Guest guest Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 Sri.V,Ganesan has sent me this and I am posting it on to the Group .In ,His Grace, Alan > "To remember That; and, to share That" - this is the definition on 'Sat Sangh', given in the > Ancient > Text : Kaivalya Navaneeta. I am happy you give me such an opportunity to have 'Sat Sangh' : > > M A Y A > > 14TH June, 1948 > > Mr. Subbaramayyah, the late Professor of English, is a frequent visitor. Whenever he > comes he discusses ancient Vedantic books with the Master. Today's talk is about > 'Kaivalya Navaneeta'. "Maya" come up in the middle and claims attention. Sri Bhagavan > explains: > > "Every plane has its own illusion, which can be destroyed only by another illusion > on the same plane. For example, a man takes a full meal and goes to sleep. He > dreams of being hungry in spite of the 'jagrat' food in his stomach. To satisfy the > dream hunger, he has to take dream food. A wound in dream requires dream > treatment. A great King once dreamt that he was ill but was too poor to call > a dictor. He had to beg the doctor's fees from his friends to receive medical help. > Although he had fabulous wealth in the waking state, it could be of no use to him > in the dream state. Similarly, the illusion of ajnana (ignorance) can be destroyed > only by the illusion of guru-upadesa (the Master's teaching). Mukti (Liberation) is > ever-present and bondage ever-absent, yet the universal experience is the reverse." > > * * * * * * * * * * > > 16th February, 1937 > > A visitor remarks that it is cruel of God's leela to make the knowledge of the Self so hard > ! > > Bhagavan: (laughing) Knowing the Self is being the Self, and being means > existence -- one's own existence, which no one denies, any more than one > denies one's eyes, although one cannot see them. The trouble lies with your > desire to objectify the Self, in the same way as you objectify your eyes > when you place a mirror before them. You have been so accustomed to > objectivity that you lost the knowledge of yourself, simply because the Self > cannot be objectified. Who is to know the Self ? Can the insentient body > know it ? All the time you speak and think of your 'I', 'I', 'I', yet when > questioned > you deny knowledge of it. You are the Self, yet you ask how to know the Self. > Where then is God's leela and where is cruelty ? It is because of this denial > of the Self by people that the Shastras speak of maya, leela, etc. > > * * * * * * * * * > > --- from S.S. Cohen's GURU RAMANA, > p.56 > > > > ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://uk.messenger./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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