Division in cultural understanding.

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Namaste,

 

It is really impossible to separate Ramana from his Hindu

background. He uses the truths to teach so well.

My problem with w

Western approaches is that everything seems to be reduced to a basic

idea, without bhakti or sadhana. I suppose I was lucky that I was

well into Sanathana Dharma when I came across Ramana in the library.

So I approached it from a more Hindu type point of view. I was into

ritual, bhajans etc etc etc. Was a lead singer in fact.

 

The other point that I feel that Westerners do is bring things out

of context to back up some position or even a failing that they

have. We no doubt have all done it but if there is no background of

Hinduism it is a risky road to take. For Ramana insists that advaita

is a bhave in the mind and that the world should be treated

normally. Also one has to examine the context and audience he is

addressing at the time. However I never seen him discount

purification sadhana in place of verbal non dualism. He

emphasises 'effort' of the mind. There is action to complete in the

body also. It is no good saying, 'well I'm not really doing this

non productive behaviour, or it is not I that is benefiting from

something etc etc', one needs to look at Ramana and Advaita as

a 'Way of Life', not a Way of Philosophical

discussion..........ONS..Tony...IMO