Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 First know who you are. This requires no sastras (scripture) or scholarship. This is simple experience. The state of being is now and here all along. You have lost hold of yourself and are asking others for guidance. The purpose of philosophy is to turn the mind inward. "If you know yourself, no evil can come to you. Because you asked me I have told you this" (see Kaivalya Navaneeta). The ego comes up only by holding you (the Self). Hold yourself and the ego will vanish. Until then the sage will be happy saying, 'There is', and the ignorant will be asking, 'Where?' (Gems from Bhagavan, selected by A. Devaraja Mudaliar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Dear Peter May I just say how much I appreciate your daily gems .... I am finding these excerpts extremely powerful and I'm not entirely sure why! Like many on this site, I have read quite a lot of scripture and have vainly chased after scholarship ... And yet these meditations seem to cut through all that in a truly profound way. With love Paula Peter <not_2 wrote: First know who you are. This requires no sastras (scripture) or scholarship. This is simple experience. The state of being is now and here all along. You have lost hold of yourself and are asking others for guidance. The purpose of philosophy is to turn the mind inward. "If you know yourself, no evil can come to you. Because you asked me I have told you this" (see Kaivalya Navaneeta). The ego comes up only by holding you (the Self). Hold yourself and the ego will vanish. Until then the sage will be happy saying, 'There is', and the ignorant will be asking, 'Where?' (Gems from Bhagavan, selected by A. Devaraja Mudaliar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Dear Paula, Bhagavan's gems are indeed priceless. How fortunate we are! Love Peter -------------- RamanaMaharshi [RamanaMaharshi] On Behalf Of Paula Marvelly 18 January 2006 14:13 RamanaMaharshi Re: [RamanaMaharshi] Gems From Bhagavan: 'Who am I?' - Enquiry Dear Peter May I just say how much I appreciate your daily gems .... I am finding these excerpts extremely powerful and I'm not entirely sure why! Like many on this site, I have read quite a lot of scripture and have vainly chased after scholarship ... And yet these meditations seem to cut through all that in a truly profound way. With love Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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