Miles;Bhagavan: I want to be left alone

January 17, 2003

for unrealized beings like Bhagavan this was easy (actually to

say "it was easy" itself is not correct, probably it should be

said "it was natural") not to "react" in any manner to external

events like these whether they are appreciative or derogatory;

but what about souls like this writer who, despite knowing the

habitual and life-long beliefs to be false, haven't known the truth

yet?

For ex. when this drives, and the road is empty with the view of the

mountains clear, the reaction is one of awe; the moment the eyes meet

with an old lady or a physically impared crossing the raod an emotion

of pity rises inside; and then in a few minutes a beauty walks

across, ha ha ha..... the empty space that did not evoke, so far, any

emotion suddenly now creates an attachment and the consequent

fanciful imaginations; few minutes later when the eyes meet with the

son or daughter to be picked up from the school, a more severe

emotional attachment results in a reaction of love and pride; and

when drivig back home, the mind remembers the colleague who argued

and abused earlier in the morning and reacts with anger and fumes and

frets and forgets that the car is being driven in the road; see the

innumerable reactions one goes thru because of the habitual

attachment to the umpteen falsehoods.... ?

when is the relief ?

love....

RamanaMaharshi, Miles Wright

<ramana.bhakta@v...> wrote:

> om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya

>

> Dear Alton,

>

> > Please post something in Sri Ramana's defense as you usually do.

> > Like, does the highest of the high need defenders?

>

> The same (or similar - Talk 250) conversation appears in Talks

along with

> the following:

>

> 'There was again a reference to the same subject when Maharshi was

alone.

> The villifier seems to be getting into hot waters on account of his

> inconsiderate action. When it was mentioned, Maharshi seemed to be

January 17, 2003

Dear Man of 68 , if you know or can borrow a copy of the Ashtavakra Gita {a

favourite book of

Ramana's - a non-dual scripture- which he studied in a group with close

Devotees -[as he did with

the Ribhu Gita , Yoga Vashista etc.} you will find a solution .When these

reactions naturally

arise as they will , as waves on the ocean of Awareness , there is no need to

try and get rid of

them as this is dualistic .Can the mind defeat the mind this way ?Instead by

non-dualistically

watching them rise and fall on the ocean of Consciousness ,witness them like

waves on that ocean ,

with equanimity , they rise and fall to be noticed .After all they are natural

arisings -and their

substratum is also Consciousness [divine].What is wrong with compassion if it

arises ?On the

contrary to be welcomed .I trust this is clear .Regards ,in the joy of

Bhagavan's Teaching , Alan

<tt>

for unrealized beings like Bhagavan this was easy (actually to

say "it was easy" itself is not correct, probably it should be

said "it was natural") not to "react" in any manner to

external