Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Thanks Harsha, Yes, It cannot be said any better > Everyday life is not divorced from the Eternal state. > So long as daily life is imagined to be different from > the spiritual life these difficulties arise. > If the spiritual life is rightly understood the active > life will be found to be not different from it. > March 21, 1937 ~Ramana Talks So there is no need to change one iota to active or every day life... Wim This brings up a question, If someone is not happy (Meaning he or she does not find the Eternal state in it) in all aspect of his or her life. Does he or she changes that aspect or, instead, tries to find the Eternal state in the aspect of life where it Is not found? I ask this because I could easily choose a work (i.e. to be a tai chi instructor) where it would be more easy for me to not fell divorced from the Eternal state from time to time. Yet I also like my work (i.e. fixing people crying because they broke Sony things) for when I am able to find again a spark of the eternal state doing it, I know that I am able to find it in all aspect that life as still to offer me. Antoine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Dear Friends, what do you mean exactly by eternal state? For all I know the quote could be Maharshi's answer to some of the kitchen workers, who felt that they were losing out spiritually by working while others were sitting in the hall meditating with Bhagawan. He then explained to them that Atma Vichara can be carried out at all times at all places. "Just let the body do the work", he said. For the advanced sadhaka the difference between daily and spiritual life does not arise. Namah Shivaya Christina On Oct 12, 2004, at 22:47, Antoine Carré wrote: > > > Thanks Harsha, > > Yes, It cannot be said any better > > Everyday life is not divorced from the Eternal state. > > So long as daily life is imagined to be different from > > the spiritual life these difficulties arise. > > If the spiritual life is rightly understood the active > > life will be found to be not different from it. > > March 21, 1937 ~Ramana Talks > > So there is no need to change one iota to active or every day life... > > Wim > > This brings up a question, > If someone is not happy (Meaning he or she does not find the Eternal > state in it) in all aspect of his or her life. Does he or she changes > that aspect or, instead, tries to find the Eternal state in the aspect > of life where it Is not found? > > I ask this because I could easily choose a work (i.e. to be a tai chi > instructor) where it would be more easy for me to not fell divorced > from the Eternal state from time to time. Yet I also like my work > (i.e. fixing people crying because they broke Sony things) for when I > am able to find again a spark of the eternal state doing it, I know > that I am able to find it in all aspect that life as still to offer > me. > > Antoine > > > > > > /join > > > > > > "Love itself is the actual form of God." > > Sri Ramana > > In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma > > > > > Sponsor > > > <lrec_companion_043004.gif> > <l.gif> > > Links > > • > / > > • > > > • Terms of > Service. > > Monsoonhouse Int. Kovalam/Kerala contact: christianecameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 What does everyone here mean by the word “mean”? :-). Harsha _____ Antoine Carré [antoine.carre] Tuesday, October 12, 2004 6:07 PM Re: Re: Everyday Life and the Eternal State Dear Christina, If I am to understand what you are saying : << For the advanced sadhaka the difference between daily and spiritual life does not arise. >> What do you mean by an advanced sadhaka? Antoine _________ Dear Friends, what do you mean exactly by eternal state? For all I know the quote could be Maharshi's answer to some of the kitchen workers, who felt that they were losing out spiritually by working while others were sitting in the hall meditating with Bhagawan. He then explained to them that Atma Vichara can be carried out at all times at all places. "Just let the body do the work", he said. For the advanced sadhaka the difference between daily and spiritual life does not arise. Namah Shivaya Christina On Oct 12, 2004, at 22:47, Antoine Carré wrote: > > > Thanks Harsha, > > Yes, It cannot be said any better > > Everyday life is not divorced from the Eternal state. > > So long as daily life is imagined to be different from > > the spiritual life these difficulties arise. > > If the spiritual life is rightly understood the active > > life will be found to be not different from it. > > March 21, 1937 ~Ramana Talks > > So there is no need to change one iota to active or every day life... > > Wim > > This brings up a question, > If someone is not happy (Meaning he or she does not find the Eternal > state in it) in all aspect of his or her life. Does he or she changes > that aspect or, instead, tries to find the Eternal state in the aspect > of life where it Is not found? > > I ask this because I could easily choose a work (i.e. to be a tai chi > instructor) where it would be more easy for me to not fell divorced > from the Eternal state from time to time. Yet I also like my work > (i.e. fixing people crying because they broke Sony things) for when I > am able to find again a spark of the eternal state doing it, I know > that I am able to find it in all aspect that life as still to offer > me. > > Antoine > /join "Love itself is the actual form of God." Sri Ramana In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma <http://us.ard./SIG=1292g4239/M=294855.5468653.6549235.3001176/D=gr oups/S=1705060955:HM/EXP=1097705297/A=2376776/R=0/SIG=11ldm1jvc/*http:/promo tions./ydomains2004/index.html> click here <http://us.adserver./l?M=294855.5468653.6549235.3001176/D=groups/S= :HM/A=2376776/rand=953873191> _____ * / * <?subject=Un> * <> Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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