Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 D.: ... But the heart is also formless. Should we then imagine it to have a shape and meditate on it? M.: No. Only the quest "Who am I" is necessary. What remains all through deep sleep and waking is the same. But in waking there is unhappiness and the effort to remove it. Asked who wakes up from sleep you say 'I'. Now you are told to hold fast to this 'I'. If it is done the eternal Being will reveal itself. Investigation of 'I' is the point and not meditation on the heart-centre. There is nothing like within or without. Both mean either the same thing or nothing. Of course there is also the practice of meditation on the heart- centre. It is only a practice and not investigation. Only the one who meditates on the heart can remain aware when the mind ceases to be active and remains still; whereas those who meditate on other centres cannot be so aware but infer that the mind was still only after it becomes again active. >From 'Talks with Ramana Maharshi' Talk 131. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Hi Murali, > Of course there is also the practice of meditation on the heart- > centre. It is only a practice and not investigation.... > > From 'Talks with Ramana Maharshi' > Talk 131. Wonderful! I can't wait to see Harsha's reply! Rob - "Murali" <murali <RamanaMaharshi> Monday, October 08, 2001 12:45 PM [RamanaMaharshi] More on Heart-Centre > D.: ... But the heart is also formless. Should we then imagine it to > have a shape and meditate on it? ... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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