Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 MANO-NASA Sanskrit: Manas: mind, mental faculty, individual thought; Nasa: destruction Bhagavan teaches us to be aware that underlying the unceasing flow of thoughts, is the sense of "I" as a continuous, unbroken awareness. It is silent, that is, without form and spontaneous(sphurana). Whatever thoughts arise as obstacles to sadhana (spiritual discipline), the mind, the sense of identification with body, should not be allowed to go in the direction of appearances, but should rest in one's sense of "I". Bhagavan asks us to remain as witness to whatever happens and adopt an inquisitive attitude by not being afraid and dispassionately observe whatever occurs in the mind. One should remain absorbed in the sense of "I" and not identify oneself with appearances, for thought is bondage. "This is the proper means for destruction of the mind ( manonasa)" . "Whence does this "I" arise? Seek this within. This "I" then vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom. Where the "I" vanished , there appears an "I-I" by itself. This is the infinite [poornam]." In the above verse the verb 'vanishes' is a translation of the Tamil phrase talai-sayndidum, which literally means ' will bow its head'. In ordinary usage it means 'will humble itself', 'sinks crestfallen', or 'will bow its head in shame'. However, in colloquial usage it can also mean 'will die'. ............... to be continued from The Mountain Path, Jayanti 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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