Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Dear Alton , what a valuable posting ! I find one of the cures for the agonies of the 'terror struck jiva 'is to tell it quite clearly that it now has no problems ,as having surrendered they are now God's problems and with supernormal faith in the power of Isvara , we know all will be well .Anyone else any formulae to still the agitated monkey mind .Love in Him , Alan > > TREAT THE MIND AS A DISTANT STRANGER!! > > Don't be deluded by your thoughts and vasanas. They are always trying to trick you into > believing that you are a real person, that the world is real, and that all your problems are > real. Don't fight them; just ignore them. Don't accept delivery of all the wrong ideas that > keep coming to you. Establish yourself in the conviction that you are the Self and that nothing > can stick to you or affect you. Once you have that conviction, you will find that you > automatically ignore the habits of the mind. When the rejection of the mental activities > becomes continuous and automatic, you will begin to have the experience of the Self. > Analogy: If you see two strangers quarrelling in the distance, you do not give much attention > to them because you know that the dispute is none of your business. Treat the contents of your > mind in the same way. Pay no attention! Cultivate the attitude that all thoughts, all > perceptions are "NOT ME, NOT MINE." > > Living By the Word of Bhagavan, p. 263 > > Posted for a friend > > Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 TREAT THE MIND AS A DISTANT STRANGER!! Don't be deluded by your thoughts and vasanas. They are always trying to trick you into believing that you are a real person, that the world is real, and that all your problems are real. Don't fight them; just ignore them. Don't accept delivery of all the wrong ideas that keep coming to you. Establish yourself in the conviction that you are the Self and that nothing can stick to you or affect you. Once you have that conviction, you will find that you automatically ignore the habits of the mind. When the rejection of the mental activities becomes continuous and automatic, you will begin to have the experience of the Self. Analogy: If you see two strangers quarrelling in the distance, you do not give much attention to them because you know that the dispute is none of your business. Treat the contents of your mind in the same way. Pay no attention! Cultivate the attitude that all thoughts, all perceptions are "NOT ME, NOT MINE." Living By the Word of Bhagavan, p. 263 Posted for a friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Abosolutely wonderful..... - Vandana SAHAHJA QUEST [leenalton (AT) hawaii (DOT) rr.com]Thursday, January 16, 2003 5:30 PMTo: Undisclosed-Recipient:;@palrel13.hp.com;;;[RamanaMaharshi] Bhagavan: Treat the Mind as a Distant Stranger TREAT THE MIND AS A DISTANT STRANGER!! Don't be deluded by your thoughts and vasanas. They are always trying to trick you into believing that you are a real person, that the world is real, and that all your problems are real. Don't fight them; just ignore them. Don't accept delivery of all the wrong ideas that keep coming to you. Establish yourself in the conviction that you are the Self and that nothing can stick to you or affect you. Once you have that conviction, you will find that you automatically ignore the habits of the mind. When the rejection of the mental activities becomes continuous and automatic, you will begin to have the experience of the Self. Analogy: If you see two strangers quarrelling in the distance, you do not give much attention to them because you know that the dispute is none of your business. Treat the contents of your mind in the same way. Pay no attention! Cultivate the attitude that all thoughts, all perceptions are "NOT ME, NOT MINE." Living By the Word of Bhagavan, p. 263 Posted for a friend Post message: RamanaMaharshi Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- Un: RamanaMaharshi- List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/RamanaMaharshi Your use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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