Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Q: I am aware of the 'I'. Yet my troubles are not ended. A: This 'I'-thought is not pure. It is contaminated with the association of the body and senses. See to whom the trouble is. It is to the 'I'- thought. Hold it. Then the other thoughts vanish. Q: Yes. How to do it? That is the whole trouble. A: Think 'I, I', and hold to that one thought to the exclusion of all others. Q: Is not affirmation of God more effective than the quest, 'Who am I?' Affirmation is positive, whereas the other is negation. Moreover, it indicates separateness. A: So long as you seek to know how to realise, this advice is given to find your Self. Your seeking the method denotes your separateness. Q: Is it not better to say 'I am the Supreme Being' than ask 'Who am I?' A: Who affirms? There must be one to do it. Find that one. Q: Is not meditation better than investigation? A: Meditation implies mental imagery, whereas investigation is for the reality. The former is objective, whereas the latter is subjective. Q: There must be a scientific approach to this subject. A: To eschew unreality and seek the reality is scientific. Q: I mean there must a gradual elimination, first of the mind, then of the intellect, then of the ego. A: The Self alone is real. All others are unreal. The mind and intellect do not remain apart from you. The Bible says, 'Be still and know that I am God.' Stillness is the sole requisite for the realisation of the Self as God. - Sri Ramana Maharshi Hari Aum !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste. There is a Chinese story of an old farmer who had an old horse for tilling his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when all the farmer's neighbours sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, "BAD LUCK ? GOOD LUCK ? WHO KNOWS ?" A week later the horse returned with a herd of wild horses from the hills and this time, the neighbours congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, "GOOD LUCK ? BAD LUCK ? WHO KNOWS ?" Then when the farmer's son was attempting to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, "BAD LUCK ? GOOD LUCK ? WHO KNOWS ?" Some weeks later, the Army marched into the village and conscripted every able bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer's son with his broken leg, they left him off. Now was that GOOD LUCK ? BAD LUCK ? WHO KNOWS ? Everything that SEEMS ON THE SURFACE TO BE EVIL MAY BE GOOD IN DISGUISE !! And EVERYTHING THAT SEEMS GOOD ON THE SURFACE MAY REALLY BE AN EVIL !! "SO WE ARE WISE WHEN WE STOP JUDGING THINGS." Jaya Sri Radhey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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