Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 " Bhagavan had such a high opinion of the Ribhu Gita that he told several of us to read it regularly as part of our sadhana. He even said that constant reading of this book leads to samadhi. [Living By The Words of Bhagavan, by David Godman,p.114-5] The central teaching of the Ribhu Gita (Six Verses selected by Sri Ramana Maharshi): 1. The concept " I-am-the-body " is the sentient inner organ, the mind. It is also the illusive bondage to identification with birth and death. It is the source of all groundless fears. If there is no trace of it at all everything will be found to be the Reality of the Supreme Asbolute Being. 2. The concept " I-am-the-body " is the primal ignorance. It is known as the firm knot of the heart. It gives rise to the concepts of existence and non-existence. If there is no trace of it at all, everything will be found to be the Reality of the Supreme Asbolute Being. 3. The ego or separate soul is a concept. God, the world, the mind, desires, action, sorrow and all other things are all concepts. 4. Abiding without concepts is the undifferentiated state. It is inherence in the Supreme Being. It is wisdom. It is Liberation. It is the natural and true state. It is the Reality of the Supreme Absolute Being. It is the Supreme Formless God. If there is no concept at all everything will be found to be the Reality of the Supreme Asbolute Being. 5.The body and the various functions of manifest existence are only concepts. Hearing, reasoning and contemplating are concepts. Enquiry into the ultimate nature of one's own existence is a concept. All other things are also concepts. Concepts give rise to the world, the separate souls, and God. There is nothing whatever except concepts. Everything is in truth the Reality of the Supreme Asbolute Being. 6.The mind is unreal. It is like a magic show. It is like the son of a barren woman. It is absolutely non-existent. Since there is no mind, there are no concepts, no Master, no disciple, no world, no separate soul. All concepts are really the Reality of the Supreme Asbolute Being. )))))))))Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Nisargadatta , shawn <shawn@w...> wrote: > > " Bhagavan had such a high opinion of the Ribhu Gita > that he told several of us to read it regularly as > part of our sadhana. He even said that constant > reading of this book leads to samadhi. [Living By > The Words of Bhagavan, by David Godman,p.114-5] > > The central teaching of the Ribhu Gita (Six Verses > selected by Sri Ramana Maharshi): > > 1. The concept " I-am-the-body " is the sentient > inner organ, the mind. It is also the illusive > bondage to identification with birth and death. It > is the source of all groundless fears. If there is > no trace of it at all everything will be found to be > the Reality of the Supreme Asbolute Being. > > 2. The concept " I-am-the-body " is the primal > ignorance. It is known as the firm knot of the > heart. It gives rise to the concepts of existence > and non-existence. If there is no trace of it at > all, everything will be found to be the Reality of > the Supreme Asbolute Being. > > 3. The ego or separate soul is a concept. God, > the world, the mind, desires, action, sorrow and all > other things are all concepts. > > 4. Abiding without concepts is the > undifferentiated state. It is inherence in the > Supreme Being. It is wisdom. It is Liberation. It > is the natural and true state. It is the Reality of > the Supreme Absolute Being. It is the Supreme > Formless God. If there is no concept at all > everything will be found to be the Reality of the > Supreme Asbolute Being. > > 5.The body and the various functions of manifest > existence are only concepts. Hearing, reasoning and > contemplating are concepts. Enquiry into the > ultimate nature of one's own existence is a concept. > All other things are also concepts. Concepts give > rise to the world, the separate souls, and God. > There is nothing whatever except concepts. > Everything is in truth the Reality of the Supreme > Asbolute Being. > > 6.The mind is unreal. It is like a magic show. It is > like the son of a barren woman. It is absolutely > non-existent. Since there is no mind, there are no > concepts, no Master, no disciple, no world, no > separate soul. All concepts are really the Reality > of the Supreme Asbolute Being. > > > )))))))))Shawn 0- It's one thing to quote texts and quite another to be where they are pointing to. -0- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 on 4/29/03 3:19 PM, no0one2b at no0one2b wrote: > > 0- It's one thing to quote texts and quite another to > be where they are pointing to. > > -0- > Great! Have you got scary music to go along with this? Nice to meetccha -0- catchy name, played with the artist formerly known as Prine? ( the letter after " b " is in there somewhere) lol has devi summoned the demons from hell? ))))))))Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Nisargadatta , shawn <shawn@w...> wrote: > on 4/29/03 3:19 PM, no0one2b at no0one2b wrote: > > > > > > 0- It's one thing to quote texts and quite another to > > be where they are pointing to. > > > > -0- > > > > Great! Have you got scary music to go along with this? > > Nice to meetccha -0- > > catchy name, played with the artist formerly known as Prine? ( the letter > after " b " is in there somewhere) lol > > has devi summoned the demons from hell? > > ))))))))Shawn 0- Who is asking ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 on 4/29/03 4:27 PM, no0one2b at no0one2b wrote: > Nisargadatta , shawn <shawn@w...> > wrote: >> on 4/29/03 3:19 PM, no0one2b at no0one2b wrote: >> >> >>> >>> 0- It's one thing to quote texts and quite another to >>> be where they are pointing to. >>> >>> -0- >>> >> >> Great! Have you got scary music to go along with this? >> >> Nice to meetccha -0- >> >> catchy name, played with the artist formerly known as Prine? ( > the letter >> after " b " is in there somewhere) lol >> >> has devi summoned the demons from hell? >> >> ))))))))Shawn > > > 0- Who is asking ? What are you 12? Bwahahahah (if you read the bak posts, it seems devi is onstantly positioning herself for some " ondesending uz of age thing " --sort of an inside joke, but inside-outside, same-same right?) ))))))))Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Nisargadatta , shawn <shawn@w...> wrote: > on 4/29/03 4:27 PM, no0one2b at no0one2b wrote: > > > Nisargadatta , shawn <shawn@w...> > > wrote: > >> on 4/29/03 3:19 PM, no0one2b at no0one2b wrote: > >> > >> > >>> > >>> 0- It's one thing to quote texts and quite another to > >>> be where they are pointing to. > >>> > >>> -0- > >>> > >> > >> Great! Have you got scary music to go along with this? > >> > >> Nice to meetccha -0- > >> > >> catchy name, played with the artist formerly known as Prine? ( > > the letter > >> after " b " is in there somewhere) lol > >> > >> has devi summoned the demons from hell? > >> > >> ))))))))Shawn > > > > > > 0- Who is asking ? > > What are you 12? Bwahahahah (if you read the bak posts, it seems devi is > onstantly positioning herself for some " ondesending uz of age thing " --sort > of an inside joke, but inside-outside, same-same right?) > > ))))))))Shawn 0- What is a Shawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Nisargadatta , shawn <shawn@w...> wrote: > on 4/29/03 3:19 PM, no0one2b at no0one2b wrote: > > > > > > 0- It's one thing to quote texts and quite another to > > be where they are pointing to. > > > > -0- > > > > Great! Have you got scary music to go along with this? > > Nice to meetccha -0- > > catchy name, played with the artist formerly known as Prine? ( the letter > after " b " is in there somewhere) lol > > has devi summoned the demons from hell? > > ))))))))Shawn devi: i have devotees in all realms of existance, and i must say i particularly don't like you calling this one a demon,,he's not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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