Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 A sharing from Sri Ganesamn. > ** > *Namaskar.* > ** > > please permit me to > quote the sacred words of Bhagavan Ramana from His " > COLLECTED WORKS OF > SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI " .* > ** > *Love and regards,* > *Ganesan. * > ** > *********************************************** > > * " The past and the future depend upon the > 'present' [ 'Now' ] .* > *They are also 'present' while they happen. There > is, thus, only* > *the NOW. Without knowing this truth, trying to know the > past* > *and the future is like trying to count without the unit [ > one ] .* > ** > * " When we look into them, what are 'time' and > 'space' apart* > *from us ? If we are our bodies, we are involved in time > and space; but, are > we ? We are the same now, then and at all * > *times, here, there, and everywhere. We exist -- we who > are* > *beyond time and spaced, alone ARE. " * > * -- Bhagavan Ramana in " REALITY IN FORTY > VERSES " , verses 15 & 16* > > > * " Counting without the unit 'one' " = > Suppose, you write, spell, read the > * > *following numbers : 1,000; 10,000; 1,00,000; > 1,00,00,000 .......* > * Remove ' 1 ' from all of them and try to read > them 'aloud' = you > can't ! Write them down **in prominent letters = no > meaning to what you > have written down ! Enjoy this 'practical' joke > of Ramana Maharshi !* > *Trying to know everything else, including time and space, > without first* > *knowing one's Self, is equivalent to counting the > above numbers without* > *the digit ' 1 ' !* > ** > ************************************************ > > ** > > ** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Thank you Alan... Beautiful! , Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs wrote: > > A sharing from Sri Ganesamn. > > ** > > *Namaskar.* > > ** > > > > please permit me to > > quote the sacred words of Bhagavan Ramana from His " > > COLLECTED WORKS OF > > SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI " .* > > ** > > *Love and regards,* > > *Ganesan. * > > ** > > *********************************************** > > > > * " The past and the future depend upon the > > 'present' [ 'Now' ] .* > > *They are also 'present' while they happen. There > > is, thus, only* > > *the NOW. Without knowing this truth, trying to know the > > past* > > *and the future is like trying to count without the unit [ > > one ] .* > > ** > > * " When we look into them, what are 'time' and > > 'space' apart* > > *from us ? If we are our bodies, we are involved in time > > and space; but, are > > we ? We are the same now, then and at all * > > *times, here, there, and everywhere. We exist -- we who > > are* > > *beyond time and spaced, alone ARE. " * > > * -- Bhagavan Ramana in " REALITY IN FORTY > > VERSES " , verses 15 & 16* > > > > > > * " Counting without the unit 'one' " = > > Suppose, you write, spell, read the > > * > > *following numbers : 1,000; 10,000; 1,00,000; > > 1,00,00,000 .......* > > * Remove ' 1 ' from all of them and try to read > > them 'aloud' = you > > can't ! Write them down **in prominent letters = no > > meaning to what you > > have written down ! Enjoy this 'practical' joke > > of Ramana Maharshi !* > > *Trying to know everything else, including time and space, > > without first* > > *knowing one's Self, is equivalent to counting the > > above numbers without* > > *the digit ' 1 ' !* > > ** > > ************************************************ > > > > ** > > > > ** > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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