Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 D: While the one aim is to realize the unconditioned, pure Being of the Self, which is in no way dependent on the ego, how can inquiry pertaining to the ego in the form of aham-vrtti be of any use? chit-jada-granthi...the " knot between pure consciousness and the insentient body " the ego M: From the functional point of view of the form, activity, or whatever else you may call it (it is immaterial, since it is evanescent), the ego has one and only one characteristic. The ego functions as the knot between the Self, which is pure Consciousness, and the physical body, which is inert and insentient. The ego is therefore called the chit-jada granthi. In your investigation into the Source of aham-vrtti, you take the essential chit aspect of the ego: and for this reason the inquiry must lead to the realization of the pure Consciousness of the Self. D: What is the relation between the pure-Consciousness realized by the jnani and the " I-am " -ness which is accepted as the primary datum of experience? suddha-sattva svarupa...utter purity M: The undifferentiated Consciousness of pure Being is the Heart of hrdayam which you really are, as signified by the word itself (hrt + ayam = Heart an I). From the heart arises the " I-am " -ness as the primary datum of one's experience. By itself it is suddha-sattva is character. It is in this suddha-sattva svarupa (that is, uncontaminated by rajas and tamas). that the " I " appears to subsist in the jnani.. D: In the jnani the ego subsists in the sattvic form and therefore it appears as something real. Am I right? M: No. The existence of the ego in any form, either in the jnani or ajnani is itself and appearance. But to the ajnani who is deluded into thinking that the waking state and the world are real, the ego also appears to be real. Since he sees the jnani act like other individuals, he feels constrained to posit some notion of individuality with reference to the jnani also. From The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi...Shambala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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