Ah so very easy etc.

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Dear Sri Murthi ,and others , here is a way to "cut the root' and easier for

those with restless

restless minds

 

 

> > In the Ramana Gita Ch.2 V2 the following sloka appears

> >

> > In the innermost core,

> > The Heart shines as Brahman alone

> > As 'I-I',the Self Aware.

> > Enter deep into the heart

> > By search for self,or diving deep

> > Or with breath under check.

> > Thus abide ever in Atman

> >

> > Ganapati Muni who composed the Ramana Gita attached great importance to this

verse expecially

as

> > it

> > appears again in the 40 verses , the Supplement and in different wording in

the 30 verses.So

> it

> > is obvious that Bhagavan was giving this as one approach to Self Enquiry

..There are many

> > references to 'Diving' in Talks also .

> > In addition when the new hall was built this sloka was engraved in gold on

black basalt and

> > mounted above Ramana's marble couch .So it is clear that it is a clue to

aspirants in their

> > practice .

> >

> > Now as others have pointed out Self Enquiry may be approached 1]through a

Questioning method

> > ,to

> > whom does this thought occur etc.

> >

> > 2]By holding onto the I thought ,I feeling or I current ,various terms are

used

> >

> > 3]By the awareness of awareness method as progressed by Sadhu Om and

others.See Michael L's

> Site

>

 

When I read Ramana,s Essay 'Self Enquiry' in Collected Works I found that

restraint of

> > breath

> > is advocated as an aid for mind contol .

> > Then the Eki Sloka seemed so obvious for me .What could be more direct ?This

was not elusive

> but

> > a

> > clear practice emphasised and described in the Sat Darshana Bhashya

[P.56.104,107-10.126] and

other Commentaries .

> >

> > There was also a book published by the Ashram called The technique of Maha

Yoga where the

> > writer

> > describes the importance of the practice .To him the force of the Prajna in

the breath enters

> > the

> > heart on the outgoing breath.

> >

> > As some one who had done Hatha Yoga and some Pranayama this approach

appealed to me ,for

> > experimentation

> >

> > Restraint of breath is only an option ,but with a chattering mind the

restraint stops the

> > chatter

> > immediately .Some people dive without restraint because there mind goes

quiet when they enter

> .

> >

> > So taking a deep breath and then holding it , I take focused attention from

the chakra between

> > the

> > eyes and like a laser beam let it penetrate through the door way into the

Heart Centre

> through

> > the right side of the chest .

> > Then I release the breath when it can no longer be held .I am able to repeat

this three times

> at

> > a

> > sitting usually, and possibly 4 or 5 sittings during the day .

> >

> > What I found is that I had to have kept in mind that I was searching for the

source of the I

> > thought with untroubled mind.So hand over all the cares to the Self.

> >

> > The quality variies a great deal depending on the play of the Gunas

..Sometimes one cannot

> > penetrate very deeply because one strikes the wall of a sheath or a vasana

,but often one

> > breaks

> > through .On the expelling of the breath with a bastika these blocks clear

..Thought and breath

> > are

> > interrelated.

> >

> > There is no doubt that repeated practice weakens the vasanas,brings them out

and brings about

> a

> > more satvic mind .It also carves a niche in the right side of the chest ,

where one can abide

> at

> > any time .It clears identification with any emotional or mental statse .

> >

> > When occaisionally one reaches the bottom of the abyss ,one finds there is

nothing there

> .This

> > bothered me until in Tiru I discussed this practice with senior Devotees

whom I trusted .I

> > learned

> > that this is normal .There is no answer coming .The practice is the process

..As it is done

> with

> > the mind ,nothing is found .But with perseverance I am told , the Enquiry

moves into the

> Heart

> > and is carried on spontaneously without breath restraint and then one

approaches the Source

> of

> > the ego when it will topple .

> >

> > So I persevere ,and find it very beneficial .I realise this is not,by any

means, for everyone

> > and

> > each finds the approach to Self Enquiry that is easiest for him or her and

suits their own

> > understanding .

 

> > With warmest regards , to all , yours in His Grace , Alan

> >

 

 

 

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by an invisible Sun within us.

 

 

 

 

 

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