Guest guest Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 Announcing two new created today: The first group is called “FIRST RING”. Sri Muruganar was a liberated sage who spent decades in the company of Sri Ramana Maharshi. Sri Muruganar was already a highly skilled poet before he met Sri Ramana Maharshi, and therefore his ability to communicate clearly is unsurpassed. One liberated sage reporting on the teachings of another liberated sage is like two mirrors facing each other. The result is an infinite reflection. Sri Muruganar’s words are a living transmission. Quotes from the book "The Garland of Guru's (Sri Ramana Maharshi's) Sayings will be posted at the First Ring group once per week or once per month. These will not be randomly selected quotes, they will be quotes with specific purposes. There will be four categories of quotes: #1. Turning Inward: The purpose of these teachings is to show the outgoing mind how to turn inward. #2. Awareness watching awareness: These quotes describe how to practice the Direct Path. #3. Encouragement: the Goal: These quotes from the book: The flood tide of Bliss, Sri Ramana Experience by Sri Muruganar describe the experience of Self-Realization or Liberation and serve the purpose of encouraging one to stay on the Direct Path. #4. Encouragement to Practice: These quotes encourage one's effort, zeal and determination to practice Self-abidance. The teachings that will be quoted at the First Ring group are the most clearly communicated, condensed summary of the teachings of the Direct Path that exist today. With orbits around the sun (the Self), the orbit closest to the sun is the first ring, and the most Direct Teachings that exist today, communicated most clearly, in the most concise manner are called: “THE FIRST RING”. Most of the quotes here will be by Sri Muruganar, however there may be a few carefully selected quotes by other Sages also. Postings will begin here on November 5, 2003. To Join the First Ring group click: FirstRing Then click “Join this group”. The second new group is called “DISCERN”. The following is a quote from the book "The Garland of Gurus (Sri Ramana Maharshi's) Sayings" by Sri Muruganar: 1106. "The sage's pure mind which beholds as a mere witness the whole world is like a mirror which reflects the foolish thoughts of those who come before him, and these thoughts are then mistaken to be his." The purpose of the Discern group is to demonstrate how to discern which of the words spoken by Sri Ramana Maharshi are the reflections of the foolish thoughts of those who came before him and which are Sri Ramana's teachings. One talk at a time will be examined from the book "Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi" and through the process of commentary the method of discerning Sri Ramana's teachings, from the reflection of the foolish thoughts of the questioner, will be demonstrated. The benefits to this process will be many including: #1. Discerning the Direct Path from indirect paths. #2. Dispelling the myth that Sri Ramana encouraged methods other than or aids to Self-inquiry. #3. Discerning Sri Ramana's teaching from a reflection of the foolish thoughts of those who came before him. #4. Revealing how the ego, as a preservation strategy, selects the reflection of the foolish thoughts of those who came before him, instead of Sri Ramana's teachings. Postings will begin at this group on November 7, 2003. To Join the Discern Group click: Discern then click “Join this group”. You can read an article about who Sri Muruganar and Sri Sadhu Om were and what their role is in clearly communicating the Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, written by Michael James by clicking this link: http://uarelove1.tripod.com/wings.htm For more information on the Direct Path click: http://uarelove1.tripod.com/STD8.htm Take care, with Love, Michael L. Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch./promos/britneyspears/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 , "Michael L." <uarelove> wrote: > Announcing two new created today: > > The first group is called "FIRST RING". > > Sri Muruganar was a liberated sage > who spent decades in the company of > Sri Ramana Maharshi. > > Sri Muruganar was already a highly skilled poet before > he met Sri Ramana Maharshi, > and therefore his ability to communicate clearly > is unsurpassed. > > One liberated sage > reporting on the teachings of another liberated sage > is like two mirrors facing each other. > The result is an infinite reflection. > Sri Muruganar's words are a living transmission. > > Quotes from the book "The Garland of Guru's > (Sri Ramana Maharshi's) Sayings > will be posted at the First Ring group > once per week or once per month. > > These will not be randomly selected quotes, > they will be quotes with specific purposes. > > There will be four categories of quotes: > > #1. Turning Inward: The purpose of these teachings > is to show the outgoing mind how to turn inward. > > #2. Awareness watching awareness: > These quotes describe how to practice the Direct Path. > > #3. Encouragement: the Goal: > These quotes from the book: The flood tide of Bliss, > Sri Ramana Experience by Sri Muruganar > describe the experience of Self-Realization > or Liberation and serve the purpose of > encouraging one to stay on the Direct Path. > > #4. Encouragement to Practice: > These quotes encourage one's effort, zeal and > determination to practice Self-abidance. > > The teachings that will be quoted > at the First Ring group > are the most clearly communicated, > condensed summary of the teachings of the Direct Path > that exist today. > > With orbits around the sun (the Self), > the orbit closest to the sun is the first ring, > and the most Direct Teachings that exist today, > communicated most clearly, > in the most concise manner are called: > > "THE FIRST RING". > > Most of the quotes here will be by Sri Muruganar, > however there may be a few carefully selected quotes > by other Sages also. > > Postings will begin here > on November 5, 2003. > > To Join the First Ring group click: > > FirstRing > > Then click "Join this group". > > The second new group is called "DISCERN". > > The following is a quote from the book > "The Garland of Gurus (Sri Ramana Maharshi's) Sayings" > by Sri Muruganar: > > 1106. "The sage's pure mind which beholds > > as a mere witness the whole world > > is like a mirror which reflects the foolish thoughts > > of those who come before him, > > and these thoughts are then mistaken to be his." > > The purpose of the Discern group is to demonstrate > how to discern which of the words spoken by > Sri Ramana Maharshi > are the reflections of the foolish thoughts > of those who came before him > and which are Sri Ramana's teachings. > > One talk at a time will be examined > from the book "Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi" > and through the process of commentary > the method of discerning Sri Ramana's teachings, > from the reflection of the foolish thoughts > of the questioner, will be demonstrated. > > The benefits to this process will be many including: > > #1. Discerning the Direct Path from indirect paths. > > #2. Dispelling the myth that Sri Ramana encouraged > methods other than or aids to Self-inquiry. > > #3. Discerning Sri Ramana's teaching from a reflection > of the foolish thoughts of those who came before him. > > #4. Revealing how the ego, as a preservation strategy, > > selects the reflection of > the foolish thoughts of those who came before him, > instead of Sri Ramana's teachings. > > Postings will begin at this group on November 7, 2003. > > To Join the Discern Group click: > > Discern > > then click "Join this group". > > You can read an article about who Sri Muruganar > and Sri Sadhu Om were and what their role is in > clearly communicating the Teachings of > Sri Ramana Maharshi, written by Michael James > by clicking this link: > > http://uarelove1.tripod.com/wings.htm > > For more information on the Direct Path click: > > http://uarelove1.tripod.com/STD8.htm > > Take care, > > with Love, > > Michael L. > > The sadhana of loving God as He really is, as 'I am,' with all one's heart, having rejected all other thoughts, is identical to the path of true devotion as taught by Bhagavan on many occasions: Question: That is why I am asking you whether God could be worshipped through the path of love. Bhagavan: … Love itself is the actual form of God, If by saying, 'I do not love this, I do not love that,' you reject all things, that which remains is swarupa, that is, the real form of the Self. That is pure bliss. Call it pure bliss, God, atma or what you will. That is devotion, that is realisation, that is everything. If you thus reject everything, what remains is the Self alone. That is real love. One who knows the secret of that love finds the world itself full of universal love. from: "Love itself is the actual form of God." "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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