Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 This is a useful method and it works. It reminds me of an important event in my life that happened in 1992. I had just then finished my graduation and searching for a job. It was about six months since I had listened to the Hymn to Dakshinamurti (Sri Dakshinamurti Stotra) from my revered uncle, a rare householder Jnani. I kept contemplating on the meaning of the hymn almost always when the mind was not required to focus attention on a specific task. I attended a relative's marriage and met many relatives after a long time. Many said that I had changed a lot ever since they had seen me in my boyhood. Few days later, walking along the street, contemplating on the seventh stanza of the Hymn to Dakshinamurthi: "To Him who, by means f the blessed symbol, manifests to the disciples the True Self that always shines within as 'I', constant in all the varying states of infancy, (manhood and old age), of jagrat (swapna and sushupti) and so on; to Him who is incarnate in the Teacher, to Him in the Effulgent Form Facing the South, to Him (siva) be this bow!" I kept telling myself that those relatives said that I had changed. But I see that this body has grown, no doubt, but I do not feel that I have changed. I am the same all along....and immediately after that reciting the above verse over and over waited for the traffic signal to cross the road. While crossing the road, there was alertness and no thoughts. After crossing I leaned against the piller of bus shelter and suddenly something happened. I could not see my body at all. I was light, consciousness, with blue hue, bright as sunlight but cool as moonlight on a full moon day. That was my Being. The pillar could be seen, so were the vehicles on the road. All the activities happening around derived the power from this light. There were no thoughts, no sense of belonging to anyone. I was Ananda, not rapturous ecstacy, but a steady stream of unconditioned bliss. All that was around was not different from the light. It was as if the light had its allotropic forms in the manifestation around. After a couple of minutes I could see the body but there was no feeling. I could see the footwear but not feel it. A bus going towards my place came and I boarded it. Paid the fare...all along no thoughts - (worldly activity can happen without mind) - alighted in the right place and walked back home. It took another hour after reaching home to get the body consciuosness and feeling back. Then onwards, there is no doubt that I am not this body though every happening about this body is similar to any other normal human body. The steady stream of Ananda - Sahaja Ananda continues on account of which I have not felt the difficulties and mental turbulence that came in way of my life ever since. Most of the time this Ananda makes me humming some song even during my office work. This, perhaps, was a foretaste of Awakening by sheer Grace of Sri Dakshinamurthi. This event may not be useful to anyone, but while reading "unchanging, birthless, deathless and Divine consciousness", I felt a strong urge to narrate this incident. In Om Nagaraja Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs (AT) (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Dear friends this is an experiment .A guided meditation on site .i haven't seen one here before soit is veryTENTATIVE_____________Guidance notes for an 'I AMNESS' MEDITATIONsit comfortably, eyes openfeel the UNMISTAKABLE EXISTENCE of yourself BEING HERE NOW .You are Conscious of your body being there [look down at it’s form ]and then see yoursurroundings out there too. This Consciousness starts from behind the eyes,focus there This is the screen on which the outer objects and body are seen and are projectedIt is the same Consciousness you had as a child ,as you got older , and have nowIt is unchangingIt is birthless and deathlessIt is DivineThis Pure Absolute Consciousness is what I REALLY AMnot the mind and body with which I am identifiedFeel “I AM THAT” Pure Absolute ConsciousnessGODSELFTHE DIVINEBRAHMANOMNot the feelings or thoughtsBut ‘THAT' I AM “I AM THAT I AM “Rest there for as long as the energy lasts -oOo-This can be tried with other senses -not only visually with the eyes .This meditation can be repeated whenever the urge arises spontaneously .It may only last for ashort time in the I AMNESS.it helps release identification with feelings etc.Any feedback, comments ammendments or suggestions appreciated .