Guest guest Posted July 1, 2001 Report Share Posted July 1, 2001 Q : Is there no Dehatma Buddhi [i-am-the-body idea] for the jnani? If, for instance, Sri Bhagavan is bitten by an insect, is there no sensation? A: There is the sensation and there is also the dehatma buddhi. The latter is common to both jnani and ajnani with this difference, that the ajnani thinks only the body is myself, whereas the jnani knows all is of the Self, or all this is Brahman. If there be pain let it be. It is also part of the Self. The Self is Poorna (perfect). After transcending dehatma buddhi one becomes a jnani. In the absence of that idea there cannot be either Kartritva (doership) or Karta (doer). So a jnani has no karma (that is, a jnani performs no actions). That is his experience. Otherwise he is not a jnani. However, the ajnani identifies the jnani with his body, which the jnani does not do. Q : I see you doing things. How can you say that you never perform actions? A: The radio sings and speaks, but if you open it you will find no one inside. Similarly, my existence is like the space; though this body speaks like the radio, there is no one inside as a doer. ------- from Be As You Are The Teachings of Sri Ramana Mahasrhi edited by David Godman -------- Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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