FAQ- Adi Sankara teachings & Bhagavan Ramana teachings -What is the difference ?

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Dear Members,

 

 

Adi Sankara says that intellect (koornda madhi) can be

used for Realization. But Bhagavan Ramana says that

the answer to Self-Realization cannot come from the

mind, and that the thoughts (mind) need to be killed.

One seems to be using the mind, while the other is

aiming to kill it. What is the difference between the

two?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

With the sharper intellect grows the ability to

discriminate between the real and the unreal. As long

as you are not convinced about what is real and what

is not, your desire for Realization will not get

serious. When the ‘viveka’ (sense of discrimination)

of the mind improves, you will get closer to the

Truth. Eventually, when realization dawns, even the

mind will vanish.

 

Bhagavan Ramana gives a wonderful illustration in this

regard – one of ‘Pinam chudum thadi’.

 

The interred (‘vettiyaan’) in the cremation ground

stands by the side of the burning corpse. Owing to the

heat, the corpse rises up on its own accord every now

and then. He uses a stick to beat down the dead body

that rises. Finally, when the body does not rise up

anymore, he throws the stick also into the fire. In

the same way, a sharp mind aids in Self-enquiry to

find the Truth and is itself eventually destroyed

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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