Who am I? Paragraph 7

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Who am I? Paragraph 7

 

The world is perceived as objective reality when the mind is

externalized, thereby forsaking its identity with the Self. When the

world is thus perceived, the true nature of the Self is not revealed:

Conversely, when the Self is realized, the world ceases to appear as

an objective reality.

 

COMMENTS FROM A SEEKER

 

I don't think Ramana could have said this any more clearly: When the

mind goes out, it gives up its identity as Self. As long as the

world is seen to be the reality, then the Self will be obscured. As

longs as your stand, where you place your identity is as

world/body/senses/prajna/mind, then your identity will not be as

Self. Likewise, Self-realized sages do not see the world as

objective, as anything outside of themselves, or as anything other

than themselves.

 

Nome and Russ as SAT teach this (again and again). I think they mean

it. Again, I have seen seekers struggle more on this point than

almost any other. And when their struggle stops, great progress can

be made.

 

For whom is the world?

 

*****

 

We are Not two,

Richard