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RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 16. On Bhakti

 

 

Translation of Prof.K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami

 

8.When BHAKTI has grown perfect, then hearing once about Teality is enough, for

it confers perfect

knowledge.

 

9.BHAKTI not continuous like a stream is called intermittent BHAKTI. Even this

is bound to result

in supreme BHAKTI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 16. On Bhakti

 

 

Translation of Prof.K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami

 

8.When BHAKTI has grown perfect, then hearing once about Reality is

enough, for it confers perfect

knowledge.

 

9.BHAKTI not continuous like a stream is called intermittent BHAKTI.

Even this is bound to result

in supreme BHAKTI.

 

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Ramana Gita [Translation and Commentary by AR Natarajan]

Chapter 16 `Bhakti'

V8

When devotion is complete, listening once is enough. Then, devotion

itself confers perfect knowledge.

 

Commentary

The listening, sravana, is listening to the reality, to one's

identity with the Self and being That. In Upadesa Saram, Ramana

points out that by constant single thought, ultimately one attains

the repose of the Self, free from thought. He terms this as supreme

devotion.* for, the thought of God only, to he exclusion of all

thoughts, is really to think of Self, for Self and God are

essentially one. Reference could be made to the earlier verses 3 & 4

of tyhis chapter where it has been pointed out that even without

desiring it the devotee ultimately merges n and abides as the Self.

Though the paths of devotion and knowledge are different in

practice, in the end self-knowledge alone must result but pursuit of

either path.

[*Upadesa Saram V9]

 

V9

When devotion does not flow like a stream of oil it is termed

intermittent devotion. But it is certain to be the cause of supreme

devotion.

 

Commentary

Even though contemplation of God is not steady, but only off & on,

it is still called devotion. Why? This is because it leads to

intense devotion, to uninterrupted meditation on God. Though single

minded devotion like that of `the steady flow of a stream' is

superior to broken devotion, yet the latter is bound to lead one to

the highest form of devotion.

 

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Good/God Morning to all. God has created or expanded himself as the universe at

the same time creates Maya, to keep the universe in action. Due to ignorance

every individual starts carrying on thinking, saying and doing process to

attain some thing. But when each thing is achieved the mind tries to shift to

another dimension and wats some other thing.

 

When we tries to understood mind it becomes calm and lead us to mindless state

which is static which is Shiva state from dynamic shakthi state.

 

How to understood the mind. If we tries to control the mind, it will escape, but

at the same time think using the mind itself who is one now wish to understood

or control the mind and that is Sprit, God with in every embodyments of LOVE.

 

When we realise that state which is mindless state and which can be attained

with the help of mind itself, only the ONE exist, which is static and which the

ultimate divine LOVE.

 

When we realise the then the next course of action of that realised person is to

shower love and service to His emboments....untill the body came to rest.

 

 

With Love,

Alagesan.

 

anupadayachi <anupadayachi (AT) (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

RamanaMaharshi, Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs>

wrote:RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 16. On BhaktiTranslation of Prof.K.Swaminathan and

Sri Visvanatha Swami8.When BHAKTI has grown perfect, then hearing once about

Reality is enough, for it confers perfectknowledge.9.BHAKTI not continuous like

a stream is called intermittent BHAKTI. Even this is bound to resultin supreme

BHAKTI.====================================================Ramana Gita

[Translation and Commentary by AR Natarajan]Chapter 16 `Bhakti'V8When

devotion is complete, listening once is enough. Then, devotion itself confers

perfect knowledge.CommentaryThe listening, sravana, is listening to the

reality, to one's identity with the Self and being That. In Upadesa Saram,

Ramana

points out that by constant single thought, ultimately one attains the repose of

the Self, free from thought. He terms this as supreme devotion.* for, the

thought of God only, to he exclusion of all thoughts, is really to think of

Self, for Self and God are essentially one. Reference could be made to the

earlier verses 3 & 4 of tyhis chapter where it has been pointed out that even

without desiring it the devotee ultimately merges n and abides as the Self.

Though the paths of devotion and knowledge are different in practice, in the

end self-knowledge alone must result but pursuit of either path.[*Upadesa Saram

V9]V9When devotion does not flow like a stream of oil it is termed intermittent

devotion. But it is certain to be the cause of supreme devotion.CommentaryEven

though contemplation of God is not steady, but only off & on, it is still

called devotion. Why? This is because it leads to

intense devotion, to uninterrupted meditation on God. Though single minded

devotion like that of `the steady flow of a stream' is superior to broken

devotion, yet the latter is bound to lead one to the highest form of

devotion.=========anu Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express

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