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Help on the Quest for Self-realization-Reminders-6

 

>From Surging Joy

By Dr Sarada Nataragan

 

History does not record a single man or woman who achieved joy

through this seeking of objects, of externalities. Nor do we see in

our daily lives anyone who has attained the pinnacle of happiness

through these pursuits…If we are prepared to look at life and its

endless activity, both physical and mental and see how utterly

insignificant it all is, then the gateway to heaven is here and now.

(2)…Yes, if we look at life or if we look at death, if we look

intensely, if we look intently, the absolute superficiality of our

lives must hit us like a brick, to say the least…Sri Ramana has said

that happiness is our nature. He has explained that this is the

reason why we seek it. And he has said that Self-awareness is the

paramount duty – the highest goal – for it is the basis of all

actions and their fruits – it is the source of all energy and joy.

Bhagavan has pointed out that we are thus looking for happiness in

the wrong places for, every place outside of ourselves is wrong.

Happiness does not lie without, fullness does not lie without – they

are the very Self.(3)…To say that we wish for Self-knowledge along

with our other desires is, to use Bhagavan's example, like searching

for darkness with a light in hand. So long as we continue to want

things other than Self-knowledge, it implies that we still continue

to believe in happiness that lies outside the Self.(4)

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Dear Saikali,

 

Thank you for these posts. I certainly enjoyed meeting A.R.Natarajan

and

Dr. Sarada when we stayed at RMCL tow years ago. And enjoyed taking

satsang

with them.

 

This quote focuses on dispassion -- Vairagya.

 

Ramana taught this (as did Sankara. This is one of Sankara's 'four

qualifications.').

 

Dispassion is closely tied to discrimination -- Viveka.

 

As one's certainty that they are not the changable body, nor any

other of

the adjuncts, but rather their indentity MUST be that of the knower

and not

any of the known, then it becomes clear that the source of happiness

MUST

BE within.

 

This brings about the dispassion. This dispassion is key. As long as

one

holds to any 'object' then they stay in samsara.

 

Not two,

Richard

 

RamanaMaharshi, "saikali6362"

<saikali6362 wrote:

>

> Help on the Quest for Self-realization-Reminders-6

>

> From Surging Joy

> By Dr Sarada Nataragan

>

> History does not record a single man or woman who achieved joy

> through this seeking of objects, of externalities. Nor do we see in

> our daily lives anyone who has attained the pinnacle of happiness

> through these pursuits…If we are prepared to look at life and its

> endless activity, both physical and mental and see how utterly

> insignificant it all is, then the gateway to heaven is here and now.

> (2)…Yes, if we look at life or if we look at death, if we look

> intensely, if we look intently, the absolute superficiality of our

> lives must hit us like a brick, to say the least…Sri Ramana has

said

> that happiness is our nature. He has explained that this is the

> reason why we seek it. And he has said that Self-awareness is the

> paramount duty – the highest goal – for it is the basis of all

> actions and their fruits – it is the source of all energy and joy.

> Bhagavan has pointed out that we are thus looking for happiness in

> the wrong places for, every place outside of ourselves is wrong.

> Happiness does not lie without, fullness does not lie without –

they

> are the very Self.(3)…To say that we wish for Self-knowledge along

> with our other desires is, to use Bhagavan's example, like

searching

> for darkness with a light in hand. So long as we continue to want

> things other than Self-knowledge, it implies that we still continue

> to believe in happiness that lies outside the Self.(4)

>