Guest guest Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 ---Dear friends, Sri V.Ganesan has sent me the following extract from Talks which I gladly pass on to all .regards , Alan > > May His Abundant Grace and Blessings enveope you all into His Fold of Auspiciousness, Compassion > and Peace, is my prayer to the Beloved Master: Bhagavan Ramana ! I want you to read the > following quotation from 'TALKS', p.302 : > > * * * * * * * * * * * * > > D. How to realise the Self ? > > M. The Self is always directly realised. There is no moment when it isnot so. How then > is it to be ascwertained ? Find out the Self. You are that. > > D. But it is said the heart-knots are cut away and all doubts end when the Supreme > is found. The word drishti (seeing) is used. > > M. To be the Self is the same as seeing the Self. There are no two selves for the one to > see the other. > > Later, he continued the same question of investigation of the Self. > > D. How to realise the Self ? > > M. It is already realised. One shouldknow this simple fact. That is all. > > D. But I do notknow it. How shall I know it ? > > M. Do you deny your existence ? > > D. No; how can that be done ? > > M. Then, the Truthis admitted. > > D. Yet, I do not see. How shall I realise the Self ? > > M. Find out who says 'I'. > > D. Yes. I say 'I'. > > M. Who is this 'I' ? Is it the body or some one besides the body ? > > D. It is not the body. It is someone besides it. > > M. Find it out. > > D. I am unable to do it. How shall I find it ? > > M. You are now aware of the body. You were not aware of the body in deep sleep. Still > you remained in sleep. After waking up you hold the body and say 'I cannot realise > the Self'. Did you say so in your sleep ? Because you were undivided (akhanda) > then, you > did not say no. Now that you are contracted within the limits of the body, you say, > 'I have not realised'. Why do you limit yourself and feel miserable ? Be of your > true > nature and happy. You did not say 'I' in sleep. You say so now. Why ? Because > you > hold to the body. Find out where from this 'I' comes. Then the Self is realised. > > The body being insentient cannot say 'I'. The Self being Infinite cannot say 'I' > either. > Who then says 'I" ? > > Find out from where the 'I' arises. Then this 'I' will disappear and the Infinite Self > will > remain. This 'I' is only the knot between the sentient and the insentient. > > The body is not 'I'. The Self is not 'I'. Who then is the 'I' ? Wherefrom does it > arise ? > > It is not from without. It is from within. Where does it come from ? If elsewhere you > can > be lead there. Being within you must find it out yourself. " > > * * * * * * * * * * * > > > Love, > Ganesa. > ===== alan _________ BT Broadband - Free modem offer, sign up online today and save £80 http://bt..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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