Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Because the quality of purity (sattva) is the real nature of the mind, clearness like that of the unclouded sky is the characteristic of the mind-expanse. Being stirred up by the quality of activity (rajas) the mind becomes restless and, influenced by darkness (tamas), manifests as the physical world. The mind thus becoming restless on the one hand and appearing as solid matter on the other, the Real is not discerned. Just as fine silk threads cannot be woven with the use of a heavy iron shuttle, or the delicate shades of a work of art be distinguished in the light of a lamp flickering in the wind, so is the Realization of Truth impossible with the mind rendered gross by darkness (tamas) and restless by activity (rajas). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sri Ramana: Self-Enquiry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 , "Gabriele Ebert" <g.ebert@g...> wrote: "The mind thus becoming restless on the one hand and appearing as solid matter on the other, the Real is not discerned." ))) When the Real is not discerned, the Real is discerned. When the Real is discerned, the Real is not discerned. Dark and restless, a smoking dog jumps into a cloud -- Woof! LoveAlways, b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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