Guest guest Posted December 12, 1999 Report Share Posted December 12, 1999 ---- you wrote: > This is a continuation of message #34: > > Questioner: Then what are the Siddhis? > > Bhagavan: There are two kinds of Siddhis (Powers); one kind may well be a > stumbling block to realization. It is said that by mantra (chanting a > particular sound), by some drugs possessing occult virtues, by severe > austerities, or by Samadhi (trance) of a certain kind, powers can be > acquired. But these are not means of Self-knowledge. Even when you > acquire them, you may quite well be in ignorance. > > -- From The Talks (the section "The Liberated (Mukta) and Powers > (Siddhis) ") contained in "Sat-Darshana Bhashya" (A Commentary on Reality) > by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi > > ------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 1999 Report Share Posted December 12, 1999 ---- you wrote: > This is a continuation of message #35: > > Questioner: What is the other kind ? > > Bhagavan: They are manifestations of power and knowledge quite natural to > you, when you realize the Self. They are powers which are products of the > normal and natural austerities (tapas) of the man who has reached > self-attainment. They come of their own accord, they are God given. They > come according to one's own Karma (destiny), so to say. But whether they > come or not, the power and perfection of the real Siddha (the Perfected > Being), settled in the supreme peace, is not disturbed. For he knows the > Self and that is the unshakable Siddhi. But these Siddhis do not come by > trying for them. When you are in the state of realization, you will know > what these powers are (see Ramana Gita, Chapter. 11). > > > -- From The Talks (the section "The Liberated (Mukta) and Powers > (Siddhis) ") contained in "Sat-Darshana Bhashya" (A Commentary on Reality) > by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi > > ------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 1999 Report Share Posted December 12, 1999 ---- you wrote: > This is a continuation of message #36: > > Questioner: You have said that a Mukta (one Liberated) in the long run by > his natural austerities (tapas) can become intangible, invisible, can > assume any form........ > > Bhagavan: Yes. It is the Mukta that is most competent for such > developments. But you cannot judge the Jnani (Enlightened Man) by these > developments, as they are not signs of true knowledge, which essentially > consists in possessing an eye of equality for all. (see, Ramana Gita 1 > :16).) > > -- From The Talks (the section "The Liberated (Mukta) and Powers > (Siddhis) ") contained in "Sat-Darshana Bhashya" (A Commentary on Reality) > by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi > > ------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 1999 Report Share Posted December 12, 1999 ---- you wrote: > This is a continuation of message #37: > > Questioner: I am done. But I have one doubt more. > > Bhagavan: What is it? > > Questioner: You said "Heart" is the one center for the ego-self, for the > Real Self, for the Lord, for all........ > > Bhagavan: Yes, the Heart is the center of the Real. But the ego is > impermanent. Like everything else it is supported by the Heart center. > But the character of the ego is a link between spirit and matter; it is a > knot (granthi), the knot of radical ignorance in which one is steeped. > This knot (granthi) is there in the "Hrit," the Heart. When this knot is > cut asunder, by proper means, you find that this is the Self's center. > > -- From The Talks (the section "The Liberated (Mukta) and Powers > (Siddhis) ") contained in "Sat-Darshana Bhashya" (A Commentary on Reality) > by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi > ------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 1999 Report Share Posted December 12, 1999 ---- you wrote: > This is a continuation of message #38: > > Questioner: You said there is a passage from this center to the Sahasrara > (crown center in the head). > > Bhagavan: Yes. It is closed in the man in bondage. In the man in whom > the ego-knot (the Hridaya granthi) is cut asunder, a force-current rises > and goes up the passage called the nerve of immortality (Amrita Nadi ), to > the crown of the head(Sahasrara). > > Questioner: Is this the Sushumna (central subtle nerve in the spine)? > > Bhagavan: No. This is the passage of liberation (Moksha). This is called > Atma nadi, Brahma nadi or Amrita Nadi (Self nerve, Divine nerve, Eternal > nerve, respectively). This is the Nadi (subtle nerve passage) that is > referred to in the Upanishads. > > When this passage is open, you have no ignorance; you know the Truth even > when you talk, think or do anything dealing with men and things. > > -- From The Talks (the section "The Liberated (Mukta) and Powers > (Siddhis) ") contained in "Sat-Darshana Bhashya" (A Commentary on Reality) > by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi > > ------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 1999 Report Share Posted December 13, 1999 Hi List, These are all posts from my dear friend "M" at the aham list. He graciously types these up and is willing to share. Enjoy Aum Namah Shivaya Larry ---- you wrote: > This is Message #45 for uplifting consciousness or transforming the quality > of the mind: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This is a continuation of message #44: > > (From message #44) Bhagavan: The Lord of the Universe carries the whole > burden. You imagine you do. You can hand all your burden to his care. > Whatever you have to do, you will be made an instrument for doing it at the > right time. Don't think that you cannot do it unless you have the desire > to do it. Desire does not give you the strength to do. The strength is > the Lord's. > > Questioner: Am I to understand that you are giving me the essence of Karma > yoga (the path of service)? > > Bhagavan: It is the essence of Karma yoga (the path of service) and of > Bhakti yoga (the path of devotion), why, even of Jnana yoga (the path of > wisdom), for even though the paths in the beginning may differ, they all > eventually lead to this position. > > > -- From The Talks (the section "Hand Your Burden to the Lord to > Hold ") contained in "Sat-Darshana Bhashya" (A Commentary on Reality) by > Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi > ------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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