What is the cause of tanha?

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> Q: What is the cause of tanha, the thirst for life

> and the thirst for rebirth?

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> A:

> Real rebirth is dying from the ego into the spirit.

> This is the significance of the crucifixion of

> Jesus. Whenever identification with the body

> exists, a body is always available, whether this or

> any other one, till the body-sense disappears by

> merging into the source ­ the spirit, or Self.

> The stone which is projected upwards remains in

> constant motion till it returns to its source,

> the earth, and rests. Headache continues to give

> trouble, till the pre-headache state is regained.

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> Thirst for life is inherent in the very nature of

> life, which is absolute existence ­ sat.

> Although indestructible by nature, by false

> identification with its destructible instrument,

> the body consciousness imbibes a false apprehension

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> of its destructibility. Because of that false

> identification it tries to perpetuate the body, and

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> that results in a succession of rebirths.

> But however long these bodies may last, they

> eventually come to an end and yield to the Self,

> which alone eternally exists.

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>from Be As You Are

> The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

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>All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

>perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and

>subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not

>different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the

>nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present.

>It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the

>Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of

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