to think is not your real nature

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Maharshi: To imagine Muladhara at the bottom, the Heart at the centre, or the

head at the top or over all these, is all wrong. In one word, to think is not

your real nature.

 

 

 

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The essence of mind is only awareness or consciousness. When the ego, however,

dominates it, it functions as the reasoning, thinking or sensing faculty. The

cosmic mind being not limited by the ego, has nothing separate from itself and

is therefore only aware. This is what the Bible means by " I am that I AM " . The

ego-ridden mind has its strength sapped and is too weak to resist the torturing

thoughts. The egoless mind is happy in deep, dreamless sleep. Clearly therefore

Bliss and misery are only modes of mind; but the weak mode is not easily

interchangeable with the strong mode. Activity is weakness and consequently

miserable; passivity is strength and therefore blissful. The dormant strength is

not apparent and therefore not availed of. The cosmic mind, manifesting in some

rare being, is able to effect the linkage in others of the individual (weak)

mind with the universal (strong) mind of the inner recess. Such a rare being is

called the GURU or God in manifestation.

 

Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi