• That which is not [the objects separate from the Self] never comes into being, and that which is [The Self] never ceases to be. Bhagavad Gita [LoC 910]

• At any given moment in time, we are what we are; and we have to accept the consequences of being ourselves. Only through this acceptance can we begin to evolve further. We may select the battle-ground. We cannot avoid the battle. Bhagavad Gita [LoC 910]

• When your intellect has cleared itself of its delusions, you will become indifferent to the results of all action.   Bhagavad Gita [LoC 910]

• A serene spirit accepts pleasure and pain with an even mind and is unmoved by either. Bhagavad Gita [LoC 910]

• The ancient sacred writings do not clearly distinguish history from symbology; rather they often intermix the two in the tradition of scriptural revelation. […] Bhagavad Gita was very cleverly written by Saga Vyasa by interweaving historical facts with psychological and spiritual truths. […]
  In interpreting scripture, one must not, therefore, ignore the factual and historical elements in which the truth was couched.
  One must distinguish between an ordinary illustration of a moral doctrine or recounting of a spiritual phenomenon and that of a deeper esoteric intent. One has to know how to recognise the signs of the convergence of material illustrations with spiritual doctrines without trying to drag a hidden meaning out of everything. One must know how to intuit the cues and express declarations of the author and never fetch out meanings not intended, mislead by enthusiasm and the imaginative habit of trying to squeeze spiritual significance from every word or statement. The true way to understand scripture is through intuition, attuning oneself to the inner realisation of truth. The Bhagavad Gita, p. xxii f., translated and commented by Paramahansa Yogananda [Mukunda Lal Ghosh] [LoC 540] (1893-1952) Bengalian Indian Hindu sage, yogi, philosopher, author

• The universe awakens when You awaken and vanishes when You withdraw. Therefore the totality of existence and non-existence is one with You. Abhinavagupta [LoC 655] Kashmeerian Shivaism (Hinduism)

Ashtavakra Gita

• You are the one observer and, as such, you have, indeed, always been free.
  Your only bondage has been that you see someone else as the observer.
  You have been bitten by the deadly black serpent of the ego,
  and you therefore consider yourself as the doer.
  Drink the nectar of the faith that you are not the doer, and be happy.
  Ashtavakra Gita, Advaita Vedanta scripture