Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya The revealed Mahavakyas Œprajnanam Brahma (ŒConsciousness is Brahman¹), from Aitareya Upanishad, reveals the nature of the Self; Œaham brahmasmi¹ (ŒI am Brahman¹), which is found in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad reveals the source of the enquiry; Œtat tvam asi¹ (ŒThat Thou Art¹) is found in the Chandogya Upanishad; this is the statement Guru Ramana reiterates again and again. Œayam Atma brahma¹ (ŒThis Atman is Brahman¹), this is found in the Mandukya Upanishad; this identifies our very Being with Brahman. note: we can split the sanskrit 'tat tvam asi' as 'tattvam asi' (You are Truth). Ever Yours in Sri Bhagavan, Miles ========= > Dear Bhattathiry, > could you please translate these answers. The 3. and 4. for example > are not known to me. > 1. You are That > 2. I am Brahman ... > > Can you say a little bit more about? > "You are That" is a kind of statement one finds often in the teaching > of modern Advaita teachers in a very superficially meaning - so my > impression. > But what are they really for in the old scriptures? > > Every comment from everyone is welcome. > > In Sri Ramana > Gabriele > > > > RamanaMaharshi, Bhattathity M P > <mpmahesh@a...> wrote: >> WHO AM I >> THE ANSWER AS PER OUR SRIPTURE IS >> 1. TATVAMASI >> 2.AHAM BRAHMASMI >> 3.PRANJANAM BRAHMA >> 4.AYAM ATMA BRAHMA >> Bhattathiry >> Alan Adams-Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> >> RamanaMaharshi >> Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:49 PM >> [RamanaMaharshi] INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever >> >> >> Find the Source of thought in the Cave of the Heart - >> There where its death is inevitable . >> The profane shall vanish into the Heart of Being , >> Never again to arise :The Shore has been reached ! >> >> To cross the sea of Samsara , is there another way ? >> 'I' and 'mine' are far too heavy weights ; >> Unless one makes this all-embracing sacrifice >> How can one enter the Greater Life ? >> >> Direct the attention steadily within >> To the Lotus of the Heart two digits to the right . >> Oh , Satguru , grant us thy Grace ! >> >> One will tame the wild beast that the ego becomes >> When it arrogates to itself the feeling of I, >> Thus creating this world of Maya, >> By holding firmly to the Self-Enquiry, 'Who Am I ?' >> >> >> Sponsor >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Post message: RamanaMaharshi >> Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- >> Un: RamanaMaharshi- >> List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner >> >> Shortcut URL to this page: >> /community/RamanaMaharshi >> >> Terms of > Service. > > > > 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...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Dear Gabriele my response to Sri Bhattathiry's posting is that the Who Am I ?Enquiry is a great gift from Ramana and an invitation to actually experience these great Statements eventually , rather than just to provide a verbal answer to this Question .All love in the joy of atma vichara Alan . Dear Bhattathiry, could you please translate these answers. The 3. and 4. for example are not known to me. 1. You are That 2. I am Brahman ... Can you say a little bit more about? "You are That" is a kind of statement one finds often in the teaching of modern Advaita teachers in a very superficially meaning - so my impression. But what are they really for in the old scriptures? Every comment from everyone is welcome. In Sri Ramana Gabriele RamanaMaharshi, Bhattathity M P <mpmahesh@a...> wrote: > WHO AM I > THE ANSWER AS PER OUR SRIPTURE IS > 1. TATVAMASI > 2.AHAM BRAHMASMI > 3.PRANJANAM BRAHMA > 4.AYAM ATMA BRAHMA > Bhattathiry > Alan Adams-Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> > RamanaMaharshi > Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:49 PM > [RamanaMaharshi] INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever > > > Find the Source of thought in the Cave of the Heart - > There where its death is inevitable . > The profane shall vanish into the Heart of Being , > Never again to arise :The Shore has been reached ! > > To cross the sea of Samsara , is there another way ? > 'I' and 'mine' are far too heavy weights ; > Unless one makes this all-embracing sacrifice > How can one enter the Greater Life ? > > Direct the attention steadily within > To the Lotus of the Heart two digits to the right . > Oh , Satguru , grant us thy Grace ! > > One will tame the wild beast that the ego becomes > When it arrogates to itself the feeling of I, > Thus creating this world of Maya, > By holding firmly to the Self-Enquiry, 'Who Am I ?' > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: RamanaMaharshi- > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/RamanaMaharshi > > Terms of Service. Sponsor Post message: RamanaMaharshi Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- Un: RamanaMaharshi- List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/RamanaMaharshi Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Om Sri Ramanaya Namah Dear Guruji If you go through the following I think that God will make you understand what you seek for. THE ESSENCE OF HINDU SCRIPTURES. 