Guest guest Posted November 2, 2002 Report Share Posted November 2, 2002 Dear Harsha, Thank you for your story about the simple, basic Truth, about the place that we see that we never really left, nor is there anywhere else that we could go. And what it finally means in day-to-day life, "So there is not much to do but to breathe in and breathe out in gratitude, love, and awareness and go about your daily life." Such stories, I think, provide the best encouragement to seekers. They say, "It is real, it is possible, you can follow to where I now stand. It is NOT far away, it is closer than you think, it is who you are." We are Not two, Richard -- In RamanaMaharshi, Harsha <harshaimtm> wrote: > Although much is written about Enlightenment and > mystical experiences and so forth, Self-Realization is > actually a simple thing. > > As T.S. Eliot has said, and I paraphrase, we come back > to where we started and see it as if for the first > time. It is actually even more basic....It is a place, > when we recognize it, we see that we never even left > it, nor can we leave it to go elsewhere. Such is the > beauty of Sat-Chit-Ananda. It Knows It Self By It Self > and Through It Self. > > Almost a quarter of a century ago, through the grace > of Bhagavan Ramana, I realized the nature of the Self. > I remember some of the thoughts which flashed in me > intuitively after the great recognition...."Of course, > of course, it is only me, what else, what else, what > else did I expect, what else could it have possibly > been!" Paradoxically, the obvious had become obvious. > > On that day, I truly realized how ordinary I was in > every way and it filled my heart with gladness and > joy. And knowing my own Heart, and realizing that it > was the One Heart, all the scriptures made sense, and > all the teachings lost their hold. Over time, it > seemed like my heart was some leaky faucet that could > no longer be contained with love seeping out in > drips.... little drops, little drops, big drops...... > > If we see clearly with the mind, the nature of the > mind, we see that the ordinary mind is the Buddha > Mind. > > So there is not much to do but to breathe in and > breathe out in gratitude, love, and awareness and go > about your daily life. > > Love to all > Harsha > > > > ===== > /join > > > > > > > > > > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2002 Report Share Posted November 2, 2002 Although much is written about Enlightenment and mystical experiences and so forth, Self-Realization is actually a simple thing. As T.S. Eliot has said, and I paraphrase, we come back to where we started and see it as if for the first time. It is actually even more basic....It is a place, when we recognize it, we see that we never even left it, nor can we leave it to go elsewhere. Such is the beauty of Sat-Chit-Ananda. It Knows It Self By It Self and Through It Self. Almost a quarter of a century ago, through the grace of Bhagavan Ramana, I realized the nature of the Self. I remember some of the thoughts which flashed in me intuitively after the great recognition...."Of course, of course, it is only me, what else, what else, what else did I expect, what else could it have possibly been!" Paradoxically, the obvious had become obvious. On that day, I truly realized how ordinary I was in every way and it filled my heart with gladness and joy. And knowing my own Heart, and realizing that it was the One Heart, all the scriptures made sense, and all the teachings lost their hold. Over time, it seemed like my heart was some leaky faucet that could no longer be contained with love seeping out in drips.... little drops, little drops, big drops...... If we see clearly with the mind, the nature of the mind, we see that the ordinary mind is the Buddha Mind. So there is not much to do but to breathe in and breathe out in gratitude, love, and awareness and go about your daily life. Love to all Harsha ===== /join HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2002 Report Share Posted November 4, 2002 Thnaks for this Harsha, I am really glad you wrote it. Love Bobby G. , Harsha <harshaimtm> wrote: > Although much is written about Enlightenment and > mystical experiences and so forth, Self-Realization is > actually a simple thing. > > As T.S. Eliot has said, and I paraphrase, we come back > to where we started and see it as if for the first > time. It is actually even more basic....It is a place, > when we recognize it, we see that we never even left > it, nor can we leave it to go elsewhere. Such is the > beauty of Sat-Chit-Ananda. It Knows It Self By It Self > and Through It Self. > > Almost a quarter of a century ago, through the grace > of Bhagavan Ramana, I realized the nature of the Self. > I remember some of the thoughts which flashed in me > intuitively after the great recognition...."Of course, > of course, it is only me, what else, what else, what > else did I expect, what else could it have possibly > been!" Paradoxically, the obvious had become obvious. > > On that day, I truly realized how ordinary I was in > every way and it filled my heart with gladness and > joy. And knowing my own Heart, and realizing that it > was the One Heart, all the scriptures made sense, and > all the teachings lost their hold. Over time, it > seemed like my heart was some leaky faucet that could > no longer be contained with love seeping out in > drips.... little drops, little drops, big drops...... > > If we see clearly with the mind, the nature of the > mind, we see that the ordinary mind is the Buddha > Mind. > > So there is not much to do but to breathe in and > breathe out in gratitude, love, and awareness and go > about your daily life. > > Love to all > Harsha > > > > ===== > /join > > > > > > > > > > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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