Guest guest Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 - Richard Clarke PracticeofSelfInquiry Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:05 AM [PracticeofSelfInquiry] More from "Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi" From 34I asked Maharshi about contemplation. He taught me as follows: --When a man dies the funeral pyre is prepared and the body is laid flat on the pyre. The pyre is lit. The skin is burnt, then the flesh and then the bones until the whole body falls to ashes. What remains thereafter? The mind. The question arises, "How many are there in this body - one or two?" If two, why do people say 'I' and not 'we'? There is therefore only one. Whence is it born? What is its nature? Inquiring thus the mind also disappears. Then what remains over is seen to be 'I'. The next question is 'Who am I?' The Self alone. This is contemplation. This is how I did it. In this process attachment to the body is destroyed. The ego vanishes. The Self alone shines.-----------Not two,Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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