Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 'A boat may remain in water, but if water enters the boat, it will bring great catastrophe. Likewise, a man may live in the world, but if the world enters the man, his whole life will be miserable. Only the pot that takes water will drown. A log, which does not absorb water, will not. Similarly, only those who inwardly attach themselves to the world will be deluded while those do not attach themselves to the world will not be deluded, even though they are engaged in worldly activities. Muruganar's comments: It is not the world itself but only attachment towards the world that constitutes bondage of mundane existence. Attachment is caused by the mind, and not by what is outside. No harm will befall one by merely living in the world. All miseries come into existence because of one's desire to enjoy the word.' --Sri Ramana Anubhuti, verse 822-823 quoted in The Power of the Presence, Part Two, by David Godman. Catch all the cricket action. Download Score tracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Dear Shyam , thanks for posting; how very true... a news item about someone's death in a far away and unknown country is just a news item and doesn't cause any emotion a news item about someone's death in our own country causes some pity a news about someone's death in our city/town causes empathy someone's death in ourneighbourhood causes sympathy someone's death in our family causes grief someone's death in our immediate family causes unbearable grief, mental agony and lingers for a long time... so, the same event namely "death of a person" evokes different reactions from the mind solely based on the degree of 'attachment' the mind has for the person who died. More the attachment, more the grief due to loss of the object of attachment. Another thought comes to mind: when we see a natural, gigantic setting like a mountain or an ocean, we usually get a calm peace and serene state of mind because, I think, none of us think 'ah, what if I own this mountain or ocean...' so no "ownership" thinking >>> no misery ; whereas if we happen to see a beautiful sports car or a Benz in addition to appreciating its beauty most of us think 'ah, how wonderful it will be if I could have a Benz'; thus the attachment results in wanting to 'own' something 'gradually' in some cases and 'instantly' in others and that results in desire and the consequent misery.... love... RamanaMaharshi, Shyam Kumar <wockhardtin> wrote: > > Non-Attachment > > 'A boat may remain in water, but if water enters the boat, it will bring great catastrophe. Likewise, a man may live in the world, but if the world enters the man, his whole life will be miserable. Only the pot that takes water will drown. A log, which does not absorb water, will not. Similarly, only those who inwardly attach themselves to the world will be deluded while those do not attach themselves to the world will not be deluded, even though they are engaged in worldly activities. > > Muruganar's comments: It is not the world itself but only attachment towards the world that constitutes bondage of mundane existence. Attachment is caused by the mind, and not by what is outside. No harm will befall one by merely living in the world. All miseries come into existence because of one's desire to enjoy the word.' > > --Sri Ramana Anubhuti, verse 822-823 quoted in The Power of the Presence, Part Two, by David Godman. > > Catch all the cricket action. Download Score tracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 We can learn and practise lot from both these mails, thanks a lot to Shyam and Manof678........Regards - Reddy manof678 <manof678 [manof678] Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:28 AM RamanaMaharshi [RamanaMaharshi] Re: Non-Attachment Dear Shyam , thanks for posting; how very true... a news item about someone's death in a far away and unknown country is just a news item and doesn't cause any emotion a news item about someone's death in our own country causes some pity a news about someone's death in our city/town causes empathy someone's death in ourneighbourhood causes sympathy someone's death in our family causes grief someone's death in our immediate family causes unbearable grief, mental agony and lingers for a long time... so, the same event namely "death of a person" evokes different reactions from the mind solely based on the degree of 'attachment' the mind has for the person who died. More the attachment, more the grief due to loss of the object of attachment. Another thought comes to mind: when we see a natural, gigantic setting like a mountain or an ocean, we usually get a calm peace and serene state of mind because, I think, none of us think 'ah, what if I own this mountain or ocean...' so no "ownership" thinking >>> no misery ; whereas if we happen to see a beautiful sports car or a Benz in addition to appreciating its beauty most of us think 'ah, how wonderful it will be if I could have a Benz'; thus the attachment results in wanting to 'own' something 'gradually' in some cases and 'instantly' in others and that results in desire and the consequent misery.... love... RamanaMaharshi, Shyam Kumar <wockhardtin> wrote: > > Non-Attachment > > 'A boat may remain in water, but if water enters the boat, it will bring great catastrophe. Likewise, a man may live in the world, but if the world enters the man, his whole life will be miserable. Only the pot that takes water will drown. A log, which does not absorb water, will not. Similarly, only those who inwardly attach themselves to the world will be deluded while those do not attach themselves to the world will not be deluded, even though they are engaged in worldly activities. > > Muruganar's comments: It is not the world itself but only attachment towards the world that constitutes bondage of mundane existence. Attachment is caused by the mind, and not by what is outside. No harm will befall one by merely living in the world. All miseries come into existence because of one's desire to enjoy the word.' > > --Sri Ramana Anubhuti, verse 822-823 quoted in The Power of the Presence, Part Two, by David Godman. > > Catch all the cricket action. Download Score tracker Post message: RamanaMaharshi Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- Un: RamanaMaharshi- List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/RamanaMaharshi Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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