1. Please know that God is within you. 2 God is infinite love and peace. 3. God is the eternal light and joy that shine the whole universe. 4. People should rise to the occasion to do their duty. 5. People should reach the height and glory of God’s supreme presence. 6. The feeling that I and mine should be given up and see every thing equal. 7. Have an elevated thinking. 8. Remember God in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end for all ventures. 9. Be humble, pure, simple, and innocent and God is yours. 10. God in the form of love reside in everybody’ heart and be conscious of this at all times Then your thoughts, words and actions will be of love. 11. The light of God will always illuminate the heart and light only can be seen inside and outside. 12. Come out of the darkness of ignorance enter into the light of knowledge then only we can feel the presence of God the light of all lights. 13. Let all our actions be as per the directions of God within us. 14. Ego should be avoided to allow everything to be done at the will of God. 15. God is the only reality, truth, and live for God alone. 16. Detachment to perishable things and attachment to only God will give peace of mind. 17. Desire for material things is the cause for all sorrows. 18. Taking more than one’s requirement will ultimately give grief. 19. Acquire knowledge which can’t be stolen or lost. 20. Enjoy always the sunshine of God’s splendor and glory. 21. Remember always God and live in tune with him. 22. Be happy and calm in all situations. 23. See, hear, and speak only good things, 23. Serve the needy and sick wholeheartedly. 24. Total surrender to God will give peace of mind. 25. Remember always the God’s grace for all achievements.. 26. Avoid self praise and say only good things about others. 27. See everybody with respect irrespective of caste color and creed. 28. Anger, lust and ego are the only enemies. 29. Purify the heart for the God to sit in. 30. There is no greater virtue than humility, no vice greater than pride. 31. Be sincere in all works, work is worship. 32. Make God your friend, philosopher and guide. 33. Don’t get dejected in failure and fall, God’s grace will be upon us. 34. Always you are one with God and different from Him. 35. Like a flower give always the perfume of love and joy. 36. Pray for the awareness that always you may be in Him and He in you. 37. Remember always that everything in the Universe belongs to God, nothing is ours 38. We have got this birth at the will of God and we are on our way to Him. 39. Know that our goal is to rest in peace with God. 40. Always remember that we are the immortal spirit. 41. Chanting the name of God will save us from fear, doubt and anxiety. 42. Supreme knowledge is ultimate devotion to God. 43. What ever we do will be seen by the God. 44. Overeating, earning money by unlawful means, desire for others property are our weakness. 45 .We are all safe in the hands o god. 46. God manifesting Himself as a person; the object of worship of the bhaktas. By worshipping God as a person, devotees are able to assume human-like relationships with God, for example: God as parent, devotee as child; God as Lord, devotee as servant. It is also much easier for many people to develop love toward God when He is regarded as a person. Such love is capable of triggering a spiritual awakening once it is a pure, selfless love. 47. In this kaliyuga Chant always the name of God. 48. God can assume any form to protect the devotees. 49. To serve the devotees is equal to serve the God. 50.Awake, arise and do your duty justifiably . God will be always with you. Bhattathiry - ">gabriele_ebert <g.ebert (AT) gmx (DOT) de> RamanaMaharshi Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:34 PM [RamanaMaharshi] Re: INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever Dear Bhattathiry,could you please translate these answers. The 3. and 4. for example are not known to me.1. You are That2. I am Brahman ...Can you say a little bit more about? "You are That" is a kind of statement one finds often in the teaching of modern Advaita teachers in a very superficially meaning - so my impression. But what are they really for in the old scriptures?Every comment from everyone is welcome.In Sri RamanaGabriele--- In RamanaMaharshi, Bhattathity M P <mpmahesh@a...> wrote:> WHO AM I> THE ANSWER AS PER OUR SRIPTURE IS> 1. TATVAMASI> 2.AHAM BRAHMASMI> 3.PRANJANAM BRAHMA> 4.AYAM ATMA BRAHMA> Bhattathiry> Alan Adams-Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> > RamanaMaharshi > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:49 PM> [RamanaMaharshi] INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever> > > Find the Source of thought in the Cave of the Heart -> There where its death is inevitable .> The profane shall vanish into the Heart of Being ,> Never again to arise :The Shore has been reached !> > To cross the sea of Samsara , is there another way ?