Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 I have read numerous stories where Ramana would frequently go into samadhi sometimes even for days at a time. However in these days and times I have yet seen those that are awaken go into samadhi. I am not asking so much that samadhi needs to happen but am more curious about Ramana entering into samadhi so often and yet it is seldom seen in today's world? I know there is what is called natural samadhi I am not speaking of that I am speaking of the samadhi where there is no movement of the body for extended periods of time of which Ramana seemed to do often. Comments most welcome Blessings in the now always Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 , "panamavolcan" <panamavolcan> wrote: > > I have read numerous stories where Ramana would frequently go into > samadhi sometimes even for days at a time. However in these days and > times I have yet seen those that are awaken go into samadhi. I am not > asking so much that samadhi needs to happen but am more curious about > Ramana entering into samadhi so often and yet it is seldom seen in > today's world? I know there is what is called natural samadhi I am not > speaking of that I am speaking of the samadhi where there is no > movement of the body for extended periods of time of which Ramana > seemed to do often. > Comments most welcome > Blessings in the now always > Randy > well, there may be some reasons you have not seen this. one, that the awakened are like thieves: only the ones who were caught are publicly known. others, (the sufi call them "hidden dervishes") keep doing whatever it is they do, with very few aware of their true identity. yet no human community can exist without such hidden masters. they were and are always. they teach unperceived, not by lecturing, and thus when (and if) they enter samadhi, they do it in privacy far from the public eye. their apparent actions are according to the demands of time, place and community, and often veiled under most the most mundane appearance... some of the masters i had a priviledge and good fortune to meet appeared to the whole world as ordinary men, providing for their families and holding ordinary jobs, just as before awakening... another reason. i feel ramana's samadhi was merely means to enter privacy, since his whole life was public. there is no difference for the sage whether the eyes are opened or closed, the body active or at rest; nor any benefit to be derived from it... but the body and mind need their respite. in truth ramana remained ever in nirvikalpa samadhi, whatever the apperance. respectfully yosy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 That does answer a lot I am grateful Yosy.. I have seen some beings go into Samadhi but I felt they they were not really awaken but had some skills.. Yes for privacy reasons answers a lot.. Blessings my friend always and it sounds like you have led a very rich life.. :>)~ Randy , "yosyx" <yosyflug@i...> wrote: > > , "panamavolcan" > <panamavolcan> wrote: > > > > I have read numerous stories where Ramana would frequently go into > > samadhi sometimes even for days at a time. However in these days and > > times I have yet seen those that are awaken go into samadhi. I am not > > asking so much that samadhi needs to happen but am more curious about > > Ramana entering into samadhi so often and yet it is seldom seen in > > today's world? I know there is what is called natural samadhi I am not > > speaking of that I am speaking of the samadhi where there is no > > movement of the body for extended periods of time of which Ramana > > seemed to do often. > > Comments most welcome > > Blessings in the now always > > Randy > > > > well, there may be some reasons you have not seen this. one, that the > awakened are like thieves: only the ones who were caught are publicly > known. others, (the sufi call them "hidden dervishes") keep doing > whatever it is they do, with very few aware of their true identity. > yet no human community can exist without such hidden masters. they > were and are always. they teach unperceived, not by lecturing, and > thus when (and if) they enter samadhi, they do it in privacy far from > the public eye. their apparent actions are according to the demands of > time, place and community, and often veiled under most the most > mundane appearance... > > some of the masters i had a priviledge and good fortune to meet > appeared to the whole world as ordinary men, providing for their > families and holding ordinary jobs, just as before awakening... > > another reason. i feel ramana's samadhi was merely means to enter > privacy, since his whole life was public. there is no difference for > the sage whether the eyes are opened or closed, the body active or at > rest; nor any benefit to be derived from it... but the body and mind > need their respite. > in truth ramana remained ever in nirvikalpa samadhi, whatever the > apperance. > > respectfully > yosy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 , "panamavolcan" <panamavolcan> wrote: > > That does answer a lot I am grateful Yosy.. > I have seen some beings go into Samadhi but I felt they they were not > really awaken but had some skills.. yes. they do meditation. and some are very skilled at that... but then they return to "normal" consciousness. ramana was meditation/consciousness. he did not go or returned anywhere. > Yes for privacy reasons answers a lot.. > Blessings my friend always and it sounds like you have led a very > rich life.. > :>)~ > Randy > > ) thank you, randy amigo. and apparently the very rich life keeps leading 'me'... _()_ yosy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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