Guest guest Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 " Who am I? " - Self-Enquiry (The following are replies from Bhagavan on the practice of self-enquiry, as recorded by Sri D.G.D. on 2.8.1944 and submitted as a chapter in " Surpassing Love and Grace - an offering from His devotees. " ) 11. Q. Should I look for the source within the body? A. The ego arises within the body. Hence in the first instance you may look within the body for its source. When you reach the source there will be no inside or outside, because the source of the Self is all-pervading. After realisation everything will be inside the Self. To be continued.... Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 " Who am I? " - Self-Enquiry (The following are replies from Bhagavan on the practice of self-enquiry, as recorded by Sri D.G.D. on 2.8.1944 and submitted as a chapter in " Surpassing Love and Grace - an offering from His devotees. " ) 12. Q. Is the source on the right side of the middle line of the chest? A. The Heart is defined as the place from which the " I thought " arises. Heart means the Centre (consciousness). It cannot be identified with any part of the body. To be continued.... Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 " Who am I? " - Self-Enquiry (The following are replies from Bhagavan on the practice of self-enquiry, as recorded by Sri D.G.D. on 2.8.1944 and submitted as a chapter in " Surpassing Love and Grace - an offering from His devotees. " ) 13. Keep the mind quiet. That is enough. Sitting in the hall will help you. The purpose of effort is to get rid of all efforts. The force will be clearly felt when stillness is achieved. Spiritual vibrations exist everywhere and they will manifest when the mind is stilled. To be continued.... Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Dear Peter , This reminds me of a nice Zen Saying : Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself . love ramesh --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Peter <not_2 wrote: Peter <not_2RE: Sri Bhagavan's Replies to Questions (continued) Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 2:02 PM "Who am I?" - Self-Enquiry(The following are replies from Bhagavan on the practice of self-enquiry, as recorded by Sri D.G.D. on 2.8.1944 and submitted as a chapter in "Surpassing Love and Grace - an offering from His devotees.")13. Keep the mind quiet. That is enough. Sitting in the hall will help you.The purpose of effort is to get rid of all efforts. The force will beclearly felt when stillness is achieved. Spiritual vibrations existeverywhere and they will manifest when the mind is stilled.To be continued... .Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Dear Ramesh, It's a beautiful saying expressing something very profound. Thank you. It's a saying that reflects the state of being of the Master, rather than that of the disciple - though the disciple may sense of the truth of it and have his/her moments. Bhagavan captures this dilemma in Talks: A cultured lady, daughter of a well-known solicitor of Madras asked: What should one do in order to remain free from thoughts as advised by you? Is it only the enquiry " Who am I? " M.: Only to remain still. Do it and see. D.: It is impossible. M.: Exactly. For the same reason the enquiry " Who am I? " is advised. (Talk: 322) Peter ________________________________ On Behalf Of ramesh chivukula 08 May 2009 09:48 RE: Sri Bhagavan's Replies to Questions (continued) Dear Peter , This reminds me of a nice Zen Saying : Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself . love ramesh --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Peter <not_2 wrote: Peter <not_2 RE: Sri Bhagavan's Replies to Questions (continued) Friday, May 8, 2009, 2:02 PM " Who am I? " - Self-Enquiry (The following are replies from Bhagavan on the practice of self-enquiry, as recorded by Sri D.G.D. on 2.8.1944 and submitted as a chapter in " Surpassing Love and Grace - an offering from His devotees. " ) 13. Keep the mind quiet. That is enough. Sitting in the hall will help you. The purpose of effort is to get rid of all efforts. The force will be clearly felt when stillness is achieved. Spiritual vibrations exist everywhere and they will manifest when the mind is stilled. To be continued... . Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 " Who am I? " - Self-Enquiry (The following are replies from Bhagavan on the practice of self-enquiry, as recorded by Sri D.G.D. on 2.8.1944 and submitted as a chapter in " Surpassing Love and Grace - an offering from His devotees. " ) 14. Look at your Self or Atma, rather than anywhere else. The eyes may be kept open or closed - it is immaterial. There is only one I, whether you spell it 'I' or 'eye'. There is no point in opening or closing the eyes. Attention must be focussed on the inner 'I'. You are not an eye that can be opened or closed. You may close or open the eyes according to your liking or inclination. It is immaterial and not important. You will cease to think of the world when you think of the Self. If you are in a room and close your eyes and do not look out, it is immaterial whether you close the windows of keep them open. (The body is the room, the eyes are the window.) Looking at ajna chakra, etc., is not necessary in this method. It may help in keeping the mind from going out towards external objects. Concentrate on the Self without which there are no chakras. They do not exist without you. You are all of them. All centres (chakras) are in the Heart. The Heart is not the anahata chakra, which is in the spinal cord. Heart is 'I'. To be continued.... Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 " Who am I? " - Self-Enquiry (The following are replies from Bhagavan on the practice of self-enquiry, as recorded by Sri D.G.D. on 2.8.1944 and submitted as a chapter in " Surpassing Love and Grace - an offering from His devotees. " ) 15. First find out whether the ego, who is depressed by these thoughts, exists. Find out how you got the idea of the body. Solve this problem for your ego, then see if anything remains to be solved. End. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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