Guest guest Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Devotee: Is it possible for the residual impression of objects that come from beginningless time, as it were, to be resolved, and for one to remain as the pure Self? Maharshi: Without yielding to the doubt "Is it possible or not?", one should persistently hold on to the meditation on the Self. Even if one be a great sinner, one should not worry and weep "Oh, I am a sinner, how can I be saved?" One should completely renounce the thought " I am a sinner", and concentrate keenly on meditation on the Self; then, one would surely succeed. There are not two minds - one good and the other evil; the mind is only one. It is the residual impressions that are of two kinds - auspicious and inauspicious. When the mind is under the influence of auspicious impressions, it is called good; when it is under the influence of inauspicious impressions, it is regarded as evil. The mind should not be allowed to wander towards worldly objects and what concerns other people. However bad other people may be, one should bear no hatred for them. Both desire and hatred should be eschewed. All that one gives to others one gives to one's self. If this truth is understood who will not give to others? When one's self arises, all arises, when one's self becomes quiescent, all becomes quiescent. To the extent we behave with humility, to the extend there will result good. If the mind is rendered quiescent, one may live anywhere. From "Who am I" Monsoonhouse Int. Kovalam/Kerala contact: christianecameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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