Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Hello Everybody Again I have something to ask. I hope that it is allright with owners & moderators & everybody else. I landed in the middle of Ramana's teachings directly , as a plane that crushes and suddenly finds itself in a foreign place . I am out of that plane - safely,let's say - and I look around and I discover myself in the middle of an unknown place ,a foreign land , a foreign language; I look around and I do not understand the panels. Please if somebody could explain the main "panels" ! (such as every word, expression , symbol that one who knows only English and enters Ramana Maharshi's official site does not understand). Thank you , Namaste , Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Hi, > Please if somebody could explain the main "panels" ! > (such as every word, expression , symbol that one > who knows only English and enters > Ramana Maharshi's official site does not understand). The nice list of key terms used by Sri Ramana and a nice explanation to them can be found in the book "Be As You Are" by David Godman. May be some one can point out to an online version of it ? With love, Gomu. -- ----------------------------- Email: gomu Phone(Off): +91 44 4466448, 4466449 Phone(Res): +91 44 8270104 Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/gokulmuthu/ ----------------------------- It is better to wear out than to rust out. - Swami Vivekananda ----------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Hi Vicki, >Again I have something to ask. I hope that it is allright >with owners & moderators & everybody else. Yes. Of course. > Please if somebody could explain the main "panels" ! > (such as every word, expression , symbol that one > who knows only English and enters > Ramana Maharshi's official site does not understand). There is a lot to look at on the Official Site: www.ramana-maharshi.org Is there perhaps something specific which we could start with? Regards Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Is there perhaps something specific which we could start with? Regards Miles Hi Miles. Yes , it is. Last summer I read the first book - The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi, edited by Arthur Osborne. After a couple of months I came back to it and read it again. After that - "Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-knowledge" , Arthur Osborne, and "A Practical Guide to Know Yourself ", edited by Natarajan , the book I used to post from while reading it. Everytime I met a word I didn't understand I looked for it at the end of the book. Anyway , after all this time I still don't know the meaning of the symbol below .. (from the main page of www.ramana-maharshi.org site). I copied/pasted it here . If you could explain - thank you ! , Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Hi Miles It didn't work the copy/paste. I send it again as an attached file , Namaste, Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 I am sorry , Miles. I didn't succed either sending an attached file , and then I discovered it was not permitted. I'll try to describe - it is everything above Ramana's picture, on the main page , on the right side, starting with SRI RAMANASRAMAM .......... .......... Thank you , Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Dear Vicki, Is it this you are asking about? 'om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya' This is THE mantra for Ramana Bhaktas. Here's a brief summary: The name Ramana was given by Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni to Ramana when he was a young man and has, of course, become the universally accepted name we use. Ganapati Muni also confirmed Ramana as both Bhagavan and Maharshi. srI: is a respectful title. RamaNa: pleasing, charming, delightful. This undoubtedly signifies the bliss of the Self. ('ramanAya' is quite simply the dative form.) namo: bow, obeisance. (comes from namah. We spoke about 'namas' before, as in namaste. The change in final letters is a result of Sandhi, 'juncture'. i.e. where two words come together in sanskrit (indeed in any spoken language) there may be sound change.) bhagavate: divine, venerable, possessing fortune etc. (dative of 'bhagavat') "I make obeisance, and honour, in respect of the venerable, divine Ramana who, absorbed in the Self, is the possessor of all fortune." (very free translation) Om: in brief, a Sacred exclamation. However much more could and has been written about it. We might discuss this again if you wish. It comes up often in my interest and teaching of Sabdapurvayoga. Regards Miles ------------- > I am sorry , Miles. > I didn't succed either sending an attached file , > and then I discovered it was not permitted. > > I'll try to describe - it is everything above Ramana's picture, on the main > page , > on the right side, starting with > > SRI RAMANASRAMAM > > .......... > > .......... > > Thank you , Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Is it this you are asking about? 'om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya' Yes, Miles, this is it ! How much I longed for an explanation of every word of this! There is a circle above the mantra ,like a sun, with some letters inside ,what do they mean ? Thank you , Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 > > There is a circle above the mantra ,like a sun, with some > letters inside ,what do they mean ? That's ''Om.'' Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 That's ''Om.'' Miles Thank you, Miles. As about translation of words that can be found at the end of any book - I don't really want to know more at the moment & also I don't have any other particular question to ask right now, Regards, Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Dear Vicky, Yet another question: Is thinking a habit or human nature? Waiting to hear from till my next mail, Subramanian --- Vicki <viorica wrote: > > That's ''Om.'' > > Miles > Thank you, Miles. > > As about translation of words that can be found at > the end of any book - > I don't really want to know more at the moment > & also I don't have any other particular question to > ask right now, > > Regards, > Vicki. