Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 It is difficult to abandon the ego, because the very attempt to abandon the ego and curb its appetites is based on a subtle form of egotism. Such attempts, without the deep awareness and understanding, end up reinforcing a nonexistent phantom. Sri Ramana has pointed out that all spiritual practices ultimately fall short as they presuppose the existence of mind. And with the mind in charge, there are infinite possibilities of experience; all kinds of experiences, including super conscious and celestial experiences. No doubt experiences can be wonderful and joyful as well as painful. Our individual identities are made up of memories based on experiences. And yet where can any experience truly take us? Nowhere, without the Bridge of Grace. Sri Ramana used to say that Grace is Always Here. Self is Grace. Existence is Grace. There is nothing but That. To See the Beauty, One has to Become the Beauty It Self. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 , Harsha wrote: > > It is difficult to abandon the ego, because the very attempt to abandon > the ego and curb its appetites is based on a subtle form of egotism. > Such attempts, without the deep awareness and understanding, end up > reinforcing a nonexistent phantom. Sri Ramana has pointed out that all > spiritual practices ultimately fall short as they presuppose the > existence of mind. And with the mind in charge, there are infinite > possibilities of experience; all kinds of experiences, including super > conscious and celestial experiences. > > No doubt experiences can be wonderful and joyful as well as painful. Our > individual identities are made up of memories based on experiences. And > yet where can any experience truly take us? Nowhere, without the Bridge > of Grace. > > Sri Ramana used to say that Grace is Always Here. Self is Grace. > Existence is Grace. There is nothing but That. > > To See the Beauty, One has to Become the Beauty It Self. .... or simply to abandon the illusion one is anything; alowing the indefinable, indesribable 'isness', the timeless everpresent "sat-chit-ananda" remain itself... nothing personal hehe > > Love to all > Harsha > in love yosy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 This reminds me of the old joke. It goes something like this...... My ego was so bad that it got rid of me........ :-)(-: michael [] On Behalf Of Harsha Monday, October 23, 2006 9:10 PM To Abandon the Ego It is difficult to abandon the ego, because the very attempt to abandon the ego and curb its appetites is based on a subtle form of egotism. Such attempts, without the deep awareness and understanding, end up reinforcing a nonexistent phantom. Sri Ramana has pointed out that all spiritual practices ultimately fall short as they presuppose the existence of mind. And with the mind in charge, there are infinite possibilities of experience; all kinds of experiences, including super conscious and celestial experiences. No doubt experiences can be wonderful and joyful as well as painful. Our individual identities are made up of memories based on experiences. And yet where can any experience truly take us? Nowhere, without the Bridge of Grace. Sri Ramana used to say that Grace is Always Here. Self is Grace. Existence is Grace. There is nothing but That. To See the Beauty, One has to Become the Beauty It Self. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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