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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

 

 

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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:

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> 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

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What does everyone here mean by the word “mean”? :-).

 

 

 

Harsha

 

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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

>

 

 

 

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