Guest guest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 More on vasanas from Aham : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Verse 27. As one that, being caught in the flood of a > river, and trying to > reach the shore, fails to do so, being prevented by boys > throwing stones at > him, so those that try to attain Self-Realization, which is > the shore of > the river of Samsara (relative existence), fail to reach > it, being hindered > by the vasanas (taints of the mind).(14) > > (14) The mind is usually burdened with habits of > attachments and modes of > thought, accumulated and confirmed through many lives; > these are called > vasanas; the mind needs to be purified of these, before it > can take to the > Quest taught here. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > These quotations are from the book, > Guru--Ramana--Vachana--Mala Muruganar translated by " Who, " > published by Sri Ramanasramam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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