Sage Yajanvalkya's advice to King Janaka: "When everything in the world fails to support you, and when nobody is around to speak to you, you must depend on the illumination that comes from within. Only then will you realize that your Self is your light and your Self your strength, and that there is nothing except your Self when everything else in the world fails.

The beginning of freedom is the realisation that you are not the possessed entity, the thinker, anymore. Only when you stop the chattering of the mind, do you create a space. And within that space, you will start realizing the deeper dimension of who you are. There you will find the true beauty of life.

Every thought has form and you can look at it objectively. When you become aware of your thoughts, you can choose not to react to them. When you are unaware of your thoughts, you tend to react unconsciously to everything that passes through your mind.

What roles do we human beings play when it comes to controlling our fates?

Enlightenment means transcending your world of thoughts.