Guest guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Hi Barney, When people came to Sri Ramana, he sometimes asked them their background and what they were familiar with. Since you have come here voluntarily, why don't you give a little bit of your background and what you have read. Have you read mostly quotes from Ramana or actually read something about him or have taken an in depth interest in some way. If you have please let us know. There is a lot of material available that you can access on the Internet. If you need specific links, you can go to the HS website (given at the end of the message) and find out much stuff as well. From some of your questions it seems like you are looking for a clear "How To" manual from a "How To" master who has used the "How To" know how, to attain the state of beyond "How To" and now can reach down from beyond " How To" to lift you up to that state. That is certainly understandable. But what is it that you bring to the table Barney? Is it devotion, sincerity, faith, powerful intellect, prayerful attitude, concern for other living beings, sacrifice for others...? What is your offering to the Universe? Love to all Harsha barneyhazelwood wrote: > > All this talk about "sleep" seems like a "koan" to me, in that I can > never rationally understand it (please refer to the Maharshi > response below under the dotted line). So, if I can figure out a way > to stay in a coma for the rest of my life, would that do? (I'm sure > some of you would be happy about that ;>)) I notice in deep sleep, > that there IS no suffering, because there is no "awareness"! It > doesn't make sense to continue "that state" while awake, unless I'm > constantly on heroin or something like it. Am I supposed to > logically try to figure this out, until my brain explodes and I > can't think about it anymore? Are you supposed to be a zombie or > walk around in a trance, looking within rather than being aware of > the happenings of the outside world AND your internal responses to > them?? Is this realization practical for a worldly, active, and > engaged life? > > I appreciate that you all can quote Ramana, but do YOU constantly > continue in that state, and realize it? If SO, WHAT then, allowed > you to realize? Any HINTS? > > BH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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