Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 May I please ask a question. In the pursuit of Self-Enquiry how is the 'mind' portrayed. Is it the same as the hidden Heart as in other disiplines. Ibrahim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Dear Ibrahim, Ramana often equated mind with ego, saying they were one and the same. Mind and ego are both known. Who knows them? This points in the direction of the Self. Not two, Richard Original Message: ----------------- Ibrahim. konyatogo Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:55:17 -0000 RamanaMaharshi [RamanaMaharshi] Mind, another question. May I please ask a question. In the pursuit of Self-Enquiry how is the 'mind' portrayed. Is it the same as the hidden Heart as in other disiplines. Ibrahim. Post message: RamanaMaharshi Subscribe: RamanaMaharshi- Un: RamanaMaharshi List owner: RamanaMaharshi-owner Our Shortcut URL: http://www./community/RamanaMaharshi <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ramanamaharshi" rel="tag">ramanamaharshi</a> -- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 QUESTION: "WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE MIND?" Sri Ramana Maharshi: "What is called mind is a wonderous power residing in the Self. It causes all thoughts to arise. Apart from thoughts, there is no such thing as mind. Therefore, thought is the nature of mind. Apart from thought, there is no independent entity called the world. In deep sleep there are no thoughts, and there is no world. In the states of waking and dream, there are thoughts and there is a world also. Just as the spider emits the thread (of the web) out of itself and again withdraws it into itself, likewise the mind projects the world out of itself and again resolves it into itself. When the mind comes out of the Self, the world appears. Therefore, when the world appears (to be real), the Self does not appear; and when the Self appears (shines), the world does not appear.When one persistently inquires into the nature of the mind, the mind will end leaving the Self.What is referred to as the Self is the Atman.The mind always exists always only in dependence on something gross; it cannot stay alone.It is the mind that is called the subtle body or the soul (embodied soul or jiva)." http://www.hinduism.co.za/mind1.htm --- "Ibrahim." <konyatogo wrote: > > May I please ask a question. In the pursuit of > Self-Enquiry how is > the 'mind' portrayed. Is it the same as the hidden > Heart as in other > disiplines. > > Ibrahim. > > > > > > FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase. Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 There is one instance when Bhagavan equated the introverted mind with the Self. The root of all duality is in the extroverted mind, which when destroyed will leave the residue of the Self. Introverted mind = Self Extroverted mind = ego + world The following extract is from "Day by Day with Bhagavan" by Devaraja Mudaliar: 11-1-1946 Afternoon --- Another visitor asked Bhagavan, "What is the difference between the mind and the Self?" Bhagavan: "There is no difference. The mind turned inwards is the Self; turned outwards, it becomes the ego and all the world. The cotton made into various clothes, we call by various names. The gold made into various ornaments, we call by various names. But all the clothes are cotton and all the ornaments gold. The one is real, the many are mere names and forms. But the mind does not exist apart from the Self, i.e., it has no independent existence. The Self exists without the mind, never the mind without the Self." --- --- "Ibrahim." <konyatogo wrote: > > May I please ask a question. In the pursuit of Self-Enquiry how is > the 'mind' portrayed. Is it the same as the hidden Heart as in > other > disiplines. > > Ibrahim. -------------------------- Work for the Employer with the best benefits! Work for God! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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