Guest guest Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 September 29, 1935 ................ A man from Masulla asked the master : How to realize the Self ? M. Everyone has experience of the Self every moment of his life. D. But the Self is not realized as one would like. M. Yes. The present experience is viparita - different from real. What is not is confounded with what is. D. How to find the Atman? M. There is no investigation into the Atman. THe investigation can only be into the non-self; elimination of the non-self is alone possible. The Self, being always self-evident, will shine forth of itself. The Self is called by different names - Atman, Godm Kundalini, mantra, etc. Hold any one of them and the Self becomes manifest. God is no other than the Self. Kundalini is now showing forth as the mind. When the mind is traced to its source, it is Kundalini. Mantra japa leads to elimination of other thoughts and to concentration on the mantra. The mantra finally merges into the Self and shines firth as the Self. ................ ----------- taken from ------------------------------ Talks with Ramana Maharshi , InnerDirections Publishing , 2000 page 60 ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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