Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 June 15, 1935 A young man, Mr. Knowles, came for darhan. He had read Paul Brunton's two books. He asked: Buddhists say that "I" is unreal whereas Paul Brunton in "The Secret Path" tells us to get over thehought and reach the state of "I". Which is true? M. There are supposed to be two "I"-s; the one is lower and unreal, of which all are aware; the other is higher and the real, which is to be realized. You are nor aware of yourself while asleep; you are aware in wakfullness. Waking, you say that you were asleep; you did not know it in the deep-sleep state. So then, the idea of diversity has arisen along with body-consciousness. This body-consciousness arose at some particular moment having an origin and an end. What originates must be something. What is that something? It is the "I"-consciousness. Who am I?, Whence am I? On finding the source, you realize the state of Absolute Consciousness. D. Who is this "I"? It seems to be only a continuum of sense impressions. The Buddhist idea seems to be so, too. M. the world is not external. The impressions cannot have an outer origin, because the world can be cognized only by consciousness. The world does not say it exists; it is yoimpression. Even so, this impression is not consistent and not unbroken. In deep sleep, the world is not cognized; and so it does not exist for a sleeping man. Therefore, the world is the sequence of the ego. Find out the ego. The finding of its source is the final goal. ........... Talks with Ramana Maharshi On Realizing Abiding Peace and Happiness pp. 44-45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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