Guest guest Posted December 2, 2002 Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 The thinker is so deeply mixed up with his thoughts, so nostalgic about some, so anticipatory about others that their grip is quite powerful. They would not let go their suzerainty, let go their power to be obsessive, to be resilient. Shifting attention from them, from their ceaseless chattering, is rendered all the more difficult due to addiction to thoughts. We cling to thoughts thanks to the idea that when one is not having thoughts, heaven knows we have cartloads of them, we would be lifeless. The truth is that the mind which is spacious alone can be supple, sharp and fully responsive. This situation has been brought about by our being choosy regarding thoughts, being selective, wishing to retain some and discard others, instead of throwing them all, lock stock and barrel, into the dustbin where they belong. hence, in his instruction given in 1900, Ramana says, "Immediately, a thought arises, it must be annihilated at its source. If entertained for a little while, it would hurl one down headlong like a treacherous friend." >From Timeless in Time by Natarajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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