=====alan _________ Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger./download/index.htmlCommunity email addresses: Post message: RamanaMaharshi Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- Un: RamanaMaharshi List owner: RamanaMaharshi-ownerShortcut URL to this page: http://www./community/RamanaMaharshi India Insurance Special: Be informed on the best policies, services, tools and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 ---Dear Sri Nagaraja , thank you for your comment and relating your auspicious experience .My view is that this form of Self Remembering can be attempted over and over again ,it definately undermines the identification with the thoughts and the feelings which is a main obsacle to Self Realisation.Every best wish , in his grace,Alan Pani <swayanjata wrote: > Dear Alan, > > This is a useful method and it works. > > It reminds me of an important event in my life that happened in 1992. I had just then finished > my graduation and searching for a job. It was about six months since I had listened to the Hymn > to Dakshinamurti (Sri Dakshinamurti Stotra) from my revered uncle, a rare householder Jnani. I > kept contemplating on the meaning of the hymn almost always when the mind was not required to > focus attention on a specific task. > > I attended a relative's marriage and met many relatives after a long time. Many said that I had > changed a lot ever since they had seen me in my boyhood. Few days later, walking along the > street, contemplating on the seventh stanza of the Hymn to Dakshinamurthi: > > "To Him who, by means f the blessed symbol, manifests to the disciples the True Self that always > shines within as 'I', constant in all the varying states of infancy, (manhood and old age), of > jagrat (swapna and sushupti) and so on; to Him who is incarnate in the Teacher, to Him in the > Effulgent Form Facing the South, to Him (siva) be this bow!" > > I kept telling myself that those relatives said that I had changed. But I see that this body > has grown, no doubt, but I do not feel that I have changed. I am the same all along....and > immediately after that reciting the above verse over and over waited for the traffic signal to > cross the road. While crossing the road, there was alertness and no thoughts. After crossing I > leaned against the piller of bus shelter and suddenly something happened. > > I could not see my body at all. I was light, consciousness, with blue hue, bright as sunlight > but cool as moonlight on a full moon day. That was my Being. The pillar could be seen, so were > the vehicles on the road. All the activities happening around derived the power from this > light. There were no thoughts, no sense of belonging to anyone. I was Ananda, not rapturous > ecstacy, but a steady stream of unconditioned bliss. All that was around was not different from > the light. It was as if the light had its allotropic forms in the manifestation around. After > a couple of minutes I could see the body but there was no feeling. I could see the footwear but > not feel it. A bus going towards my place came and I boarded it. Paid the fare...all along no > thoughts - (worldly activity can happen without mind) - alighted in the right place and walked > back home. It took another hour after reaching home to get the body consciuosness and feeling > back. > > Then onwards, there is no doubt that I am not this body though every happening about this body > is similar to any other normal human body. > > The steady stream of Ananda - Sahaja Ananda continues on account of which I have not felt the > difficulties and mental turbulence that came in way of my life ever since. Most of the time > this Ananda makes me humming some song even during my office work. This, perhaps, was a > foretaste of Awakening by sheer Grace of Sri Dakshinamurthi. > > This event may not be useful to anyone, but while reading "unchanging, birthless, deathless and > Divine consciousness", I felt a strong urge to narrate this incident. > > In Om > Nagaraja > > Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs wrote: > Dear friends this is an experiment .A guided meditation on site .i haven't seen one here before > so > it is very > TENTATIVE > > ______________________________\ _________________ > > Guidance notes for an 'I AMNESS' MEDITATION > > sit comfortably, eyes open > > feel the UNMISTAKABLE EXISTENCE of yourself BEING HERE NOW . > > You are Conscious of your body being there [look down at it’s form ]and then see your > surroundings out there too. > > This Consciousness starts from behind the eyes, > focus there > > This is the screen on which the outer objects and body are seen and are projected > > It is the same Consciousness you had as a child ,as you got older , and have now > It is unchanging > It is birthless and deathless > It is Divine > > This Pure Absolute Consciousness is what I REALLY AM > > not the mind and body with which I am identified > > Feel “I AM THAT” Pure Absolute Consciousness > > GOD > SELF > THE DIVINE > BRAHMAN > OM > > Not the feelings or thoughts > > But ‘THAT' I AM “I AM THAT I AM “ > > Rest there for as long as the energy lasts > > -oOo- > > This can be tried with other senses -not only visually with the eyes . > > This meditation can be repeated whenever the urge arises spontaneously .It may only last for a > short time in the I AMNESS.it helps release identification with feelings etc. > > Any feedback, comments ammendments or suggestions appreciated . > > > > ===== > alan > > > > > > _________ > Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! 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