Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 15. OM, SRAVANA, MANANA, NIDIDHYASANA Translation of Prof.K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami Bhagavan: 10.Oh Vasishta, both doubt and misunderstanding are dispelled by experience alone, and not by hundreds of Scriptures . 11.The Scripture dispels the doubt and misunderstanding of one who has Faith. When the Faith weakens a little, they both reappear. 12.Oh Vasishta, it is only by experience of Being that they are both eradicated once for all . Hence firm Abidance in Being is termed Nididhyasana . _________ALL-NEW Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 RamanaMaharshi, Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs> wrote: RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 15. OM, SRAVANA, MANANA, NIDIDHYASANA Translation of Prof.K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami Bhagavan: 10.Oh Vasishta, both doubt and misunderstanding are dispelled by experience alone, and not by hundreds of Scriptures . 11.The Scripture dispels the doubt and misunderstanding of one who has Faith. When the Faith weakens a little, they both reappear. 12.Oh Vasishta, it is only by experience of Being that they are both eradicated once for all . Hence firm Abidance in Being is termed Nididhyasana . =========================================================== Ramana Gita [Translation and Commentary by AR Natarajan] Chapter 15 `Sravana Manana Nidhidyasana' V10 Vasistha, doubt and misunderstanding are removed by experience only and not by hundreds of scriptures. V11 The scriptures dispel the doubt and misunderstanding of one with faith, when faith falters even a little, they both revive. V12 Vasistha , it is only by experience of Self-abidance that they are both uprooted. For, abidance in Self is said to be abiding as the Truth. Commentary Since scriptural knowledge is vicarious and based on faith, it rests on uncertain foundations. If however, one has experience of Self- abidance then faith in Truth becomes firm. Then all doubts cease. The means and the end are not separate since the Self is ever present and the enquiry and search only enable one to discover it. Ordinarily, in all individual spiritual effort the Self and seer and seen are separate. But the Self is the subject, the eye, and therefore, to think of it can only be to abide as it.* [*Sat Darshanam V2] ======== anu _________ALL-NEW Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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