"If you have Jnana, you are at peace with yourself and the world, for all the happiness that exists, all the joy that exists, all the peace that exists, all the love that exists, is another name for Jnana. Therefore to the extent that you awaken, to that extent do you find that all is well, wherever you are."
- Robert Adamsspiritual , Robert Adams , all-is-well , awakening , bliss , inner-peace , jnani , joy , unconditional-love
"The gnani is afraid of nothing"
- Nisargadatta Maharajspiritual , Nisargadatta Maharaj , fearless , jnani , self-realization
"The liberated soul does not blame or praise, give or take, rejoice or become angry. He is everywhere unattached and free."
- Ashtavakra Gitaspiritual , Ashtavakra Gita , detachment , jnani , liberation , non-duality , soul , stoicism
"A child and a Sage (jnani) are similar in a way. Incidents interest a child only so long as they last. It ceases to think of them after they have passed away. So then, it is apparent that they do not leave any impression on the child and it is not affected by them mentally. So it is with a Sage."
- Ramana Maharshispiritual , Ramana Maharshi , advaita-vedanta , children , detachment , jnani , neti-neti , non-duality , spontaneous
"He who believes he is a person is constantly acting, even when the body is at rest. The sage knows he is not a person and therefore does nothing, even when the body is in motion."
- Ashtavakra Gitaspiritual , Ashtavakra Gita , advaita-vedanta , be-the-witness , detachment , emptiness , instinct , jnani , sage
"I see no difference between you and me. My life is a succession of events, just like yours. Only I am detached and see the passing show as a passing show, while you stick to things and move along with them."
- Nisargadatta Maharajspiritual , Nisargadatta Maharaj , be-the-witness , detachment , jnani , neti-neti , non-duality
"The jnani knows he is the Self and that nothing, neither his body nor anything else, exists but the Self."
- Ramana Maharshispiritual , Ramana Maharshi , advaita-vedanta , awareness , illusion , jnani , non-duality , reality , self , self-realization