Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Disciple: How shall I reach the Self? Maharshi: There is no reaching the Self. If the Self were to be reached, it would mean that the Self is not here and now but is yet to be attained. What is got afresh will also be lost. So it will be impermanent. What is not permanent is not worth striving for. So I say the Self is not reached. You ARE the Self; you are already That. The fact is, you are ignorant of your blissful state. Ignorance supervenes and draws a veil over the pure Self, which is Bliss. Attempts are directed only to remove this veil of ignorance, which is merely wrong knowledge. The wrong knowledge is the false identification of the self with the body, mind, etc. This false identification must go, and then the Self alone remains. Therefore Realization is for everyone; Realization makes no differences between aspirants. This very doubt whether you can realize and the notion "I have not realized" are themselves the obstacles. Be free from these obstacles also. (From Maharshi's Gospel, published by Sri Ramanasramam and available for download from http://www.ramana- maharshi. org/ ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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