The gap between thoughts -My understanding from Sri Gurudave.

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Dear Friends

When I was aged 24 years, the SadGuru Gurudav -Padmanabha Nenon, the

son of the late SadGuru Krishnamenon otherwise known as Atmananda,

who was contemporary to Ramana- was visiting Cairo. I managed to

have a private interview with him. I had two questions that bothered

me, and I asked Gurudave these questions and His Grace answered them

for me simply and plainly. I will post the questions as well as the

answers.

 

First Question:

Q: It was said that sleep might change its character and NirviKalpa

Samadhi is experienced; Why It did not happen to me?

Gurudave: Your emphasis was not on seeing Samadhi, still on the

sleep and the dream, a shift of emphasis has to happen.

 

Second Question:

Q: It was said that Reality or Truth appears in the interval between

thoughts. So how can I prolong this interval so that I can

experience Reality?

Gurudave: It is not a matter of prolonging, it is a seeing of what

is there between thoughts.You have to see the nature of experience

between mentations, the nature of life experiences between

mentations and accordingly you change your prespective.Mentations

makes you see the experience according to your previous

understanding. A knew prespective has to be cultivated to replace

the old understanding based on the Seeing that occurs between

mentations.You should never doubt what you experience between

mentations, this is my counsel to you.

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I met Sri Gurudave -in Cairo- a couple of times later; and we never

discussed this point again.

 

mourad