Background of Awareness

"The mind must learn that beyond the moving mind there is the background of awareness, which does not change. The mind must come to know the true Self and respect it and cease covering it up."

Ego Preservation Strategy

"However, to go on and on reading thousands of spiritual or religious book and discussing spiritual teachings is an ego preservation strategy to keep you in the realm of thought instead of practice."

Know the Truth of the Present

"Know the Truth of the Present and you will know everything."

Let go of past and future.

"Let go of the past life and future life. 

Know the truth of the present and you will know everything."

Resign all to Absolute Power

M: The illumined ones do not plan for the future. Why should they? There is no sense of "I" in them any longer, they are directed by the Infinite Power. They will just watch and wait and see what happens. They let things take their course and resign all to that Absolute Power, which you can call God, karma (consequence of action) or whatever you like. There is no egoism in them, so they are quiet.

Who is looking?

What you are looking for is who is looking.

Wasted time.

"If each moment wasted in pursuit of the non self were utilized in pursuit of the Self, realization would soon follow."

Awaken

"My heart wants you awake. I see you suffer in your dream and I know that you must wake up to end your woes. When you see your dream as dream, you wake up. But in your dream itself I am not interested.  Enough for me to know that you must wake up." pg 31

"When you shall begin to question your dream, awakening will not be far away." pg 27

That which sees all and nothing is.

Questioner: When I look within, I find sensations and perceptions, thoughts and feelings, desires and fears, memories and expectations. I am immersed in this cloud and see nothing else.

Maharaj: That which sees all this, and nothing too, is the inner teacher. That alone is. All else only appears to be. That is your own Self, your hope and assurance of freedom; find that, cling to that and you will be saved and safe.

All are projections of ego.

Q: Do the realized sages see the world?

M: Yes, but their outlook differs. You are the screen, the Self creates the ego, the ego has its thoughts which are displayed to the world like cinema pictures and those thoughts are the world. But in reality there is nothing but the Self. All are projections of the ego.