Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 , " Richard Clarke " <richard wrote: > > Satsang > June 18, 2006 > > [N. signifies Nome; Q. signifies Questioner; " laughter " means that > everyone was laughing, not just the speaker.] > > Om Om Om > > N.: In revealing the nature of Self-Realization, Sri Bhagavan has > called such, " Sahaja. " The term means " natural " or the " innate. " He > has spoken of Sahaja Samadhi, absorption in the Innate, the > absorption in That which is natural. He and other great sages have > spoken of Sahaja-sthiti, abidance as the innate or the natural > abidance. > > What is innate, or truly natural, has no coming or going. If > something is innate, it is one with your Being and inseparable from > your own nature. Absorption in That which is inseparable from your > own nature must be something without a beginning and without an end, > without a coming to you and without a going away from you. > > What kind of absorption is this? If we are absorbed in something > else, we may then come forth from that something else again. If there > is absorption in the Innate, there is no coming and no going. > Therefore, in your quest for Self-Realization, you inquire to know > the very nature of your Being. You should not wait for something to > happen to you, for what happens to us is not the Innate. What happens > to us is just an appearance. An appearance, which is, of course, > subject to disappearance, is, ultimately, unreal. > > What appears and disappears is the assumption of individuality, or > the " I " notion, as well as all that is appended to it. All that > appears and disappears is truly unreal. When the unreal is known as > unreal, it ceases to be experienced, and there is absorption in the > Innate. This is not an absorption, or samadhi, of one thing into > another; rather it is yourself in yourself, remaining as yourself. > > Regard only that which is innate as your identity. What comes, goes, > and cannot be part of you. The body comes and goes and cannot be you. > The mind comes and goes and cannot be you. Every perception comes and > goes. Every conception comes and goes. None of this can be you. The > assumed experiencer and all that he experiences comes and goes. This > cannot be you. What is it in you that can neither be obtained nor > lost? To know That, and to know that as yourself, is to abide in the > Innate, Sahaja. > > Examine your own perspective. If you think that Self-Realization has > not yet come, you must discover what is meant by " the Innate. " If you > are expecting it to come, you must know what is meant by " Innate. " > For this reason, the Maharshi said that to say, " I have realized the > Self, " or, " I have not realized the Self, " are both equally absurd. > Such is so because there is only one Self and not two. That Self is > the very substance of Realization, being of the nature of > illimitable, unformed, unborn Being-Consciousness-Bliss. > > (silence) > > What is necessary is to abide in the Knowledge of who you are. > Similarly, if we say that God is within, what is the " within " ? This > must be known. If you establish yourself, in illusion only, as if you > were an individual entity, if you pretend, or assume, from pure > imagination, that this is the case, by inquiry, find the root of this > individuality. Where the false individuality, or ego-sense, ceases, > there is the samadhi that is Sahaja. It is the absorption that is > natural. > > In the description of this Self-Realization, sometimes, the Maharshi > would say that it is Sahaja Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Nirvikalpa means > doubtless or undifferentiated. Where the ego subsides, there are no > doubts about what is real or about the Self. Where the ego subsides, > there is absolutely steady Knowledge. How can the Knowledge be > absolutely steady? It is because it is identical with Being. It is > the innate Knowledge and not something that comes and goes. Do you > see how the Realization must always be of the nature of the Self that > is realized? Thus is called truly " nondual. " If it is of another > nature, the knowledge will not be steady, and neither will the > happiness and peace that one desires. Nirvikalpa may also be taken to > mean undifferentiated. In truth, there is only undifferentiated > Existence, which is undifferentiated Consciousness. With the delusive > rise of the notion of " I, " division starts. If you examine your own > experience in your mind, you will see that all the ideas of > differences are based upon the fundamental idea of " I. " Once there > is " I, " there is difference, such as difference between you and the > universe, difference between you and God; thus, jagat-jiva-para, the > world, the individual, and the Supreme. All seem differentiated. > Where the notion of " I, " of a separate individuality as one's > identity, is no more, there is no differentiation. Then, what is > realized and who realizes are identical. > > Such is the natural state, the Innate. It is not a state of the body. > It is not a state of the senses. It is not a state or condition of > the prana. It is not a state or condition of the mind. It is not > anything experienced by anyone, but when the idea of " anyone " > whatsoever is abandoned, This alone is found to exist. This alone is > truly direct experience. > > If you seek by deep inquiry, within yourself, That which is innate, > this absorption in the Innate, the natural state, will be found to be > yours. If you deeply inquire, " Who am I? " , you are absorbed in That; > you abide in That as That itself. > > (silence) > > --------------- > Not two, > Richard > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >[N. signifies Nome; Q. signifies Questioner; " laughter " means that > everyone was laughing, not just the speaker.] i see " Q " and " N " , but no " laughter " . hmmmm...* i looked for the seeker within and without. searched for him everywhere. and found no trace of " me " ... only echoes of the friend's laughter rippling through empty space. all is " s/he! " jai ramana! _()_ yosy ______________ * spirituality without humor is like a corpse devoid of the life breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Nameste Josy, Ha Ha, good point. No laughter this time. Much laughter at other times. Not two, Richard , " yosyx " <yosyflug wrote: > > >[N. signifies Nome; Q. signifies Questioner; " laughter " means that > > everyone was laughing, not just the speaker.] > > > i see " Q " and " N " , but no " laughter " . > > hmmmm...* > > > > i looked for the seeker > within and without. > searched for him everywhere. > and found no trace > of " me " ... > only echoes of the friend's laughter > rippling through > empty > space. > > all is " s/he! " > > > > > jai ramana! > _()_ > yosy > > > ______________ > * spirituality without humor is like a corpse > devoid of the life breath. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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