\u201cto be a saint means to be myself\u201d Thomas Merton / sainthood is within us - chip it away / if I\u2019m not being a saint, I\u2019m not being myself / Western salvation vs Eastern self-realization / tat tvam asi - you are that (but not like that) / We are God\u2019s energy yet we are individual / the personal conception makes everything click / Sri Caitanya schools the monist sannyasis / Arjuna - \u201chow can one transcend the material energy?\u201d - Krishna - \u201cthrough Bhakti-yoga\u201d / Krishna is the basis of brahaman / three manifestations of the Absolute Truth - Brahman, Paramatma & Bhagavan
SB 4.24.60