Guest guest Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 Verse 14 [belongs to the question in Verse 5] One's abidance is one's own nature as a flame of knowledge [jnana], after completely discarding sense objects, is termed the natural state [sahaja sthiti]. Verse 6 How does a person of 'steady knowledge' know that he is one such? Is it because of the awareness of the fullness of his knowledge? Or is it because of cessation of objective awareness? Verse 15 In the firm natural state, through the silence of the mind free of all tendencies [vasanas], the knower [jnani] knows himself as such, without any doubt. Commentary The expression 'mouna' means silence. It may be wrongly taken to mean refraining from speech. ... The silence referred to in this verse is the natural quietness of the mind, a mind which does not become externalised by contact with sense objects, because tendencies have been destroyed. The flame of knowledge burns away the seeds of the latent tendencies which pull out the mind. The certainty of the knower springs from the firmness of his experience. Such silence is potent and knowledge is best communicated by the truly silent ones. Dakshinamurthi, Siva, of yore, and Ramana, of the present times, exemplify this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ramana Gita, transl. and commentary by A.R. Natarajan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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