Ramana Gita Study Group Ch 7 V,,24,25,26 Self Enquiry

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SELF ENQUIRY-COMPETENCE AND COMPONENTS

 

SRI RAMANA GITA CHAPER 7

 

KRISHNA BHIKSHU TRANS.

 

24.If one Meditates continuously , he may not desire that end [self-Abidance]

but he would

[eventually] Abide in the Self.

 

The other , the Enquirer,knowingly Abides in the Self.

 

25.The object of Meditation ,be it a Deity or Mantra or any other High Object ,

on which one

meditates,merges at the end into the Great Effulgence of the Self.

 

26.Either through Meditation or Self Enquiry the same goal is attained.One

subsides into 'That'

through Meditation ,the other through Knowledge .

 

End of Chapter 7

 

 

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SELF ENQUIRY-COMPETENCE AND COMPONENTS

 

SRI RAMANA GITA CHAPER 7

 

KRISHNA BHIKSHU TRANS.

 

24.If one Meditates continuously , he may not desire that end [self-

Abidance] but he would

[eventually] Abide in the Self.

 

The other , the Enquirer,knowingly Abides in the Self.

 

25.The object of Meditation ,be it a Deity or Mantra or any other

High Object , on which one

meditates,merges at the end into the Great Effulgence of the Self.

 

26.Either through Meditation or Self Enquiry the same goal is

attained.One subsides into 'That'

through Meditation ,the other through Knowledge .

 

End of Chapter 7

 

 

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Life is a pure flame,and we live

by an invisible Sun within us.

 

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RAMANA GITA [translation & commentary by AR Natarajan ]

 

Chapter 7 `Self Enquiry' contd.

 

Vs 24

The one who meditates attains the Self without being aware of

it. `The enquirer consciously loses himself in the Self.'

Commentary

In the path of self-enquiry, the mind has to be ever vigilant and

cannot be allowed to lapse into inattention. By effort, distracting

thoughts are warded off and one holds on to the core thought. When

the mind is turned inward by enquiry it is kept active. The merging

of the mind in the Self comes from conscious effort. It is

a `conscious immortality'. Dualistic paths too would take one to the

same goal ultimately. What then is the difference? Even during

practice, in the direct path, self-enquiry, there would be the

experiencing of the bliss of the Self. In the paths retaining the

ego, the fullness of the experience is postponed till the end when

the worshipper unconsciously merges in the worshipped, the Self.

 

Vs 25

The excellent object of meditation, be it God or a sacred word,

merges in the end in the great fire of the Self.

Commentary

The subject-object relationship which subsists in all forms of

meditations using the mind comes to an end when one attains the

Self. All duality ceases. The one all pervasive consciousness alone

remains.

 

Vs26

The goal of the meditative path and self-enquiry is one. The former

reaches stillness through contemplation and the latter through

knowledge.

 

End of Chapter 7 `Self-enquiry'.

 

[NOTE: Sanskrit version in Ramana's own handwriting can be seen

in `Photo' file in `RamanaGita' folder.]

 

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