Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 , " Peter " <not_2 wrote: > > Dear Era, > > The 3rd quote referenced as " Happiness and Gods Grace " can be found in > " Talks " : > > M.: Bliss is not something to be got. On the other hand you are always > Bliss. This desire is born of the sense of incompleteness. To whom is this > sense of incompleteness? Enquire. In deep sleep you were blissful: Now you > are not so. What has interposed between that Bliss and this non-bliss? It is > the ego. Seek its source and find you are Bliss. (Talks 106) > > I can't find any evidence that " Happiness and God's Grace " is a book by > Ramana Maharshi - that does not mean it wasn't at some stage. However, it > might just have been a web page of quotes created by someone and given that > name. > > Among the four quotes attributed to " Collected Works " only the following > quote can be found therein as part of Vivekachudamani. > > " 'That inner Self, as the primeval Spirit, > Eternal, ever effulgent, full and infinite Bliss, > Single, indivisible, whole and living, > Shines in everyone as the witnessing awareness. > That self in its splendour, shining in the cavity of the heart > This self is neither born nor dies, > Neither grows nor decays, > Nor does it suffer any change. > When a pot is broken, the space within it is not, > And similarly, when the body dies the Self in it remains eternal. " > (page 226, Collected Works) > > > Best wishes, > > Peter Yes, thank you. This page is in error imo: http://peacefulrivers.homestead.com/Maharshi.html > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/100gurus/1941277434/> > > > > > > the first four quotes dont sound quite right? > > Are you indiariaz? > > This from the page is paraphrasing Sri Ramana, isn't it ? > > Why not quote his own sayings ? > > I found the same .. than a link to his 40 verses: > > <http://peacefulrivers.homestead.com/Maharshi2.html> > > -=-=-=-= > indiariaz says: > > Sri Ramana Maharshi > > Happiness is your nature. > It is not wrong to desire it. > What is wrong is seeking it outside > when it is inside. > > Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy > because nearly all do not know the true Self. > Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. > All else is fleeting. > To know one's Self > is to be blissful always. > > ...Bliss is not something to be got. > On the other hand you are always Bliss. > This desire [for Bliss] is born of the sense of incompleteness. > To whom is this sense of incompleteness? > Enquire. In deep sleep you were blissful. > Now you are not so. > What has interposed between that Bliss and this non-bliss? > It is the ego. > Seek its source and find you are Bliss. > > Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is > like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of > walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes. > > Era > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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