Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 Prof Eknath Easwaran wrote a very interesting article on some practical guidelines to Sadhana that first appeared in the 1968 issue of "Mountain Path" published by the Ramanasramam. Here is the first post..more later: Eating the Mangos Prof. EKNATH EASWARAN A few practical guidelines to sadhana. If we were given the choice between going to heaven and listening to lectures about going to heaven, Dr. Carl Jung is said to have remarked, most of us would choose to attend the lectures. I know a distinguished scholar who has a comprehensive collection of books on world mysticism, and who lectures brilliantly on the various methods of meditation, from the simple self-inquiry of Sri Ramana Maharshi to the mondo-koan techniques of Rinzai Zen. He can keep an intellectual audience spellbound with his comparative exposition of Savikalpa and Nirvikalpa Samadhi, and illustrate it graphically from the lives of the great mystics of the major religions. "How long have you been practising meditation?" I asked him when he was showing me round his meditation library. I am afraid I don't find any firm for learning to meditate," was the simple reply of this distinguished scholar in the field. Don't Count Leaves When you are standing under a mango tree, Sri Ramakrishna would say to his disciples, don't waste your time and energy counting the leaves, but climb the tree, pluck the mango and eat it. The mango is the most luscious fruit I have tasted, and I shall not, therefore, hesitate to repeat the words of Sri Ramakrishna, "Let us stop counting the leaves, and start eating the mango fruit." ... will continue in the next post regards Sundar Rajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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