Dharshan

[Guest guest]

I have been a member of this for several months and have

been reading your messages with interest.

 

This post concerns Dharshan, or silent communion with a guru, and the

inspiration that ensues.

 

To put this in prespective, I am partially deaf, 47 years of age, and

native to England. I had explored several spirtual paths in this

current lifetime. These paths were christianity, druidry, and

buddhism. My exploration of buddhism have increased my interest in

the other indic mode spiritalities such as jainism and hindu yogas. I

also have been engaged in peace activism, and seek inner peace also.

 

I then considered ways of exploring spiritualty, beyond didactic

teachings (such as the passage of words and teachings from guru to

disciples), that might benefit people with hearing difficulties.

People who do not speak the same language as the guru, and people

with learning difficulties may also benefit, as would people who like

to keep spirituality as simple and uncluttered as possible from

theological baggage.

 

Hence I considered that silent dharshan, would be a useful mode of

spiritual practice. While browing or surfing the internet on the

topic of dharshan, Ramana and websites dedicated to him manifested.

 

At that moment I felt inspired by the examples of Bagavan Ramana

seated in silence and inspiring his disciples by his gaze, and the

transmission of love through eye contact during dharshan. It was as

though theology in forms of words was not required. It was as though

dharshan was sufficient to send the disciple on the path towards

advaita enlightenment.

 

Then I realised that silent dharshan was given during early during

his career as a guru, and later he proceeded to teach using words.

That is, he taught advaita hinduism, though he appeared to

acknowledge that advaita enlightenment, at the end of the path, is

the of same "form" as zen buddhist enlightenment, or taoist

enlightenment, or even dare I say christian mysticism.

 

Although there are scholars who have an interest in advaita theology,

and I personally have no objection whatsoever with such study: my

personal interest and inquiry I am afraid lie not in study, but in

experience and contemplation.

 

I like the bliss when I sit in front of Ramana's image (photograph).

Despite that Ramana is no longer in physical form, he appears to

manifest to me in his images.

 

I have two questions.

 

1. Should I practice dharsan in front of a photograph of Bhagavan

Ramana?

 

2. How should I proceed from here? Perhaps some simple instructions

will suffice?

 

Thank you and Blessed Be,

 

Kreb.

[Guest guest]

Dear Kreb;

 

I congradulate you on your endeavour in obtaining

darshan in front of Ramana's picture.

 

I also am starting to receive darshan of Bhagavan by

sitting in front of his pictures and just looking at

his eyes. I notice that his smile changes and his face

gestures become live when I focus on him.

 

I get tremendous peace when I do that and it really

helps me to tolerate life better.

 

Dakshinamurti, the silent version of Siva, and God

Arunachala also gave silent darshan.

 

Continue and Keep up the good work,

In Sri Arunachala and In Ramana,

Zoya.

 

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