How do live in this World trying to practice "Self Awareness" ?!

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RamanaMaharshi, brij sachdeva <blsach

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> Will some one in the group tell me how to survive in this world

while following his teaching in practice of treating the entirwe

world as part of uou since there is no other but the self

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Dear Brij,

I am reminded of a story of a student of Advaitha Philosophy who

learns from his Guru that everything is Brahman ( Self) and decides

to repeat it all times. As we walks down a street one day, he sees a

mad elephant running towards him. The Mahout was shouting that

people should give way as the elephant has gone crazy. He tells

himself "I am Brahman, the Elephant is Brahman" and keeps walking

towards the elephant. The elephant lifts him and throws him down.

With a bruised body he goes back to his Guru and complains that his

preaching hasn't helped him at all. The Guru laughs at him and asks

him if he heard the Mahout's warning . The disciple answered in the

affirmative.The Guru asks him " Why did you not tell yourself that

the Mahout is also Brahman and heed his advice?"

 

The moral: The spiritual enquiry cannot be applied in normal

transactions in the material World. Hence the body and mind have to

follow certain accepted norms of behaviour and responses to survive

in the World.

 

The interesting fact of Life is that the mind is also a creation of

the 'Self' and only it can sublimate the mind. When Bhagvan says it

will happen according to Karma, probably it will happen if

the 'Self' has designed that it happen in this life span of the body

and/or mind!

 

Hence trying to work out on the 'awareness' in private, expecting

the calmness to linger on in public, and waiting for the eventual to

happen, the mind has very little role in the ultimate realization.

 

May we receive the Blessings of Bhagavan!

 

with warm regards

 

Sivaramakrishna

 

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Sir: Sri Ramakrishna also loved to relate this story.

Regards,

Moderator

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Ruminating further over the story:

 

The student had identification with his body... which is obvious from the fact

that he was sad upon the body being thrown by the elephant.

 

I wonder if he had no identification with his body and saw himself as 'pure

awareness/ Brahman', what would have been the impact on the elephant (the other

manifestation of Brahman). Haven't we read stories of Bhagvan Ramana and some

others where wild animals caused them no harm during their meditation in

forests?

 

Regards

Sachin

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mallela_srkrishna

04/06/06 14:08:56

RamanaMaharshi

[RamanaMaharshi] How do live in this World trying to practice "Self Awareness" ?!

RamanaMaharshi, brij sachdeva <blsach wrote:>> Will

some one in the group tell me how to survive in this world while following his

teaching in practice of treating the entirwe world as part of uou since there

is no other but the self> > > New

Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC for low, low

rates.>Dear Brij,I am reminded of a story of a student of Advaitha Philosophy

who learns from his Guru that everything is Brahman ( Self) and decides to

repeat it all times. As we walks down a street one day, he sees a mad elephant

running towards him. The Mahout was shouting that people should give way as the

elephant has gone crazy. He tells himself "I am Brahman, the Elephant is

Brahman" and keeps walking towards the elephant. The elephant lifts him and

throws him down. With a bruised body he goes back to his Guru and complains

that his preaching hasn't helped him at all. The Guru laughs at him and asks

him if he heard the Mahout's warning . The disciple answered in the

affirmative.The Guru asks him " Why did you not tell yourself that the Mahout

is also Brahman and heed his advice?"The moral: The spiritual enquiry cannot be

applied in normal transactions in the material World. Hence the body and mind

have to follow certain accepted norms of behaviour and responses to survive in

the World.The interesting fact of Life is that the mind is also a creation of

the 'Self' and only it can sublimate the mind. When Bhagvan says it will happen

according to Karma, probably it will happen if the 'Self' has designed that it

happen in this life span of the body and/or mind!Hence trying to work out on

the 'awareness' in private, expecting the calmness to linger on in public, and

waiting for the eventual to happen, the mind has very little role in the

ultimate realization.May we receive the Blessings of Bhagavan!with warm

regardsSivaramakrishna~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Sir:

Sri Ramakrishna also loved to relate this story.Regards,Moderator