'Direct Approach' and Effort - Anthony De Mello

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Simplicity is the sign of a genius. Complicating things suggests a confused

mind [or a show off mind!]. Ramana Maharshi's statements and explanations

were so simple and clear. De Mello is also a master at that.

 

Love

Jan

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Enlightenment through understanding - Anthony De Mello

 

This is how the Master once explained the fact that Enlightenment came not

through effort but through understanding:

 

"Imagine all of you are hypnotized to believe there is a tiger in this

room. In your fear you will try to escape it, to fight it, to protect

yourselves from it, to placate it. But once the spell

is broken there is nothing to be done. And you are all radically changed:

 

So understanding breaks the spell,

the broken spell brings change,

change leads to inaction,

inaction is power:

You can do anything on earth,

for it is no longer you who do it."

 

One Minute Wisdom - Anthony De Mello

Gujarat Sahitya Prakash c 1985

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--- Jan Sultan <swork wrote:

> Simplicity is the sign of a genius. Complicating things suggests a

> confused

> mind [or a show off mind!]. Ramana Maharshi's statements and

> explanations

> were so simple and clear. De Mello is also a master at that.

>

> Love

> Jan

 

Shree Jan - I cannot disagree with you. But remember Bhagavaan

Ramama's teachings are so simple he himself is the best master to

make his statements clearer and why need of another to interpret the

simple and clear statements.

If we understand Ramana we understand the truth. There is nothing

more direct than that. Please study his text - upadesha saara or

satdarshan - it is not one line statement - you are that and period.

each has 30 to 40 sloka-s and meant for those who cannot see the

truth in one line statement.

 

Hari OM!

Sadananda

 

 

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What you have is His gift to you and what you do with what you have is your gift

to Him - Swami Chinmayananda.

 

 

 

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Namaste.

 

Well said, Sadanandaji.

 

Bhagwan has packed all advaita in these two works. In fact,

UpadesasAra is very musicial too. One can just sing it. And, if the

meaning is understood, it is just thrilling and exalting. Poojya

Dayananda Saraswathiji just enthralls his audience singing these

verses melodiously.

 

Best regards.

 

Madathil Nair

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advaitin, kuntimaddi sadananda <kuntimaddisada>

wrote:

Please study his text - upadesha saara or

> satdarshan - it is not one line statement - you are that and

period.

> each has 30 to 40 sloka-s and meant for those who cannot see the

> truth in one line statement.