'Know and always hold onto the Self. Disregard the body and the mind

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A RAMANA MAHARSI DISCIPLES EXPERIENCE

 

About ten days after my arrival I [Annamalai Swami] asked Bhagavan, 'How to

avoid misery?'

 

This was the first spiritual question I ever asked him.

 

Bhagavan replied, 'Know and always hold onto the Self. Disregard the body

and the mind. To identify with them is misery. Dive deep into the Heart, the

source of being and peace, and establish yourself there.'

 

I then asked him how I could attain Self-realisation and he gave me a

similar answer: 'If you give up identifying with the body and meditate on

the Self, which you already are, you can attain Self-realisation.'

 

As I was pondering on these remarks Bhagavan surprised me by saying, 'I was

waiting for you. I was wondering when you would come.'

 

As a newcomer I was still too afraid of him to follow this up by asking how

he knew, or how long he had been waiting. However, I was delighted to hear

him speak like this because it seemed to indicate that it was my destiny to

stay with him.

 

A few days later I asked another question: 'Scientists have invented and

produced aircraft which can travel at great speeds in the sky. Why do you

not make and give us a spiritual aircraft in which we can quickly and easily

cross over the sea of samsara?'

 

.... 'The path of self-enquiry,' replied Bhagavan, 'is the aircraft you need.

It is direct, fast and easy to use. You are already travelling very quickly

towards realisation. It is only because of your mind that it seems that

there is no movement. In the old days, when people first rode on trains,

some of them believed that the trees and countryside were moving and that

the train was standing still. It is the same with you now. Your mind is

making you believe that you are not moving towards Self-realisation.'

 

Source: from David Godman Book " Living by the Words of Bhagavan "

 

Note : Annamalai Swami is one of Prominent disciple of Bhagavan, He joined

Ramana Maharshi in his early youth. Most of Ashram Buildings were

constructed by Annamalai Swami with the direct instructions of Bhagwan

Ramana.

 

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Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Prashant Jalasutram