> 'I' and 'mine' are far too heavy weights ;> Unless one makes this all-embracing sacrifice > How can one enter the Greater Life ?> > Direct the attention steadily within> To the Lotus of the Heart two digits to the right .> Oh , Satguru , grant us thy Grace !> > One will tame the wild beast that the ego becomes> When it arrogates to itself the feeling of I,> Thus creating this world of Maya,> By holding firmly to the Self-Enquiry, 'Who Am I ?'> > > Sponsor > > > > > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > Un: RamanaMaharshi- > List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page:> /community/RamanaMaharshi > > Your use of is subject to the Post message: RamanaMaharshi Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- Un: RamanaMaharshi- List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/RamanaMaharshi Your use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Dear Sri Bhattathity ,thank you so much for this beautiful posting - which I shall print out and treasure .In Sri Bhagavan's everflowing Grace ,Alan > > If you go through the following I think that God will make you understand what you seek for. > THE ESSENCE OF HINDU SCRIPTURES. > > > > 1. Please know that God is within you. > > 2 God is infinite love and peace. > > 3. God is the eternal light and joy that shine the whole universe. > > 4. People should rise to the occasion to do their duty. > > 5. People should reach the height and glory of God's supreme presence. > > 6. The feeling that I and mine should be given up and see every thing equal. > > 7. Have an elevated thinking. > > 8. Remember God in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end for all ventures. > > 9. Be humble, pure, simple, and innocent and God is yours. > > 10. God in the form of love reside in everybody' heart and be conscious of this at all times > > Then your thoughts, words and actions will be of love. > > 11. The light of God will always illuminate the heart and light only can be seen inside and > outside. > > 12. Come out of the darkness of ignorance enter into the light of knowledge then only we can > feel the presence of God the light of all lights. > > 13. Let all our actions be as per the directions of God within us. > > 14. Ego should be avoided to allow everything to be done at the will of God. > > 15. God is the only reality, truth, and live for God alone. > > 16. Detachment to perishable things and attachment to only God will give peace of mind. > > 17. Desire for material things is the cause for all sorrows. > > 18. Taking more than one's requirement will ultimately give grief. > > 19. Acquire knowledge which can't be stolen or lost. > > 20. Enjoy always the sunshine of God's splendor and glory. > > 21. Remember always God and live in tune with him. > > 22. Be happy and calm in all situations. > > 23. See, hear, and speak only good things, > > 23. Serve the needy and sick wholeheartedly. > > 24. Total surrender to God will give peace of mind. > > 25. Remember always the God's grace for all achievements.. > > 26. Avoid self praise and say only good things about others. > > 27. See everybody with respect irrespective of caste color and creed. > > 28. Anger, lust and ego are the only enemies. > > 29. Purify the heart for the God to sit in. > > 30. There is no greater virtue than humility, no vice greater than pride. > > 31. Be sincere in all works, work is worship. > > 32. Make God your friend, philosopher and guide. > > 33. Don't get dejected in failure and fall, God's grace will be upon us. > > 34. Always you are one with God and different from Him. > > 35. Like a flower give always the perfume of love and joy. > > 36. Pray for the awareness that always you may be in Him and He in you. > > 37. Remember always that everything in the Universe belongs to God, nothing is ours > > 38. We have got this birth at the will of God and we are on our way to Him. > > 39. Know that our goal is to rest in peace with God. > > 40. Always remember that we are the immortal spirit. > > 41. Chanting the name of God will save us from fear, doubt and anxiety. > > 42. Supreme knowledge is ultimate devotion to God. > > 43. What ever we do will be seen by the God. > > 44. Overeating, earning money by unlawful means, desire for others property are our weakness. > 45 .We are all safe in the hands o god. > > 46. God manifesting Himself as a person; the object of worship of the bhaktas. By worshipping > God as a person, devotees are able to assume human-like relationships with God, for example: God > as parent, devotee as child; God as Lord, devotee as servant. It is also much easier for many > people to develop love toward God when He is regarded as a person. Such love is capable of > triggering a spiritual awakening once it is a pure, selfless love. > > 47. In this kaliyuga Chant always the name of God. > > 48. God can assume any form to protect the devotees. > > 49. To serve the devotees is equal to serve the God. > > 50.Awake, arise and do your duty justifiably . God will be always with you. > Bhattathiry > - > gabriele_ebert <g.ebert > RamanaMaharshi > Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:34 PM > [RamanaMaharshi] Re: INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever > > > > Dear Bhattathiry, > could you please translate these answers. The 3. and 4. for example > are not known to me. > 1. You are That > 2. I am Brahman ... > > Can you say a little bit more about? > "You are That" is a kind of statement one finds often in the teaching > of modern Advaita teachers in a very superficially meaning - so my > impression. > But what are they really for in the old scriptures? > > Every comment from everyone is welcome. > > In Sri Ramana > Gabriele > > > > RamanaMaharshi, Bhattathity M P > <mpmahesh@a...