Guest guest Posted January 25, 1999 Report Share Posted January 25, 1999 Harsha: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism and other religions and spiritual traditions use different words and concepts to describe the nature of Reality. Even within the Shiva and Shakti traditions there are great debates about the nature of the highest state. The difference can only be in the words, not in the experience (or non-experience) or in understanding of great Sages. The ultimate state is not "nothingness" but NO-Thing-Ness which includes nothingness. It is empty of all things, concepts, images and is the end of all experiences. It Is Both Full of ItSelf and Empty of ItSelf. Even the notion of no-self and self are concepts. In order to communicate, words have to be used to indicate the experience of the Reality. What ever term one uses to describe THAT, It is what It Is. Call it God, God Consciousness, or the Self, or the no-self or Shunya, etc. Satsangha means keeping the company of the Truth or spiritual people. It leads to Self-Awareness and resolution of effort. With gentle compassion for oneself and others, one should remain aware with a feeling of surrender to Lord of the Heart within. You are not separate from Him. You are That! Absolute Awareness dawns with Perfect Clarity when the mind subsides into the Total Silence of the Heart that is the Self. The Unlimited Nature of "Now - The Present Moment", becomes Fully Self-Evident. The Self Sees IT Self by It Self and Through It Self. Harsha ------ To from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 1999 Report Share Posted January 25, 1999 >Absolute Awareness dawns with Perfect Clarity when the mind subsides >into the Total Silence of the Heart that is the Self. The Unlimited Nature >of "Now - The >Present Moment", becomes Fully Self-Evident. The Self Sees IT Self by It >Self and Through It Self. > >Harsha Beautiful Harsha - remainds me of Lord Krishna's statement in Ch. 13. - dhyaanena atmani pasyanti kechit aatmaanam atmanaa - one through process of meditation sees oneself in oneself by oneself. Hari Om! Sadananda K. Sadananda Code 6323 Naval Research Laboratory Washington D.C. 20375 Voice (202)767-2117 Fax:(202)767-2623 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 1999 Report Share Posted January 26, 1999 sadananda [sada] Monday, January 25, 1999 10:42 AM advaitin Re: (no subject) sadananda <sada >Absolute Awareness dawns with Perfect Clarity when the mind subsides >into the Total Silence of the Heart that is the Self. The Unlimited Nature >of "Now - The >Present Moment", becomes Fully Self-Evident. The Self Sees IT Self by It >Self and Through It Self. > >Harsha Beautiful Harsha - remainds me of Lord Krishna's statement in Ch. 13. - dhyaanena atmani pasyanti kechit aatmaanam atmanaa - one through process of meditation sees oneself in oneself by oneself. Hari Om! Sadananda Harsha: Thank you for pointing that out Sadananda Ji. I am also reminded of Patanjali, who in describing Self-Realization states in Samadhi Pada "Now the Seer Rests in His Own Nature." Ramana Maharshi when asked which was his favorite verse in the Bhagvad Gita pointed to Lord Krishna saying to Arjuna, "I am seated in the Heart of all oh Gudakesha......". To roughly translate and paraphrase an old love song from a Hindi movie: I lost myself in YOU And SAW that YOU were ME! Oh! What a great fate I had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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