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > ------------------------ Sponsor > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: > RamanaMaharshi- > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/RamanaMaharshi > Get personalized email addresses from Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 > That's ''Om.'' > Miles Is OM the sound of the universe or is the universe the sound of OM? G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Dear Vicky, Yet another question: Is thinking a habit or human nature? Subramanian A thought brought me to a Teaching that says that Truth is beyond thought (and I believe in that) - How do you explain it ? Vicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 Hi, > Is OM the sound of the universe or is the universe the sound of OM? There is no fantasy and mystery here. The voice apparatus of man has various parts. Different sounds use different parts. OM uses all the parts, in sequence. It starts with a "A"( which is the "first" and most primitive sound), then it goes to a palatal "U" and ends in a labial "M". It symbolizes all the sound which can be made by man. Thus all other sounds, words and sentences are considered to be derived from parts of OM. Just as it is God who has manifested as this universe and everything in it, it is OM which has manifested as all the sounds, words and literature made by man. Hence, OM is considered the best symbol of God. OM basically represents "everything". With regards, Gomu. -- ----------------------------- Email: gomu Phone(Off): +91 44 4466448, 4466449 Phone(Res): +91 44 8270104 Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/gokulmuthu/ ----------------------------- It is better to wear out than to rust out. - Swami Vivekananda ----------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 I guess you should be right that truth is beyond thought. Our Bhagavan too says(Courtesy Dr.Sarada, in the latest, The Ramana Way, a magazine from Ramana Maharshi Centre for learning): Thinking is not our nature. We have merely made a habit of thinking. Our nature is unbounded bliss, when we think of something, anything, attention is turned away from our nature on to the object, so the spontaneous awareness of joy is obstructed, clouded over by thought. Subramanian --- Vicki <viorica wrote: > > > > Dear Vicky, > > Yet another question: > > Is thinking a habit or human nature? > > Subramanian > > > A thought brought me to a Teaching that says that > Truth is beyond thought (and I believe in that) - > How do you explain it ? > > Vicki. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > ------------------------ Sponsor > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: > RamanaMaharshi- > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/RamanaMaharshi > Get personalized email addresses from Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 Hi Vicky & All, > A thought brought me to a Teaching that says that > Truth is beyond thought (and I believe in that) - > How do you explain it ? A finger can point at the Moon without being the Moon. (As the old saying goes... if you want to see the Moon, stop looking at the pointing finger!) Take care, Donnalyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 I guess u r right. As I read in recent issue of The Ramana Way, a magazine from Bangalore, an article by Dr Sarada, Bhagavan points out: Thinking is not our nature. We have really made a habit of thinking....... ......Our nature is unbounded bliss, when we think of something, anything, attention is turned away from our nature on to the object, so the spantaneous awareness of joy is obstructed, clouded over by thought. --- donnalyn27 wrote: > > Hi Vicky & All, > > > A thought brought me to a Teaching that says that > > Truth is beyond thought (and I believe in that) - > > How do you explain it ? > > A finger can point at the Moon without being the > Moon. (As the old > saying goes... if you want to see the Moon, stop > looking at the > pointing finger!) > > Take care, > Donnalyn > > > ------------------------ Sponsor > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: > RamanaMaharshi- > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/RamanaMaharshi > Get personalized email addresses from Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2001 Report Share Posted February 13, 2001 Thank you. Vicki. Hi Vicky & All, > A thought brought me to a Teaching that says that > Truth is beyond thought (and I believe in that) - > How do you explain it ? A finger can point at the Moon without being the Moon. (As the old saying goes... if you want to see the Moon, stop looking at the pointing finger!) Take care, Donnalyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2001 Report Share Posted September 11, 2001 om namo bhagavate SrI ramaNAya --- Miles Wright wrote: -------------------- Dear Vicki, <snip> Om: in brief, a Sacred exclamation. However much more could and has been written about it. We might discuss this again if you wish. It comes up often in my interest and teaching of Sabdapurvayoga. Regards Miles ------------- namaste dear SrI Miles, I was going through the many mails saved in my folders and I discovered the above mail dated Feb. 12, 2001. > We might discuss this again if you wish. It comes up > often in my interest and teaching of Sabdapurvayoga. Request your words as a balm for my today's sadness. namo ramaNA Yours in Sri Bhagavan, suri __________ Send a newsletter, share photos & files, conduct polls, organize chat events. Visit http://in/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2001 Report Share Posted September 11, 2001 Dear Sri Sri Suri, Tears, nothing but tears! Participation in this illusion solves nothing! Understanding this illusion, as integral, solves everything! Please forgive me...I shall get back to you. Ever Yours in Sri Bhagavan, Miles > om namo bhagavate SrI ramaNAya > > --- Miles Wright wrote: -------------------- > Dear Vicki, > > <snip> > > Om: in brief, a Sacred exclamation. However much more > could and has been written about it. We might discuss > this again if you wish. It comes up often in my > interest and teaching of Sabdapurvayoga. > > Regards > Miles > ------------- > > namaste dear SrI Miles, > > I was going through the many mails saved in my folders > and I discovered the above mail dated Feb. 12, 2001. > >> We might discuss this again if you wish. It comes up >> often in my interest and teaching of Sabdapurvayoga. > > Request your words as a balm for my today's sadness. > > namo ramaNA > > Yours in Sri Bhagavan, > > suri > > > __________ > > Send a newsletter, share photos & files, conduct polls, organize chat events. > Visit http://in/ > > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: RamanaMaharshi- > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/RamanaMaharshi > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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