> wrote: > > WHO AM I > > THE ANSWER AS PER OUR SRIPTURE IS > > 1. TATVAMASI > > 2.AHAM BRAHMASMI > > 3.PRANJANAM BRAHMA > > 4.AYAM ATMA BRAHMA > > Bhattathiry > > Alan Adams-Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> > > RamanaMaharshi > > Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:49 PM > > [RamanaMaharshi] INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever > > > > > > Find the Source of thought in the Cave of the Heart - > > There where its death is inevitable . > > The profane shall vanish into the Heart of Being , > > Never again to arise :The Shore has been reached ! > > > > To cross the sea of Samsara , is there another way ? > > 'I' and 'mine' are far too heavy weights ; > > Unless one makes this all-embracing sacrifice > > How can one enter the Greater Life ? > > > > Direct the attention steadily within > > To the Lotus of the Heart two digits to the right . > > Oh , Satguru , grant us thy Grace ! > > > > One will tame the wild beast that the ego becomes > > When it arrogates to itself the feeling of I, > > Thus creating this world of Maya, > > By holding firmly to the Self-Enquiry, 'Who Am I ?' > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > === message truncated === Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. 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Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Is there more to this ?it seems to becut off in the middle of 46 .thanks AAJ --- Bhattathity M P <mpmahesh wrote: > Om Sri Ramanaya Namah > Dear Guruji > If you go through the following I think that God will make you understand what you seek for. > THE ESSENCE OF HINDU SCRIPTURES. > > > > 1. Please know that God is within you. > > 2 God is infinite love and peace. > > 3. God is the eternal light and joy that shine the whole universe. > > 4. People should rise to the occasion to do their duty. > > 5. People should reach the height and glory of God's supreme presence. > > 6. The feeling that I and mine should be given up and see every thing equal. > > 7. Have an elevated thinking. > > 8. Remember God in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end for all ventures. > > 9. Be humble, pure, simple, and innocent and God is yours. > > 10. God in the form of love reside in everybody' heart and be conscious of this at all times > > Then your thoughts, words and actions will be of love. > > 11. The light of God will always illuminate the heart and light only can be seen inside and > outside. > > 12. Come out of the darkness of ignorance enter into the light of knowledge then only we can > feel the presence of God the light of all lights. > > 13. Let all our actions be as per the directions of God within us. > > 14. Ego should be avoided to allow everything to be done at the will of God. > > 15. God is the only reality, truth, and live for God alone. > > 16. Detachment to perishable things and attachment to only God will give peace of mind. > > 17. Desire for material things is the cause for all sorrows. > > 18. Taking more than one's requirement will ultimately give grief. > > 19. Acquire knowledge which can't be stolen or lost. > > 20. Enjoy always the sunshine of God's splendor and glory. > > 21. Remember always God and live in tune with him. > > 22. Be happy and calm in all situations. > > 23. See, hear, and speak only good things, > > 23. Serve the needy and sick wholeheartedly. > > 24. Total surrender to God will give peace of mind. > > 25. Remember always the God's grace for all achievements.. > > 26. Avoid self praise and say only good things about others. > > 27. See everybody with respect irrespective of caste color and creed. > > 28. Anger, lust and ego are the only enemies. > > 29. Purify the heart for the God to sit in. > > 30. There is no greater virtue than humility, no vice greater than pride. > > 31. Be sincere in all works, work is worship. > > 32. Make God your friend, philosopher and guide. > > 33. Don't get dejected in failure and fall, God's grace will be upon us. > > 34. Always you are one with God and different from Him. > > 35. Like a flower give always the perfume of love and joy. > > 36. Pray for the awareness that always you may be in Him and He in you. > > 37. Remember always that everything in the Universe belongs to God, nothing is ours > > 38. We have got this birth at the will of God and we are on our way to Him. > > 39. Know that our goal is to rest in peace with God. > > 40. Always remember