Ramana Gita Study Group Ch 9. V .1,2,& 3 ON CUTTING THE KNOT

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ON CUTTING THE KNOT - GRANTHI BHEDA

 

SRI RAMANA GITA CHAPER 9

 

KRISHNA BHIKSHU TRANS.

 

1.On the night of August 14 ,I {Ganapati Muni] put a question to the Maharshi

regarding 'Granthi

Bheda'[On Cutting the Knot] on which even the learned have doubts.

 

2.The high-minded Bhagavan Sri Ramana Rishi, listened to my question , spent a

time meditating in

his divine mode, and spoke .

 

3."The association of the Self with the body is called the Granthi [knot].

 

By that association alone one is conscious of his body and actions.

 

 

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RamanaMaharshi, Alan Jacobs

<alanadamsjacobs> wrote:

> ON CUTTING THE KNOT - GRANTHI BHEDA

>

> SRI RAMANA GITA CHAPER 9

>

> KRISHNA BHIKSHU TRANS.

>

> 1.On the night of August 14 ,I {Ganapati Muni] put a question to

the Maharshi regarding 'Granthi

> Bheda'[On Cutting the Knot] on which even the learned have doubts.

>

> 2.The high-minded Bhagavan Sri Ramana Rishi, listened to my

question , spent a time meditating in

> his divine mode, and spoke .

>

> 3."The association of the Self with the body is called the Granthi

[knot].

>

> By that association alone one is conscious of his body and

actions.

>

>

> =====

> Life is a pure flame,and we live

> by an invisible Sun within us.

> ========================================

RAMANA GITA [Translation and Commentary by AR Natarajan]

 

Chapter 9 .. . . . . .On Cutting the Knot

V1

On 14th August, at night, I questioned the Maharshi `on the cutting

of the knot', regarding which even the learned have doubts.

 

Commentary

Ganapati Muni himself seeks clarification on this crucial question.

It is said that cutting this knot is essential for knowledge.. .. .

Ramana's detail explanation in the next 21 verses would underscore

the importance of this topic. The first manifestation of ignorance

is the rise of the `I-thought'; the individualisation of the Self.

This is described as a knot which an aspirant for liberation has to

cut. This idea is found in the Upanishads but nowhere explained

technically as in Ramana Gita.*

[*Sri Ramana Gita –Dr.Va Sarma –The Mountain Path –Jan68 –P57-61]

 

V2

The effulgent Bhagavan, Ramana Maharshi, listened to the question,

meditated for a while, and spoke in his divine way.

V3

The `knot' is the link between the Self and the body. Awareness of

the body arises because of this link.

 

Commentary

Consciousness flows from the Heart to `sahasrara' and spreads from

there to the entire body. By itself the body is insentient and it is

because of this link, connecting it to the source of consciousness,

the Heart, that it becomes active. The mechanics of the flow of

consciousness from the Heart have been explained in detail in this

work itself.*

[*Ramana Gita Ch5, vs6,7]

 

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