Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 --- viorica weissman <viorica wrote: > <>, > <NamoRamana>, > <MillionPaths> > "viorica weissman" <viorica > Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:55:50 +0200 > Maharshi : Talks - How to > realize the Self ? > > September 29, 1935 > > ............... > > A man from Masulla asked the master : How to realize > the Self ? > M. Everyone has experience of the Self every moment > of his life. > > D. But the Self is not realized as one would like. > > M. Yes. The present experience is viparita - > different from real. > What is not is confounded with what is. > > D. How to find the Atman? > > M. There is no investigation into the Atman. THe > investigation can > only be into the non-self; elimination of the > non-self is alone possible. > The Self, being always self-evident, will shine > forth of itself. > The Self is called by different names - Atman, Godm > Kundalini, > mantra, etc. Hold any one of them and the Self > becomes manifest. > God is no other than the Self. Kundalini is now > showing forth as the > mind. When the mind is traced to its source, it is > Kundalini. Mantra > japa leads to elimination of other thoughts and to > concentration on > the mantra. The mantra finally merges into the Self > and shines firth > as the Self. > > ............... > > ----------- taken from > ------------------------------ > Talks with Ramana Maharshi , > InnerDirections Publishing , 2000 > page 60 > ------------------ Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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