Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Mauna, usually translated as ‘silence’, is not merely an absence of physical or even mental noise. It is the motionless and utterly silent centre of being upon which nothing ever impinges. 1 True realisation is to cherish with one’s understanding, without any obstruction, the first cause of all that is, that mauna which is liberation. 2 The perfect mauna in which the ego, the root, has been destroyed is the pure swarupa, which will never be vanquished. Question: What is mauna [silence]? Bhagavan: That state which transcends speech and thought is mauna. That which is, is mauna. How can mauna be explained in words? Sages say that the state in which the thought ‘I’ does not rise even in the least, alone is swarupa, which means mauna. That silent Self is alone God; Self alone is the jiva. Self alone is this ancient world All other knowledges are only petty and trivial knowledges; the experience of silence is alone the real and perfect knowledge. 3 The eminent and powerful state of mauna can be reached in the Heart only by attaining the Self-state, the unmoving axis. PADAMALAI Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi Recorded by Muruganar edited by David Godman Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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