Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 Namaste. Mouna is understanding that I am communication, I have nothing other than me to communicate to and, therefore, there is no need to communicate. Mouna is understanding that I need not communicate with others on this list because they are none other than me. Mouna, therefore, means that I am not in fact communicating even while I am pouring myself out here in so many words. I have no "communicatorship". Mounoham! May this idiot have the Grace of Bhagwan Ramana. Pranams. Madathil Nair _________________________________ advaitin, "viorica weissman" <viorica@z...> wrote: > Question: > > What is Mouna [silence]? > > Answer : > > That state which transcends speech and thought is mouna. > That which is, is mouna. How can mouna be explained in words? > Sages say that the state in which the thought "I" (the ego) does not > rise even in the least, alone is Self (swarupa) which is silence (mouna). > That silent Self alone is God; Self alone is the jiva (individual soul). > Self alone is this ancient world. > All other kinds of knowledge are only petty and trivial knowledge; > the experience of silence alone is the real and perfect knowledge. > Know that the many objective differences are not real but are mere > superimpositions on Self, which is the form of true knowledge. > > Sri Ramana Maharshi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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