Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Harshaji wrote... > Questions come up of Sadhana and how to achieve > Realization. These show our quest for Self and the > intuition that something lies behind the personality. > Sri Ramana used to say that all deep thinking people > are fascinated by the nature of consciousness. > > So yes one should do Sadhana. And if one is a mature > yogi, Sri Ramana may look him/her directly in the eye > and ask, "what is it that you conceive Sadhana to be?" > > > I conceive Sadhana to be..... > I conceive Sadhana to be...... > I conceive Sadhana to be.......... > > So the "I" conceives Sadhana to be...... > > The "I" conceives Sadhana to be... > > What truth can be expected from this "I" when it goes > outwards, poses as very muscular and important and > conceptualizes such and such. > > This is why Sri Ramana would often ask, "Who is this > "I" .... > > Go to the heart of the matter. Whatever Sadhana you > do, who is doing it? What is the source of this doing? > > > To do great Sadhana, one needs to be strong and strong > willed and determined and powerful (Perhaps like > TexasBob). To go to the source of all Sadhana, one > needs to be like a child, simple, with complete trust > in his mother. All techniques and Sadhana etc., depend > only on their Mother (consciousness) to be actualized. > > > When Ganapati Muni fell to Sri Ramana's feet and told > him that he had done countless mantras and asked him > the meaning of "Tapas", what did Sri Ramana say? He > said if you watch from where the mantra arises, that > is "Tapas". > > So the Truth is always simple and free and in > abundance. > > Love to all > Harsha http://www.omshaantih.com/Ramana/Stories/Ganapati%20Muni/Tapas.htm Love, Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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