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D. If the mind is merely a

shadow how then is one to know the Self?M. The Self is the Heart,

self-luminous. Illumination arises from the Heart and reaches the

brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the

mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self. The

world is perceived by an act of the mind. When the mind is illumined

it is aware of the world; when it is not so illumined, it is not

aware of the world. If the mind is turned in, towards the Source of

Illumination, objective knowledge ceases, and the Self alone shines

as the Heart. The moon shines by reflecting the light of the sun.

When the sun has set, the moon is useful for displaying objects. When

the sun has risen no one needs the moon, though its disc is visible in

the sky. So it is with the mind and the Heart. The mind is made useful

by its reflected light. It is used for seeing objects. When turned

inwards, it merges into the Source of illumination which shines by

Itself and the mind is then like the moon in the day-time. When it is

dark, a lamp is necessary to give light. But when the sun has risen,

there is no need for the lamp; the objects are visible. And to see

the sun no lamp is necessary, it is enough if you turn your eyes

towards the self-luminous sun. Similarly with the mind, to see the

objects the light reflected from the mind is necessary. To see the

Heart it is enough that the mind is turned towards it. Then the mind

does not count and the Heart is self-effulgent.

~Sri Ramana Maharshi~

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Hello Lady Joyce -

 

 

Goosebumps from this passage. My Heart thanks you, as does my Mind...

 

And speaking of the sun rise and sun sets, one of my favorite poems

by Kenneth Rexroth (from the late 1930s):

 

ON WHAT PLANET

 

"Uniformly over the whole countryside

The warm air flows imperceptibly seaward;

The autumn haze drifts in deep bands

Over the pale water;

White egrets stand in the blue marshes;

Tamalpais, Diablo, St. Helena

Float in the air.

Climbing on the cliffs of Hunter's Hill

We look out over fifty miles of sinuous

Interpenetration of mountains and sea.

 

Leading up a twisted chimney,

Just as my eyes rise to the level

Of a small cave, two white owls

Fly out, silent, close to my face.

They hover, confused in the sunlight,

And disappear into the recesses of the cliff.

 

All day I have been watching a new climber,

A young girl with ash blond hair

And gentle confident eyes.

She climbs slowly, precisely,

With unwasted grace.

While I am coiling the ropes,

Watching the spectacular sunset,

She turns to me and says, quietly,

"It must be very beautiful, the sunset,

On Saturn, with the rings and all the moons.

 

 

 

Yes, imagine the sun sets on Saturn, with the rings and all the moons.

 

love,

joyce

 

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, "Lady Joyce" <ladyjoy@v...>

wrote:

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> D. If the mind is merely a

shadow how then is one to know the Self?

>

> M. The Self is the Heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from

the Heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The

world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected

light of the Self. The world is perceived by an act of the mind. When

the mind is illumined it is aware of the world; when it is not so

illumined, it is not aware of the world. If the mind is turned in,

towards the Source of Illumination, objective knowledge ceases, and

the Self alone shines as the Heart. The moon shines by reflecting the

light of the sun. When the sun has set, the moon is useful for

displaying objects. When the sun has risen no one needs the moon,

though its disc is visible in the sky. So it is with the mind and the

Heart. The mind is made useful by its reflected light. It is used for

seeing objects. When turned inwards, it merges into the Source of

illumination which shines by Itself and the mind is then like the

moon in the day-time. When it is dark, a lamp is necessary to give

light. But when the sun has risen, there is no need for the lamp; the

objects are visible. And to see the sun no lamp is necessary, it is

enough if you turn your eyes towards the self-luminous sun. Similarly

with the mind, to see the objects the light reflected from the mind

is necessary. To see the Heart it is enough that the mind is turned

towards it. Then the mind does not count and the Heart is self-

effulgent.

> ~Sri Ramana Maharshi~