The pathless path

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If we see how Sri Ramana lived, we find that he was natural in his

ways. He did what was natural for him. Often people asked him whether

they should leave their worldly responsibilities and become ascetics

like him. Perhaps the thinking behind such questions was that by

emulating the life style of the sage, one could become Self-Realized.

Sri Ramana emphasized that Self is not external to us and so a change

of life style is not what is needed. The essential teaching of Bhagavan

is to simply become aware of our sense of existence that we feel

naturally, as the "I" which manifests as identity, and to stay with

that. All beauty lies here only. Sat-Chit-Ananda which is the same as

Jnana manifests here only. Of course people can add other things

according to their inclinations and Bhagavan knew that it is not easy

to stay with intense simplicity of the ultimate teaching. Even when

Kunju Swami came to Sri Ramana asking for advice (after having been

with Bhagavan for 12 years already and having had glimpses of the Self

and many Samadhis), Sri Ramana told him to combine different spiritual

practices such as Japa, chanting, meditation etc. The Self is already

realized, so one should be natural and aware. The potency of inquiry

is immense. With gentleness and care in peace wishing all beings well,

one should stay in that awareness of "I". Bhagavan said to Paul Brunton

that the practice of the sadhaka (aspirant) is the state of the Siddha.

There is deep meaning to be found in Bhagavan's words. Every statement

of Bhagavan is a teaching and is pregnant with the truth of being.

Grasp any part and the whole will fall into your hand and you will see

that You, yourself are the Whole!.

Love to all

Harsha

Harsha wrote:

Watching the moon

at dawn,

solitary, mid-sky,

I knew myself completely:

no part left out.

Izumi Shikibu (974 - 1034)

>From the Enlightened Heart (Edited by Stephen Mitchell

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"Love itself is the actual form of God."

Sri Ramana

In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma