Vigilance

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>From the January 99 issue of The Ramana Way Journal:

http://members.tripod.com/~rmclb/jan99.htm

 

.....Yet, there is surely one rule which Bhagavan has laid down for

us. This is the rule of vigilance. To be vigilant, continuously,

every waking moment, to the rising of identity. To nip each

identification in the bud even as it rises, by questioning For whom

is this? For whom this distraction? For whom this anger? For whom the

anxiety? Who is judging? Who is deciding? Who is achieving? Who has

failed? Who? Who? I comes the answer at every instance. And the next

question must automatically follow since we are on the path of self-

enquiry. I? Who am I? Attention returns to the I and its source,

vigilance remains. This is imperative. It is also the only regimen

that need be followed. All else can take its own course as it is

bound to. This is fine, some argue, but could you not put down a

little more clearly how this translates into action? It may seem

simple to say we should remain vigilant, yet it would be helpful if

you could give us some examples based on our daily routine.

 

.......Vigilance, vigilance through the day, through work and play,

through storm and quiet. To remember, recall time and again the

intense doubt, Who am I?, whenever possible, wherever necessary.

Then, night comes and one is not exhausted. For, one has kept the

company of enquiry through the day. Nor is one working till the

moment of dropping to sleep, for one does not seek such a hectic pace

of activity. So, with the mind still clear, one goes to bed so that

one may watch, remain alert as the I- thought drops back into the

source. So that one may track it down and again wake up with the same

awareness, alertness, every moment in readiness. What then are the

rules of this game? To renounce family? No. To renounce work? No. To

give up bad habits? No. To give up good habits? No. To renounce the

one who seeks to renounce? Yes! To give up the original habit, the

habit of identification? Yes! How? Through vigilance, eternal

vigilance, the absolute intensity of alert, unbroken self-enquiry.

That's right, it is the price of truth.

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Peace with you

Jim Rich

thank you for this posting!

michael bindel

>"jim rich"

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> Vigilance

>Mon, 02 Feb 2004 06:14:40 -0000 > >From the January 99 issue

of The Ramana Way Journal:

>http://members.tripod.com/~rmclb/jan99.htm > >....Yet, there is

surely one rule which Bhagavan has laid down for >us. This is the

rule of vigilance. To be vigilant, continuously, >every waking

moment, to the rising of identity. To nip each >identification in the

bud even as it rises, by questioning For whom >is this? For whom this

distraction? For whom this anger? For whom the >anxiety? Who is

judging? Who is deciding? Who is achieving? Who has >failed? Who?

Who? I comes the answer at every instance. And the next >question

must automatically follow since we are on the path of self- >enquiry.

I? Who am I? Attention returns to the I and its source, >vigilance

remains. This is imperative. It is also the only regimen >that need

be followed. All else can take its own course as it is >bound to.

This is fine, some argue, but could you not put down a >little more

clearly how this translates into action? It may seem >simple to say

we should remain vigilant, yet it would be helpful if >you could give

us some examples based on our daily routine. > >......Vigilance,

vigilance through the day, through work and play, >through storm and

quiet. To remember, recall time and again the >intense doubt, Who am

I?, whenever possible, wherever necessary. >Then, night comes and one

is not exhausted. For, one has kept the >company of enquiry through

the day. Nor is one working till the >moment of dropping to sleep,

for one does not seek such a hectic pace >of activity. So, with the

mind still clear, one goes to bed so that >one may watch, remain

alert as the I- thought drops back into the >source. So that one may

track it down and again wake up with the same >awareness, alertness,

every moment in readiness. What then are the >rules of this game? To

renounce family? No. To renounce work? No. To >give up bad habits?

No. To give up good habits? No. To renounce the >one who seeks to

renounce? Yes! To give up the original habit, the >habit of

identification? Yes! How? Through vigilance, eternal >vigilance, the

absolute intensity of alert, unbroken self-enquiry. >That's right, it

is the price of truth. > > > > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and

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Dear Jim

 

thank you for the posting. In my experience, vigilance at all times during

the day is much more successful on those days on which I practice

'vichara' in the morning in a sitting posture for a minimum period 30 to 45

mi utes.

 

Jai Sri Ramana

 

 

Ramana Sarma