Guest guest Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 That which is never absent need not be sought. It is Recognized as one's own Self in the company of true friends. In the tranquil awareness of a friend, we recognize our own awareness. Love, Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Hi Harsha - This is beautiful. Thank you for posting it. love and peace, joyce , Harsha wrote: > That which is never absent need not be sought. > > It is Recognized as one's own Self in the company of true friends. > > In the tranquil awareness of a friend, we recognize our own awareness. > > Love, > Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Thanks Joyce. Your appreciation is appreciated! Love to all Harsha know_mystery wrote: > Hi Harsha - > > This is beautiful. Thank you for posting it. > > love and peace, > joyce That which is never absent need not be sought. > > It is Recognized as one's own Self in the company of true friends. > > In the tranquil awareness of a friend, we recognize our own awareness. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 ---Dear Ben ,thanks .Yes we are here to help each other in right understanding of the quest . I like the word 'Friend '.It implies the warmth,love and compassion inherent in the Self.Thamk you for bringing it out and into prominence,poetically too . Love, in the Teaching, Alan Dear Alan, > > Thank you for your reply. I hope you understand it was not my intention to criticize you :-) I > just wanted to share what I think of as essential. > Yes, Sri Ramana was the embodiment of Compassion, his life was an example. May all living beings > find this Compassion inside and act accordingly. > > Love, > > Ben. > - > Alan Jacobs > RamanaMaharshi > Monday, October 06, 2003 9:00 AM > Re: [RamanaMaharshi] Obedience to authority > > > ---Dear Ben , > > I agree .In retrospect -this term obedience should have been better qualified and expressed as > you > have put it as'right understanding' .On the worldly level Ramana advised exercising Compassion > to > any suffering which comes into your life path which you could alleviate .He was compassionate > to > animals and trees as well as human beings .Love.in His Grace, Alan > > > > "Ramana acquiesced in these decisions ,because obedience to authority is a life preparation > > for a higher obedience ." > > > > Dear Alan, dear readers, > > > > With all due respect, there is also great danger in this kind of obedience. Please bare with > me. > > Crimes against humanity, the animal kingdom, and mother Earth have -and are- still being > > committed in the name of obedience to some kind of higher authority; be it divine, > religious, > > political, ideological, economic etc. > > > > Blind acceptance, or better: to submit yourself without understanding what you are doing, to > a > > power you have placed above you, outside you, to any form of authority, on the worldly as > well > > as -even more so- on the spiritual level, only leads to stupidity, arrogance, blindness and > > therefore to acts of untold cruelty against all living beings. We can see this happening > every > > day; at least, to speak for myself, I can. > > It is no joke what is going on in this world, we are destroying ourselves. And to say: "it > is > > all maya" is the most horrible thing I have ever heard in my life, for that is just an > excuse to > > go on with our collective suicide. > > I don't think Love, Guru, God, Friend, or whatever name you like to give it, is asking for > > obedience. It is asking for right understanding and according to this understanding we > should > > take our responsibility and ACT. What our relationship is to this responsibility is at the > core > > of every spiritual path: dharma. > > My "personal" relationship with the Friend is one of Love not obedience. Yet I am not an > outlaw > > :-) The Friend is not outside me, the Friend is more inside me than I AM. > > > > Also, as this is a group dedicated to the teachings of Sri Ramana, I don't think Sri Ramana > > would have advised obedience. I think I understood he has been asking us to find out for > > ourselves, to use our intelligence, our own discrimination. > > I am sorry for this rather long post. But I had to get it out. > > > > Love, > > > > Ben. > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release 9/1/2003 > > > > ______________________ > Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE > Messenger http://mail.messenger..co.uk > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: RamanaMaharshi > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://www./community/RamanaMaharshi > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release 9/1/2003 > ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://mail.messenger..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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