Guest guest Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Dear Mourad " This is the reason why my postings appear very rigid and too theoritical and conceptual.The mind or the ego has to be tethered tightly to be neutralized, before it is given up irrevocably. I remember once what Sri Ramana said: " When you have dirt on your hands, you wash your hands with soap, then the running water will remove both the dirt and the soap, and your hands become clean. " " Could you be rigid enough to provide this quotation from Ramana Maharshi, as I am unfamiliar with it. -Michael- , " mourad " <mourad_shamel wrote: > > Dear Alan > Thank you for the remark. > Nevertheless, I would like to explain something about myself and my > approach to Truth. > Words might be very misleading if used loosely. My ego is a set of > words with all what they point at and convey, and unless words are > used very precisely they can lead me astry. ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Dear Michael I am sorry, memory cannot help me in this respect. mourad , " MIchael Cape-Meadows " <ramanatmosphere wrote: > > Dear Mourad > " This is the reason why my postings appear very rigid and too > theoritical and conceptual.The mind or the ego has to be tethered > tightly to be neutralized, before it is given up irrevocably. I > remember once what Sri Ramana said: > " When you have dirt on your hands, you wash your hands with soap, > then the running water will remove both the dirt and the soap, and > your hands become clean. " " > > Could you be rigid enough to provide this quotation from Ramana > Maharshi, as I am unfamiliar with it. > > -Michael- > , " mourad " <mourad_shamel@> > wrote: > > > > Dear Alan > > Thank you for the remark. > > Nevertheless, I would like to explain something about myself and my > > approach to Truth. > > Words might be very misleading if used loosely. My ego is a set of > > words with all what they point at and convey, and unless words are > > used very precisely they can lead me astry. ....... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Dear Mourad and Micael, The closest I can find to this metaphor is from Padamalai P47 No 79 " Like removing dirt with dirt, Padam (The Guru's sacred feet) whitens the impure and dirty maya with the sublime light of beneficial maya. " But I seem to recall similar washing metamphors , yet cannot exactly place them at the moment Regards to you both, Alan --- mourad <mourad_shamel wrote: > Dear Michael > I am sorry, memory cannot help me in this respect. > mourad > , " MIchael Cape-Meadows " > <ramanatmosphere wrote: > > > > Dear Mourad > > " This is the reason why my postings appear very rigid and too > > theoritical and conceptual.The mind or the ego has to be tethered > > tightly to be neutralized, before it is given up irrevocably. I > > remember once what Sri Ramana said: > > " When you have dirt on your hands, you wash your hands with soap, > > then the running water will remove both the dirt and the soap, and > > your hands become clean. " " > > > > Could you be rigid enough to provide this quotation from Ramana > > Maharshi, as I am unfamiliar with it. > > > > -Michael- > > , " mourad " <mourad_shamel@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Alan > > > Thank you for the remark. > > > Nevertheless, I would like to explain something about myself and > my > > > approach to Truth. > > > Words might be very misleading if used loosely. My ego is a set > of > > > words with all what they point at and convey, and unless words > are > > > used very precisely they can lead me astry. ....... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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