Guest guest Posted May 24, 2001 Report Share Posted May 24, 2001 Q : But from my own level of understanding , I regard myself and my son as real. A : The birth of the "I" thought is a person's birth and it's death is his death. After the "I" thought has arisen , the wrong identification with the body arises. Identifying yourself with the body makes you falsely identify others also with their bodies. Just as your body was born and grows and will die, so you think the other also was born , grew and died. Did you think of your son before he was born ? The thought came after his birth and continues even after his death. He is your son only insofar as you think of him . Where has he gone ? To the source from which he sprang. So long as you continue to exist , he does too. But if you ceise to identify yourself with the body and realize the true Self , this confusion will vanish . You are eternal and others also will be found to be eternal. Until this is realized there will always be grief due to false values which are caused by wrong knowledge and wrong identification. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi Arthur Osborne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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