Ramana Maharshi was quite right

[Guest guest]

Ramana Maharshi was quite right. Pruning the ego of some faults will

only be followed by the appearance and growth of new faults! Of what

use is it so long as the ego remains alive? Hence the failure of

mankind's moral history to show any real progress over the past three

thousand years, despite the work of Buddha, Jesus, and other

Messiahs. The correct course, which has always been valid for the

indivdual, is just as valid for all mankind--get at the root, the

source, the ego itself. But although Maharshi was right, his teaching

gives only part of Truth's picture. Presented by itself, and without

the other part, it is not only incomplete but may even become

misleading. By itself it seems to indicate that there is no need to

work on our specific weaknesses, that they can be left untouched

while we concentrate on the essential thing--rooting out the ego. But

where are the seekers who can straightaway and successfully root it

out? For the very strength of purpose and power of concentration need

for this uprooting will be sapped by their faults.

 

Paul Brunton

[Guest guest]

Dear Cornelius:

Jack Kornfeld the Vipasana teacher, pychologist and former buddhist

monk proposed that Westeners needed additional interventions in order

to progress with spiritual practice. Personally, if I did not do lots

of alternative therapies I could not even attempt Self realization.

 

Love,

Alton

RamanaMaharshi, "cornelius" <d_agenda2000> wrote:

> Ramana Maharshi was quite right. Pruning the ego of some faults

will

> only be followed by the appearance and growth of new faults! Of

what

> use is it so long as the ego remains alive? Hence the failure of

> mankind's moral history to show any real progress over the past

three

> thousand years, despite the work of Buddha, Jesus, and other

> Messiahs. The correct course, which has always been valid for the

> indivdual, is just as valid for all mankind--get at the root, the

> source, the ego itself. But although Maharshi was right, his

teaching

> gives only part of Truth's picture. Presented by itself, and

without

> the other part, it is not only incomplete but may even become

> misleading. By itself it seems to indicate that there is no need to

> work on our specific weaknesses, that they can be left untouched

> while we concentrate on the essential thing--rooting out the ego.

But

> where are the seekers who can straightaway and successfully root it

> out? For the very strength of purpose and power of concentration

need

> for this uprooting will be sapped by their faults.

>

> Paul Brunton