Jeremy Jones

Websites: www.jeremyjonesmusic.com



www.theteachingmusic.com



 



"To lose completely any notion of separate self, no matter how subtle or instinctive, is the true definition of sannyasa, the blessed life of renunciation. Nonduality is renunciation. As long as one imagines oneself to exist independently as initiator or recipient of various actions - either as actor, agent, subject, or object of any kind - then one has not completely renounced. The actual state of nondual knowledge is comparable to falling from a high tree and remaining clearly aware, without tensing a single muscle or feeling the slightest anxiety ."

- Paramahamsa Ramakrishna



"When you go beyond the consciousness of this world, knowing that you are not the body or the mind, and yet aware as never before that you exist - that divine consciousness is what you are. You are That in which is rooted everything in the universe."

- Paramahansa Yogananda



"To be able to stand criticism is a mark of spiritual strength. It is weakness to allow resentment to conquer one's feelings when criticized. To be able humbly to stand the barbs of criticism, just or unjust, and to make continuous effort to improve one's attitudes and behavior when criticism is justified, will make one a saint."

- Paramahansa Yogananda



"There are always moments when one feels empty and estranged. Such moments are most desirable for it means the soul has cast its moorings and is sailing for distant places. This is detachment - when the old is over and the new has not yet come. If you are afraid, the state may be distressing; but there is really nothing to be afraid of. Remember the instruction: whatever you come across, go beyond."

- Nisargadatta Maharaj



"Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

- Albert Einstein



"All work is empty save when there is love."

- Kahlil Gibran



"Realize that the real Self stands above all anxiety, above all fear, stands above all tribulation and trouble. Nobody can harm you, no one can injure you."

- Rama Tirtha



"The physical postures should be steady and comfortable. They are mastered when all effort is relaxed and the mind is absorbed in the Infinite. Then we are no longer upset by the play of opposites."

- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali



"Overall, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows and senses in the universe. That's what music is to me. It's just another way of saying that this is a big, beautiful universe we live in, that's been given to us. And here's an example of just how magnificent and encompassing it is. That's what I would like to do. I think that's one of the greatest things you can do in life, and we all try to do it in some way. The musician's is through his music."

- John Coltrane



"Words in themselves are not important. They are not the Truth; they only point to it."

- Eckhart Tolle



"By being yourself, the 'I am'; by watching yourself and your daily life with alert interest, with the intention to understand rather than to judge, in full acceptance of whatever may emerge, because it is there, you encourage the deep to come to the surface and enrich your life and consciousness with its captive energies. This is the great work of awareness; it removes obstacles and releases energies by understanding the nature of life and mind. Intelligence is the door to freedom and alert attention is the mother of intelligence."

- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj



"If anyone can take your peace, steal your peace, you are the loser. No one can take your peace."

- Bikram Choudhury



"The kingdom of heaven cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, 'Lo here!' or, 'lo there!' for, behold, the kingdom of heaven is within you."

- Jesus Christ



"Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace."

- Buddha



"Your business engagements are important; but you should not for their sake sacrifice your equally important engagements of daily physical exercise and of bathing the nerves and mind with showers of peace by meditation."

- Paramahansa Yogananda