'Know and always hold onto the Self. Disregard the body and the mind

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A RAMANA MAHARSI DISCIPLES EXPERIENCEAbout ten days after my arrival I [Annamalai Swami] asked Bhagavan, 'How to avoid misery?'

This was the first spiritual question I ever asked him.Bhagavan replied, 'Know and always hold onto the Self. Disregard the body and the mind. To identify with them is misery. Dive deep into the Heart, the source of being and peace, and establish yourself there.'

I then asked him how I could attain Self-realisation and he gave me a similar answer: 'If you give up identifying with the body and meditate on the Self, which you already are, you can attain Self-realisation.'

As I was pondering on these remarks Bhagavan surprised me by saying, 'I was waiting for you. I was wondering when you would come.'As a newcomer I was still too afraid of him to follow this up by asking how he knew, or how long he had been waiting. However, I was delighted to hear him speak like this because it seemed to indicate that it was my destiny to stay with him.

A few days later I asked another question: 'Scientists have invented and produced aircraft which can travel at great speeds in the sky. Why do you not make and give us a spiritual aircraft in which we can quickly and easily cross over the sea of samsara?'

.... 'The path of self-enquiry,' replied Bhagavan, 'is the aircraft you need. It is direct, fast and easy to use. You are already travelling very quickly towards realisation. It is only because of your mind that it seems that there is no movement. In the old days, when people first rode on trains, some of them believed that the trees and countryside were moving and that the train was standing still. It is the same with you now. Your mind is making you believe that you are not moving towards Self-realisation.'

Source: from David Godman Book " Living by the Words of Bhagavan " Note : Annamalai Swami is one of Prominent disciple of Bhagavan, He joined Ramana Maharshi in his early youth. Most of Ashram Buildings were constructed by Annamalai Swami with the direct instructions of Bhagwan Ramana.

http://prashantaboutindia.blogspot.com/2009/05/know-and-always-hold-onto-self.html-- Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Prashant Jalasutram

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Namaste Prasant-Ji

 

Dear One

 

let me thank you for your ongoing efforts serving Sri Ramana by serving our Sangha too.

Joy when reading your actual email!

Michael indeed loved and loves to read - to work! - reading Annamalai Swamis life in Godman-Jis wonderful book about him.

Having read it many times - its for michael THE most practical book feeling Grace by our Sadguru.

 

Thanks again

 

hopeful you feel all the time GRACE in action

 

michael

 

 

 

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Prasanth Jalasutram

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Saturday, May 09, 2009 11:06 PM

'Know and always hold onto the Self. Disregard the body and the mind

 

 

A RAMANA MAHARSI DISCIPLES EXPERIENCEAbout ten days after my arrival I [Annamalai Swami] asked Bhagavan, 'How to avoid misery?'This was the first spiritual question I ever asked him.Bhagavan replied, 'Know and always hold onto the Self. Disregard the body and the mind. To identify with them is misery. Dive deep into the Heart, the source of being and peace, and establish yourself there.'I then asked him how I could attain Self-realisation and he gave me a similar answer: 'If you give up identifying with the body and meditate on the Self, which you already are, you can attain Self-realisation.'As I was pondering on these remarks Bhagavan surprised me by saying, 'I was waiting for you. I was wondering when you would come.'As a newcomer I was still too afraid of him to follow this up by asking how he knew, or how long he had been waiting. However, I was delighted to hear him speak like this because it seemed to indicate that it was my destiny to stay with him.A few days later I asked another question: 'Scientists have invented and produced aircraft which can travel at great speeds in the sky. Why do you not make and give us a spiritual aircraft in which we can quickly and easily cross over the sea of samsara?'... 'The path of self-enquiry,' replied Bhagavan, 'is the aircraft you need. It is direct, fast and easy to use. You are already travelling very quickly towards realisation. It is only because of your mind that it seems that there is no movement. In the old days, when people first rode on trains, some of them believed that the trees and countryside were moving and that the train was standing still. It is the same with you now. Your mind is making you believe that you are not moving towards Self-realisation.'Source: from David Godman Book "Living by the Words of Bhagavan"Note : Annamalai Swami is one of Prominent disciple of Bhagavan, He joined Ramana Maharshi in his early youth. Most of Ashram Buildings were constructed by Annamalai Swami with the direct instructions of Bhagwan Ramana.

http://prashantaboutindia.blogspot.com/2009/05/know-and-always-hold-onto-self.html-- Om namo Bhagavate Sri RamanayaPrashant Jalasutram

 

 

 

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, Prasanth Jalasutram <jvrsprasanth

wrote:

>

> A RAMANA MAHARSI DISCIPLES EXPERIENCE

>

> About ten days after my arrival I [Annamalai Swami] asked Bhagavan, 'How to

> avoid misery?'

>

> This was the first spiritual question I ever asked him.

>

> Bhagavan replied, 'Know and always hold onto the Self. Disregard the body

> and the mind. To identify with them is misery. Dive deep into the Heart, the

> source of being and peace, and establish yourself there.'

>

> I then asked him how I could attain Self-realisation and he gave me a

> similar answer: 'If you give up identifying with the body and meditate on

> the Self, which you already are, you can attain Self-realisation.'

>

> As I was pondering on these remarks Bhagavan surprised me by saying, 'I was

> waiting for you. I was wondering when you would come.'

>

> As a newcomer I was still too afraid of him to follow this up by asking how

> he knew, or how long he had been waiting. However, I was delighted to hear

> him speak like this because it seemed to indicate that it was my destiny to

> stay with him.

>

> A few days later I asked another question: 'Scientists have invented and

> produced aircraft which can travel at great speeds in the sky. Why do you

> not make and give us a spiritual aircraft in which we can quickly and easily

> cross over the sea of samsara?'

>

> ... 'The path of self-enquiry,' replied Bhagavan, 'is the aircraft you need.

> It is direct, fast and easy to use. You are already travelling very quickly

> towards realisation. It is only because of your mind that it seems that

> there is no movement. In the old days, when people first rode on trains,

> some of them believed that the trees and countryside were moving and that

> the train was standing still. It is the same with you now. Your mind is

> making you believe that you are not moving towards Self-realisation.'

>

> Source: from David Godman Book " Living by the Words of Bhagavan "

>

> Note : Annamalai Swami is one of Prominent disciple of Bhagavan, He joined

> Ramana Maharshi in his early youth. Most of Ashram Buildings were

> constructed by Annamalai Swami with the direct instructions of Bhagwan

> Ramana.

>

>

http://prashantaboutindia.blogspot.com/2009/05/know-and-always-hold-onto-self.ht\

ml

> --

> Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

> Prashant Jalasutram

>

 

 

 

Namaste,

 

There is nothing but Self-Realization. With one caveat, one has to get out of

one's own way to see it.

 

Much love,

Anna