that we are the immortal spirit. > > 41. Chanting the name of God will save us from fear, doubt and anxiety. > > 42. Supreme knowledge is ultimate devotion to God. > > 43. What ever we do will be seen by the God. > > 44. Overeating, earning money by unlawful means, desire for others property are our weakness. > 45 .We are all safe in the hands o god. > > 46. God manifesting Himself as a person; the object of worship of the bhaktas. By worshipping > God as a person, devotees are able to assume human-like relationships with God, for example: God > as parent, devotee as child; God as Lord, devotee as servant. It is also much easier for many > people to develop love toward God when He is regarded as a person. Such love is capable of > triggering a spiritual awakening once it is a pure, selfless love. > > 47. In this kaliyuga Chant always the name of God. > > 48. God can assume any form to protect the devotees. > > 49. To serve the devotees is equal to serve the God. > > 50.Awake, arise and do your duty justifiably . God will be always with you. > Bhattathiry > - > gabriele_ebert <g.ebert > RamanaMaharshi > Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:34 PM > [RamanaMaharshi] Re: INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever > > > > Dear Bhattathiry, > could you please translate these answers. The 3. and 4. for example > are not known to me. > 1. You are That > 2. I am Brahman ... > > Can you say a little bit more about? > "You are That" is a kind of statement one finds often in the teaching > of modern Advaita teachers in a very superficially meaning - so my > impression. > But what are they really for in the old scriptures? > > Every comment from everyone is welcome. > > In Sri Ramana > Gabriele > > > > RamanaMaharshi, Bhattathity M P > <mpmahesh@a...> wrote: > > WHO AM I > > THE ANSWER AS PER OUR SRIPTURE IS > > 1. TATVAMASI > > 2.AHAM BRAHMASMI > > 3.PRANJANAM BRAHMA > > 4.AYAM ATMA BRAHMA > > Bhattathiry > > Alan Adams-Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> > > RamanaMaharshi > > Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:49 PM > > [RamanaMaharshi] INQUIRY INTO THE 'I' by Oleg Mogilever > > > > > > Find the Source of thought in the Cave of the Heart - > > There where its death is inevitable . > > The profane shall vanish into the Heart of Being , > > Never again to arise :The Shore has been reached ! > > > > To cross the sea of Samsara , is there another way ? > > 'I' and 'mine' are far too heavy weights ; > > Unless one makes this all-embracing sacrifice > > How can one enter the Greater Life ? > > > > Direct the attention steadily within > > To the Lotus of the Heart two digits to the right . > > Oh , Satguru , grant us thy Grace ! > > > > One will tame the wild beast that the ego becomes > > When it arrogates to itself the feeling of I, > > Thus creating this world of Maya, > > By holding firmly to the Self-Enquiry, 'Who Am I ?' > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Post message: RamanaMaharshi > > Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- > === message truncated === Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. 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Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 OM RAMANAYA NAMAH PART 1"There are two "I"-s: the ego and Atman. Atman reveals itself as one's true self to the person who is capable of getting above the "I", "me", and "mine". The Upanishads Think of a mirror. The sun reflects in it without the mirror doing anything for this but to remain pure and clear. If we compare the mind with a mirror, we will instantly realize that as soon as the mind is ready, the sun of the Divine Consciousness will shine in it. The technique we will present in the following offers a perspective of the existential state we are in and allows us to understand better the inner "buttons" we need to press in order to grow spiritually. Performed with perseverance, this technique allows us the access to a state of "detached witness" that will make us act and react differently in the situations of life. Before engaging in this technique, it is important that we understand WHO really wants to change inside of us, and WHICH is the center of our being. We may have the surprise of noticing that until at that moment we did not experience such a state of witness in which all our actions are spontaneously analyzed and directed from a spiritual perspective.A number of ephemeral and often contrasting personalities resides inside each of us, with which we identify in turns.These "hypostasis" of our personality have distinct features: some are merry, some are satisfied, some are dissatisfied, some wish to study, other wish to go in a holiday, some are enthusiastic and other recalcitrant. Therefore we cannot speak of a coherent personality, that unifies synthetically and permanently these aspects, a personality we may associate with our name and with the idea of "I". This is the reason for which it is practically impossible for someone to say: "I, John Smith, want to transform." We cannot make such a commitment as we