Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 Dear Vicki, Thank you for your continuing sharing of Sri Ramana's breath taking simplicity and beauty. The following statement is the naked truth! "Stillness is the sole requisite for the realisation of the Self as God." Sri Ramana Maharshi Love to all Harsha ----Original Message-----Viorica Weissman [viorica (AT) zahav (DOT) net.il]Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:06 AMRamanaMaharshiCc: self-enquiry - [35] Q: Is not meditation better than investigation? A: Meditation implies mental imagery, whereas investigation is for the reality. The former is objective, whereas the latter is subjective. Q: There must be a scientific approach to this subject. A: To eschew unreality and seek the reality is scientific. Q: I mean there must a gradual elimination, first of the mind, then of the intellect, then of the ego. A: The Self alone is real. All others are unreal. The mind and intellect do not remain apart from you. The Bible says, "Be still and know that I am God." Stillness is the sole requisite for the realisation of the Self as God. Sri Ramana Maharshi /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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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