Thus Spake Ramana 103

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THUS SPAKE RAMANA - 103

 

Scenes are projected on the screen in the cinema show, but the moving

pictures do not affect or alter the screen. The spectator pays attention to

them, not to the screen. They cannot exist apart from the screen, yet the

screen is ignored. So also the Self is the screen where the pictures,

activities, etc., are seen going on. A man is aware of the latter but not

aware of the essential former. All the same the world of pictures is not

apart from the Self. Whether he is aware of the screen or unaware, the

actions continue.