Fwd: ENQUIRY INTO THE SELF

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SENT TO US BY SRI V GANESAN

 

> " ENQUIRY INTO THE SELF "

>

> Namaskar.

>

> Yesterday, the 59th Brahma Nirvana Day, was solemnly

> observed at Sri Ramanasramam.  From early morning,

> as usual, the celebrations were conducted .

> I offered prayers at the Sacred Shrine of

> Bhagavan Ramana.I included all of you in my prayers !

>

> " Garland of

> Guru's Sayings "   is the collection of verses

> written extemporaneousy by Muruganar on Sri Bhagavan's

> " Direct

> Teaching "   of  'I AM' .   I want to share the following

> with you.

 

> > Yours affectionately,

> Ganesan.

> ________

>

> Without

> the inquiry into the true nature of " the doer, "  

> one speak

> of paths of four kinds, namely, the Yogas of action and so

> forth, for the doer -- the one that is sundered (from God),

> the one that

> is bereaved (of the Self), and the one that is (conscious

> of being)

> ignorant,(Footnote 19) (and aspires to right

> knowledge). "

>

> (19) The four diverse paths, Karma Yoga,

> Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Jnana Yoga,

> are prescribed in the assumptions that the follower is

> naturally a doer

> of actions, a being separated from God, a being fallen from

> the State

> of Perfection, or one actually ignorant; these assumptions

> are wrong,

> and will be seen to be so, if the follower of the path

> first follows

> the method of the Quest taught here. How this must be so is

> explained

> in the next sentence.

>

> " The

> State of being the Real Self, which is won by the Quest

> " Who is the

> doer? " or " Who is the separated one? " or

> " Who is the fallen one? " or

> " Who is the ignorant one? " is itself all the

> (four) paths. "

>

>       -----  " GARLAND

> OF GURU'S SAYINGS " , v.161 &

> 162

>

>