do not have an unique "I", but instead we have a number of changing, moving small "I"-s, which depend on innumerable exterior laws and influences; there are "I"-s that are stronger than others and that may give the impression of a unique personality. Each of these "I"-s reaches the surface of our consciousness and takes temporary hold of us, acting and speaking for us. This is the tragedy of mankind, because these ephemeral "I"-s determine actions that will generate new karma-ic bonds; the problem is that our other "I"-s, not so strong and more dispersed will not find the best strategy to control our destiny. Thus, our existence may be said to resemble to a cluster of sparks, when each spark lasts for few seconds, and the entire cluster less than a minute. Nonetheless, behind these, the Supreme Reality is not momentary, nor ephemeral. The technique you are about to learn will guide you in the "intimacy" of Reality, making you understand in a direct manner that while living this existence we have to do the things we have to do without any ego interference. However, our balance needs to be dynamic, and based on the right action. The rigid, stereotype gestures and inner attitudes will not help us grow spiritually. With complete detachment from all these, we need to rely entirely on the clarity of our synthetic mind, which may be a unification of the multiple, transient personalities. "As two golden birds sitting on the same tree, the ego and the self, intimate friends, abide within the same body.The first eats the sweet and sour fruits from the tree of life, while the later watches everything with detachment.As long as you think you are the ego, you are still in the world of sorrow. If you realize you are the Self, the Master of Life, you will be freed from all these.When you realize you are the source of the light, you transcend the duality and enter the state of unity." PART 2HOW TO PERFORM THIS TECHNIQUEIn order to perform this simple and effective technique we need a mechanical hand watch. We should take it off and place it so that it reaches the height of our eyes. Then, in a state of detachment, and calmness, we will begin to stare at the secondary hand of the watch, without any moments of pause. At the same time, as you stare of the secondary hand of the watch, focus your attention on your inner state. In this manner, you will perform the synthesis of two apparently opposing attitudes, the expression of two opposed tendencies of your mind: an outward attitude, expressed through the staring at the watch, and an inner-directed one, expressed through the focus on your state of mind. Along with this double focus, we have to focus also on the idea: "I am...(your name) and I am here now. I am." We will try - as much as possible - to keep our mind focused only on this idea, while we follow detached and focused the secondary hand of the watch. We stay perfectly aware of our person, of our name, of the place we are in. The mental repetition of our name should not lead to a superficial identification with our ephemeral "I", but instead it should awake in us the consciousness of our unitary, divine consciousness. For a better understanding of this technique, we mention that we do not need to keep in mind this idea in an "obstinate", egoistic manner. Ultimately, this mental focus on the idea of "I" should become even non-verbalized, "felt", perceived intuitively. This exercise requires more than a simple thought about our existence, but the awareness of it. We should go beyond the thoughts and concepts to the direct, mysterious, and absolute knowledge of our existence. At this level, we will notice that this revelation is perfectly accessible to us, and due to a spiritual intuition, this experience will awaken inside of us something bright, extremely important and real. This very simple and important technique that will help anyone to get a step closer to the revelation of one's self, makes us discover that it is perfectly possible for each of us to awaken and reach the real awareness of the Self. Even at this level, we will have different thoughts. The images, feelings, aspirations will keep on coming and going, just as before, but we will perceive SIMULTANEOUSLY a different perception, just as a witness takes part detached and uninvolved to an event. This witness-consciousness will become a permanence in our lives and it will awaken and amplify inside of us a supra-mental force meant to alter, analyze and even stop the flow of thoughts, images and so on. This force is strong enough to catalyze the revelation of the divine self, Atman. Only at this stage, we may say that we have a stable inner structure, like an axis of our being, bringing along a real and perfectly aware consciousness of ourselves and of the world. Thus, being detached and preserving this witness-consciousness, we may say that we are on the right path in distinguishing between the Supreme Self (Atman) and the illusion of this world. The Upanishads Attachment: [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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