Fwd: The Truth about the World

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ThePowerOfSilence , " saikali6362 "

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Chapter 1: Discrimination

 

1. The Truth about the World (selected verses)

 

Part 5 (End of Section 1)

 

18. The world is (said to be) God's creation, to those that delight

in it, regarding it as real; but it should be regarded as of the

stuff of the mind by those that seek to know the Truth (of the Self)

in order to become free (from bondage). (9)

 

(9) The seeker of Liberation (Sadhaka) must regard the world as

subjective – consisting of thoughts – just like the dream world; he

must scrutinize as set forth in the second chapter and then follow

the method of the Quest described there. It is not safe for him to

look upon the world as real; if he does so he cannot engage the mind

in the Quest.

 

19.The world is not other than body; the body is not other than

mind; the mind is not other than Pure Consciousness. That exists

unborn in Peace. (10)

 

(10) This and the following two sentences set forth the teaching

called the Ajati-Siddhanta (the conclusion that the Reality never

really became the world, but remains ever unchanged).

 

20. There is neither creation nor destruction; there is no one that

is bound, nor one striving for liberation; nor is there any

liberated person; such is the truth as realized by the sages.

 

21. There is no mind, nor body, nor world, nor any one called a

soul; the One pure Reality alone exists, without a second, unborn

and unchanging, abiding in utter Peace.

 

22. Though the holy Ramana has uttered teachings (of diverse tenor)

to suit the minds of questioners, the teaching that he has given

(us) as being in accord with his own experience is the " Teaching of

the Unborn " , (which has been stated above).

 

23. Therefore only by renouncing the world as illusory and turning

the mind inwards can one dive into the Heart, persevering in the

will to realize the Self, and thus attain Liberation. (11)

 

(11) The teaching in this section is only for those that are in

earnest to realize the Real Self by the method of the Quest taught

in the second Chapter. It is not intended as a mere philosophical or

religious belief.

 

Note: Taken from Guru-Ramana-Vachana-Mala by " Who " , pages 7 and 8

 

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