the human appearance

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Dear all,

>There is neither regulation nor regulators to judge

>what is genuine and what is not. For example, the

>head of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetem (organization

>established by Shankara to represent Advaita Vedanta),

>Swami Chandrasekarendra Saraswati had very good

>relationship with Ramana Maharishi.

>From what I hear from several sources that

>Kanchi Swamiji considered Ramana as a bonafide saint.

 

Thanks for your reply. On the topic of integrating sources of knowledge I

am reminded of the story about Yogaswami (ranking Saivite in Sri Lanka)

meeting Ramana. They apparently sat looking intently into each other's

eyes for a few hours without saying a single word. Yogaswami returned to

Sri Lanka and when asked about their meeting replied "we said all that

needed to be said". :-))

 

You asked about wanting to "get out of our human appearance" but I'm not

sure I'd put it that way. I feel my sacred duty is to let it all be

precisely as it is by balancing acute mindfulness and complete surrender.

Then my status as a separate soul is no longer a concern. I can still

enjoy philosophical "small talk" but nothing like the deeper joy that's

unconcerned about anything at all. Am I enlightened? I couldn't care

less! Being present is contentment itself.

 

-A.