Guest guest Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Do not struggle with the mind, regarding it as something real. If you enquire within and know what it is, it will cease to exist. Question: What is the difference between the mind and the Self? Bhagavan: There is no difference. The mind turned inwards is the Self; turned outwards, it becomes the ego and all the world. The cotton made into various clothes we call by various names. The gold made into various ornaments we call by various names. But all the clothes are cotton and all the ornaments gold. The one is real, the many are mere names and forms. But the mind does not exist apart from the Self, i.e., it has no independent existence. The Self exists without the mind, never the mind without the Self. Question: How shall we discover the nature of the mind i.e., its ultimate cause, or the noumenon of which it is a manifestation? Bhagavan: Arranging thoughts in the order of value, the ‘I’ thought is the all-important thought. Personality-idea or thought is also the root or the stem of all other thoughts, since each idea or thought arises only as someone’s thought and is not known to exist independently of the ego. The ego therefore exhibits thought-activity. The second and the third persons do not appear except to the first person. Therefore, they arise only after the first person appears, so all the three persons seem to rise and sink together. Trace, then, the ultimate cause or ‘I’ or personality. Padamalai The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi Recorded by Muruganar David Godman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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