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Spiritual Discovery through Ancient Texts of the Hindu Tradition.

There are many references to Spiritual discovery in the ancient Sacred Texts of the Hindu tradition.

Bhagavad Gita

Krishna provides guidance on how to approach daily work in a spiritually minded way.

“ When work is done as sacred work, unselfishly, with a peaceful mind, without lust or hate,with no desire for reward, then work is pure.

 But when work is done with selfish desire, or feeling it is an effort, or thinking it is a sacrifice, then work is impure.

And that work which is done with a confused mind, without considering what may follow, or one's own powers, or harm done to others, or ones own loss, It the work of Darkness.”

In the Bhagavad gita instruction is given on how to observe ones self to see the various inner states of the Mind, Thought's, Desires etc., in order to gain knowledge about them, and exper4ience higher states of consciousness.

 This excerpt also explains how difficult inner states and challenging situations in life (“the dark night”0 can be used to gain knowledge and grow the spirit within. (“awakes to light”)

“For when the mind becomes bound to a passion to passion of the wandering senses, this passion carries away man's wisdom, even as the wind drives a vessel in the waves.

The man therefore in recollection withdraws his senses from the pleasures of sense, his is a serene wisdom.

In the dark night of all beings awake to the light the tranquil man. But what is day to other beings is night for sage who sees.

Even as all waters flow into the ocean, but the ocean never overflows, even so the sage feels desires, but he is never one with his infinite peace.

For the man who forsakes all desires and abandons all pride of possession and of self, reaches the goal of peace supreme.”

“Bhagavad Gita- As It Is”  E-book

http://www.bhagavatgita.ru/files/Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is.pdf

Bhagavad Gita Translation by Shri Purohit Swami. 

http://holybooks.lichtenbergpress.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Bhagavad-Gita-Translation-by-Shri-Purohit-Swami.pdf

The Mahabharata 

The ancient Hindu epic the Mahabharata describes that a person can experience higher consciousness by removing or controlling the various inner states that cause one to do wrong, such as anger, fear, jealousy, greed and so on.

“From the destruction of all sinful deeds, Knowledge arises in men. Upon the apperance of knowledge, one beholds one's soul in one understanding even as ones sees ones own reflection in a polished mirror. One obtains happiness in ones senses being restrained. Therefore one should restrain one's mind by self-effort from objects apprehended by the senses.”

  The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva  [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 2: Sabha Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 4: Virata Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 6: Bhishma Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 8: Karna Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 9: Shalya Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 10: Sauptika Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 11: Stri Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 13: Anusasana Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 14: Aswamedha Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 15: Asramavasika Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 16: Mausala Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 17: Mahaprasthanika Parva   [Sanskrit]
 The Mahabharata, Book 18: Svargarohanika Parva   [Sanskrit] 

The Vishnu Purana

The Vishnu Purana is another Hindu text which describes controlling our emotions.

“Anger is the passion of fools, it becometh not a wise man. By whom it may be asked, is any one killed. Every man reaps the consequences of his acts.

Vishnu Purana Index http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/vp/index.htm

The Upanishads

The Upanishads are a collection of the Ancient Sanskrit Known as the Vedas. In this text, we Learn to be Kind and Considerate to others.

“Therefore if a man is inconsiderate, even is he possesses much learning, peopl say of him, he is nothing, whatever he may know: for, if he were learned, he would not be so inconsiderate. But if a man is considerate, even if he knows but little, to him indeed do people listen glady. 

Consideration is center, consideration is the self, consideration is the support of all these, Meditate on consideration.”

The Upanishads Library http://www.celextel.org/upanishads/