Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 Questioner: Isn't Guru's grace necessary for one's progress in self-enquiry? Bhagavan Ramana: Yes. But the vichara (enquiry) you are making is itself Guru's grace. Go on with the enquiry. Questioner: How? I don't know how to proceed. Bhagavan Ramana: Who doesn't know? You say 'I' and yet say, 'I' do not know this 'I'. Isn't that ludicrous? You have to constantly fight it out and get rid of the false notion of 'I'. Do that. Questioner: Isn't Guru's help necessary and useful? Bhagavan Ramana: Yes, to start you on the enquiry. But you yourself must pursue your enquiry. Questioner: Upto what point is the enquiry to be continued? Bhagavan Ramana: Till your last wrong notion is demolished, until the self is realised. >From the section: "GURU" (page 17) in the book, "Ramana Maharshi Answers 100 Questions," compiled and edited by A.R. Natarajan. Published by Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Bangalore, India. ===== Cognosce Te Ipsum Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 Beautifully stated. It is through the individual that the individual is "dissolved". The inquiry isn't conducted by a group, nor is it to be ignored... Peace, Dan Questioner: Isn't Guru's grace necessary for one's progress in self-enquiry? Bhagavan Ramana: Yes. But the vichara (enquiry) you are making is itself Guru's grace. Go on with the enquiry. Questioner: How? I don't know how to proceed. Bhagavan Ramana: Who doesn't know? You say 'I' and yet say, 'I' do not know this 'I'. Isn't that ludicrous? You have to constantly fight it out and get rid of the false notion of 'I'. Do that. Questioner: Isn't Guru's help necessary and useful? Bhagavan Ramana: Yes, to start you on the enquiry. But you yourself must pursue your enquiry. Questioner: Upto what point is the enquiry to be continued? Bhagavan Ramana: Till your last wrong notion is demolished, until the self is realised. >From the section: "GURU" (page 17) in the book, "Ramana Maharshi Answers 100 Questions," compiled and edited by A.R. Natarajan. Published by Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Bangalore, India. ===== Cognosce Te Ipsum Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Sponsor /join 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 Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. Your use of is subject to the Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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