Everyday Life and the Eternal State

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Dear Madathil Ji and Maniji:

 

I was actually quoting Sri Ramana from the "Talks". Madathil Ji, however,

has further explained it very well. Will pass this on to HS.

 

Words, concepts, and thoughts cannot fully capture or contain That which is

prior to them.

 

Self is always Self-Awake and presents It Self to It Self as Self

Presence-Existence.

 

Sri Ramana was probably saying that since Self is never absent, it is not in

conflict with any perception or perceived state including the everyday life

state.

 

Self is always Here, but mysteriously not recognized or reflected in the

intellect of all equally due to karma- samskaras, etc. When through

spiritual practice, the mind is thinned out and becomes transparent, the

Self becomes spontaneously evident and asserts itself as Pure

Sat-Chit-Ananda, devoid of all qualities and sorrow.

 

Since the mind itself arises out of the Self, it carries with it the quality

of the Self as consciousness permeates it like water permeates a sponge.

This makes it possible for the introverted mind through its own

self-consciousness to trace the route back to its Source and merge with it.

 

Meditation on the nature of the Self as pure consciousness and pure being

that is not different than our own consciousness and our own being contains

the essence of all beauty and emerges from reflecting on the Mahavakyas or

hearing the words of Bhagavan with faith.

 

Love to all

Harsha

 

 

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"Madathil Rajendran Nair" <madathilnair

<advaitin>

Monday, October 11, 2004 12:17 AM

Re: Everyday Life and the Eternal State

 

>

> Namaste.

>

> Maniji, with your words, we seem to be back on the three states and

> turIyA.

>

> I believe Harshaji meant turIyA by 'eternal state' although it is not

> a state. Actually, wakefulness, dreaming and deep sleep - the three

> states - are actually turIyA as gold ornaments are really gold. But,

> we don't simply understand them as such. Admitting this

> misunderstanding of ours, Harshaji is quite right in saying

> that 'everyday life is not divorced from the Eternal state'. One who

> has 'realized' himself is 'always AWAKE' whether in wakefulness,

> dream or deep sleep. One who hasn't simply doesn't know that he

> really is 'always AWAKE'.

>

> PraNAms.

>

> Madathil Nair

> ___________________

>

> >

> > Harsha wrote:

> > Sri Ramana:

> >

> > Everyday life is not divorced from the Eternal state. So long as

> daily life

> _____________________

>

> advaitin, "R.S.MANI" <r_s_mani> wrote:

> ...

> > IMHO, everdaylife is a state and "Eternal" is not a state, and if

> it is also a state, it is subject to change. "Eternal" is permanent,

> i.e. anadi,madhya, antha, with no beginning, and end, and everyday

> life appears to be a manifestatation of that.

> >

>