Self-Inquiry

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<< All verification is only Self-Verification. One must turn to one's Own

Awareness and enquire into its nature. All else is speculation which may be

useful for the time being but at some point one must be absolutely direct in

one's enquiry. <<

Thank you for this, Harsha...and this gives me the opportunity to

bring up something I wanted to ask you and all here about. Have you

heard about the Association for the Happiness of All Mankind in

Ashboro, NC? It is run by a man, A. Ramana, and offers courses such

as the Self-Inquiry Intensive. It also offers a way to learn

Self-Inquiry over the phone. The group states that Ramana Maharshi is

the basis for its teachings. I am curious what others who follow

Ramana Maharshi know about or think of this group. I have had

somewhat mixed feelings, especially at one point, after I had gotten

on the mailing list for their newsletter and began to receive

repeated calls to attend a local open house. Anyhow, perhaps someone

here can shed some light on this or has had some personal experience

with it. Shanti ~ Linda

[Guest guest]

Hi Linda and everyone. I don't know anything about this group. The

best source of information about Ramana Maharshi's teaching is the

words of the Sage of Arunachala himself. The Official Ramana Maharshi

Website run by Arunachala Ashram has all the needed information about

Ramana Maharshi, his collected works, conversations with him and

books written by his devotees who knew him. Anyway that is my

personal preference. If someone can post the url or I will post it

when I find it. I am ready to go to bed now.

When I was 21-22, I first heard part of the song --

Arunachala Shiva, Arunachala, Arunachala Shiva, Arunachala, Om Shakti,

Om Shakti, Om Shakti Om --Om Shakti, Jnana Shakti, Para Shakti Om!

I was sitting at the Jain Center quietly meditating. All of a sudden

the singers started. Arunachala Shiva, Arunachala (in an American

accent!). I had never heard it sung before! My body hair stood on end

and it was as if a thousand volcanoes erupted on my skin everywhere.

After that I always pleaded with the singers to sing that song first

before all others. They would smile and comply most of the time

feeling sorry for me. Sometimes they had to exercise their artistic

prerogative and sing other things.

This reminds me that I should order a CD which has recently come out I

think from the Arunachala Ashram.

Love to all

Harsha

nierika (AT) aol (DOT) com

[nierika (AT) aol (DOT) com]Sunday, March 25, 2001 10:25 PMTo:

Subject: Re:

Self-Inquiry

Harsha wrote: << All verification is only Self-Verification. One must

turn to one's Own Awareness and enquire into its nature. All else is

speculation which may be useful for the time being but at some point

one must be absolutely direct in one's enquiry. << Thank you for

this, Harsha...and this gives me the opportunity to bring up

something I wanted to ask you and all here about. Have you heard

about the Association for the Happiness of All Mankind in Ashboro,

NC? It is run by a man, A. Ramana, and offers courses such as the

Self-Inquiry Intensive. It also offers a way to learn Self-Inquiry

over the phone. The group states that Ramana Maharshi is the basis

for its teachings. I am curious what others who follow Ramana

Maharshi know about or think of this group. I have had somewhat mixed

feelings, especially at one point, after I had gotten on the mailing

list for their newsletter and began to receive repeated calls to

attend a local open house. Anyhow, perhaps someone here can shed some

light on this or has had some personal experience with it. Shanti ~

Linda