Help on the Quest for Self-realization-Reminders-66

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Help on the Quest for Self-realization-Reminders-66

 

The urge to be active is strong in man. It is extremely difficult

to renounce action altogether and dedicate oneself entirely to

spiritual practice. The choice left for one is to follow one's

svadharma (one's own duty) without undue attachment to the results.

It is simply

working in an ego-less spirit without identifying oneself with the

doer. The spiritual practice consists in cultivating the attitude

that it is not oneself that acts but a Power within.

 

One should not escape work that needs to be done; one should do

one's share of it willingly.

 

It should never be forgotten that awareness is our true being and

that action is only a ripple, a movement, a shadow in the ocean of

awareness. We should not be in too great a hurry to become agents,

we should for the most part be content to be patient. Whatever

action we do-and none of us can altogether escape action-should be

surrendered to the Lord, should not boost the ego and should thus

help inner purification.

 

Doer-ship pertains to the individuality; but you are not a separate

individual and so you are not the doer. Man is moved by some

mysterious power but he thinks he moves himself.

 

Detached action is only the means to achieve inner purity and

therefore one has to strive further in the quest for perfection.

 

What is necessary is to reject the thought "I am the doer"

completely and remember only "I am".

 

It is the feeling "I work" that is the hindrance. Ask

yourself: "Who works?" Remember who you are. Then the work will not

bind you. It will go on automatically.

 

Source: Various reliable publications of / on Sri Ramana Maharshi's

teachings.

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Thank you this posting, as it helps in some of my earlier questions, especially when Bhagavan says that "do without the "I" then everything will go on". I will strive to experience the same.

 

 

 

Sridhar.

 

 

 

"saikali6362" <saikali6362 >

RamanaMaharshi

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[RamanaMaharshi] Help on the Quest for Self-realization-Reminders-66

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Help on the Quest for Self-realization-Reminders-66

 

The urge to be active is strong in man. It is extremely difficult

to renounce action altogether and dedicate oneself entirely to

spiritual practice. The choice left for one is to follow one's

svadharma (one's own duty) without undue attachment to the results.

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