Ramana: The mind obstructs the innate peace

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There may be a tendancy to interpret the word 'peace'

as an attribute, as in " I am at peace. " As an attribute

peace refers to a state or condition of 'someone'.

 

Notice in the quote below that the word 'peace' is

not being used this way. Peace simply is. There is

no 'one' that has peace. Indeed, if there is any 'one'

then there is no Peace. A sense of self and Peace

cannot coexist.

 

In this way, Peace is just like Now. Now is when

any 'one' to experience Now is not. Indeed, Now

and Peace are just different words with the same

essential meaning. For me Love has the same essential

meaning as well.

 

-Bill

 

God-realizationSatsangandSanga

[God-realizationSatsangandSanga] Ramana: The mind obstructs the

innate peace

 

 

D.: How to get peace?

 

M.: That is the natural state.

The mind obstructs the innate peace.

Our investigation is only in the mind.

Investigate the mind;

it will disappear.

There is no entity by name mind.

Because of the emergence of thoughts

we surmise something from which they start.

That we term mind.

 

When we probe to see what it is,

there is nothing like it.

After it has vanished,

Peace will be found to remain eternal.

 

from Talk 238