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1. Oh, Best of Sages, what is jnana? Is it the vritti

'I am Brahman?' or 'Brahman is I' or 'I am all'?

 

2. Or, is it the vritti 'All this is Brahman' or is jnana

different from these four vrittis?

 

3. Bhagavan Ramana Muni, my Guru, graciously

listened to this inquiry of his disciple, and spoke thus:

 

4. "All these vrittis are doubtless mere concepts of

the mind. The wise say that pure abidance in the Self

alone is jnana."

 

5. Hearing these doubt-dispelling words of the Guru,

another doubt arose and I questioned him again.

 

6. Oh Lord of Sages, can Brahman be comprehended

by vritti? May you be pleased to dispel this doubt

arising in my mind.

 

7. Hearing this question, the Rishi, friend of those

who adore his feet, bathed me with his glance and

spoke thus:

 

8. "If vritti proceeds to comprehend Brahman, which

is one's own Self, it takes the form of the Self and

loses its separate existence."

 

9. This brief thrilling conversation took place between

us on the 21st of July, 1917.

 

This is the fourth chapter entitled "The Nature of

Jnana" in Sri Ramana Gita, the Science of Brahman

and the Scripture of Yoga composed by Ramana's

disciple Vasishta Ganapati.

 

[Revised translation.]

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Rob Sacks [editor]

 

8. "If vritti proceeds to comprehend Brahman, which

is one's own Self, it takes the form of the Self and

loses its separate existence."

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That is the Truth in a nutshell. The Self is the Black Hole. The Self is the

Heart. It makes everything its own. The mind with all its vrittis can only

approach the Self but cannot survive the meeting as something separate!

 

This brief and thrilling conversation is taking place now. The Eternity is

to be found in this brief moment!

 

The thrill is not gone. The thrill never left. The Eternal is its own

Thrill! :-).

 

Love to all

Harsha

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9. This brief thrilling conversation took place between

us on the 21st of July, 1917.

 

This is the fourth chapter entitled "The Nature of

Jnana" in Sri Ramana Gita, the Science of Brahman

and the Scripture of Yoga composed by Ramana's

disciple Vasishta Ganapati.

 

[Revised translation.]

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> That is the Truth in a nutshell. The Self is the Black Hole. The Self is the

> Heart. It makes everything its own. The mind with all its vrittis can only

> approach the Self but cannot survive the meeting as something separate!

 

Sounds scary! Let's all get sucked in for Halloween.

Muhahaha.

 

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"Harsha" <harsha-hkl

<RamanaMaharshi>

Sunday, October 28, 2001 3:10 PM

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