with a specific number of chants.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>As soon as \u201cme\u201d and \u201cmine\u201d melts, everything becomes consciousness. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Keep a feeling of vastness, Bramhan, from within, but externally keep a low profile.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Always remember four steps of reasoning:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To know the essence of this world as sorrowful.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To see this world as if it is a dream.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To see this world as Maya of God..<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To know this world as waves of Atman, Self.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Do not meditate on the known.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Destroy body-consciousness by performing extreme austerity with this body.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The austerity of Maunam,silence helps build some beautiful traits within:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Humbleness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Modesty<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Purity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Simplicity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Humility<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Peaceful nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A person dedicated to spiritual discipline does not commit sins, and even if he commits out of carelessness, with the fire of his practice he immediately burns his sins to ashes.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Karma and devotion are not against knowledge but against ignorance.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>One who has dispassion from this phenomenal world and attraction towards other heavenly bodies, he alone is a man of action.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>As along as lust, anger, and greed take refuge in our consciousness one cannot expect to attain knowledge, or even experience the essence of Bhakti.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>As long as ego of knowledge resides one cannot be claimed as a Realized person. And as long as ego of devotion resides, till then he cannot be proclaimed as a Devotee. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>In the path of knowledge scriptural debates are helpful,but in devotion this will lead to downfall. Here only simple faith is required. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A Realized person seeks peace, and this is the fruit of knowledge. A devotee seeks pure love, which is the fruit of devotion.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>God is formless but for his devotee he assumes form.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The essence of God is without any attributes, but for his devotees he has attributes.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>There are only three things in this world: seeing, listening, and speaking.He is happy who keeps all three in balance.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It will purify our mouth if we give up lying, backbiting, and using slang and irrelevant talk.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>It is by the punya,virtue,of millions of births that awakens in one\u2019s heart to do bhiksha, begging for food. Without doing bhiksha, one is unable to understand that this world is just a dream.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Faith is the beginning and end of spiritual practice. Absolute faith is just one step away from one\u2019s attainment of God. All spiritual effort is for only this.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Q. Why do we get distracted?&#8221;]Distraction happens not because of external reasons, but because of wrong reasoning. If there is right reasoning then there cannot be any distraction.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Q. Why do we get distracted?&#8221;]The person asking questions has given refuge to ignorance. When the questioner realizes his Real Self, then ignorance cannot exist.[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^645|url^http:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/bg56-1.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^bg56|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; enable_overlay=&#8221;enable_overlay_value&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; overlay_pattern=&#8221;01.png&#8221; overlay_pattern_opacity=&#8221;99&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605780228360{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Baba&#8217;s Sayings\u00a0 [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \u00a0&#8220;One Truth from the standpoint of Form<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":669,"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359\/revisions\/669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vedantvithi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}