Guest guest Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 “When Sita was asked by the wives of the Rishis who was her husband among the then assembled Rishis in the forest, she denied each one as he by turn was pointed to her, but simply speechlessly hung down her head when Rama himself was pointed out. Her silence was eloquent. The Vedas are similarly eloquent in ‘Neti’, ‘Neti’ (‘not this’, ‘not this’) and then remain silent. Their silence is the Real state. This is the meaning of teaching through silence.When the source of the ‘I’-thought is reached, it vanishes and what remains over is the Self.” -- Talks 130 “Mouna is not closing the mouth. It is the state which transcends speech and thought. Hold some concept firmly and trace it back. By such concentration silence results. When practice becomes natural it will end in silence. Meditation without mental activity is silence.” -- Talks 231 “Does distance have any effect on Grace?” asks the American visitor, and Sri Bhagavan answers: “Time and space are within you. You are always the Self you are seeking. How do time and space affect it?” -- Talks 127 “How to transcend the mind?” The Master answers: “Mind is by nature restless. Begin liberating it from its restlessness: give it peace; make it free from distractions; train it to look inward; make this a habit. This is done by ignoring the external world and removal of the obstacles to the peace of mind.” -- Talks 26 “External contacts — contacts with objects other than itself — make the mind restless. Loss of interests in the not-Self (vairagya) is the first step. Then the habits of introspection and concentration follow, ending in samadhi.” -- Talks 26 “An examination of the ephemeral nature of the external phenomena leads to vairagya. Hence enquiry is the first and foremost step to be taken, which will result in contempt for wealth, fame, ease, pleasure, etc. The ‘I’- thought becomes clearer for inspection.” -- Talks 27 “If, however, the aspirant is not temperamentally suited to the vichara marga, he must develop bhakti (devotion) to an Ideal — maybe God, Guru, Humanity in general,ethical laws, or even the idea of Beauty. When one of these has taken possession of the individual, other attachments grow weaker and dispassion (vairagya) develops. Thus ekagrata (concentration) grows simultaneously and imperceptibly. “In the absence of vichara and bhakti, control of breath (pranayama) may be tried. This is known as Yoga marga. If the breath is held the mind cannot jump at its pets — the objects. Thus there is rest for the mind so long as the breath is held. The mind improves by practice and becomes finer, just as the razor’s edge is sharpened by stropping.” -- Talks 27 “If the origin is sat only, why is it not felt?” Bhagavan: “The salt in lump is visible, but invisible in solution; still it is cognised by its taste. Similarly sat (or truth), though not perceived by the intellect is still realisable in other ways. How? Just as a man who has been robbed and blindfolded by robbers and thrown in a jungle enquires his way and returns home, so also the ajnani who is blinded by ignorance enquires his way from the Jnani and returns to his source.” -- Talks 108 “Please help me to realise the Self. It is no use reading books.” Bhagavan answers, “Quite so. If the Self be found in books, it would have been realised long ago. Is it not a wonder that we should seek the Self in books? Can it be found there? Of course books have impelled the question.” -- Talks 117 “He who instructs an ardent seeker to do this or that (work) is not a true master. The seeker is already afflicted by his activities and wants peace and rest. He wants cessation of his activities. Instead he is told to do something in addition to, or in place of, his other activities.” -- Talks 601 “Be what you are. There is nothing to come down or manifest itself. What is needed is losing the ego. That which is, is ever present. Even now you are It, and not apart from It. The blank is seen by you. You are always there. What do you wait for? The expectation to see and the desire to get something are all the working of the ego. You have fallen into the snare of the ego, which says all this. Be yourself and nothing more.” -- Talks 183 .... To Be Contined-- Om namo Bhagavate Sri RamanayaPrasanth Jalasutram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Also, my Friend Prasanth, Can you say the original source for talk #183 Please? Thank you. Timeless Peace, Crys , Prasanth Jalasutram <jvrsprasanth wrote: > > " When Sita was asked by the wives of the Rishis who was her husband among > the then assembled Rishis in the forest, she denied each one as he by turn > was pointed to her, but simply speechlessly hung down her head when Rama > himself was pointed out. Her silence was eloquent. The Vedas are similarly > eloquent in `Neti', `Neti' (`not this', `not this') and then remain silent. > Their silence is the Real state. This is the meaning of teaching through > silence.When the source of the `I'-thought is reached, it vanishes and what > remains over is the Self. " -- Talks 130 > > " Mouna is not closing the mouth. It is the state which transcends speech and > thought. Hold some concept firmly and trace it back. By such concentration > silence results. When practice becomes natural it will end in silence. > Meditation without mental activity is silence. " -- Talks 231 > > " Does distance have any effect on Grace? " asks the American visitor, and Sri > Bhagavan answers: " Time and space are within you. You are always the Self > you are seeking. How do time and space affect it? " -- Talks 127 > > " How to transcend the mind? " The Master answers: " Mind is by nature > restless. Begin liberating it from its restlessness: give it peace; make it > free from distractions; train it to look inward; make this a habit. This is > done by ignoring the external world and removal of the obstacles to the > peace of mind. " -- Talks 26 > > " External contacts — contacts with objects other than itself — make the mind > restless. Loss of interests in the not-Self (vairagya) is the first step. > Then the habits of introspection and concentration follow, ending in > samadhi. " -- Talks 26 > > " An examination of the ephemeral nature of the external phenomena leads to > vairagya. Hence enquiry is the first and foremost step to be taken, which > will result in contempt for wealth, fame, ease, pleasure, etc. The `I'- > thought becomes clearer for inspection. " -- Talks 27 > > " If, however, the aspirant is not temperamentally suited to the vichara > marga, he must develop bhakti (devotion) to an Ideal — maybe God, Guru, > Humanity in general,ethical laws, or even the idea of Beauty. When one of > these has taken possession of the individual, other attachments grow weaker > and dispassion (vairagya) develops. Thus ekagrata (concentration) grows > simultaneously and imperceptibly. > > " In the absence of vichara and bhakti, control of breath (pranayama) may be > tried. This is known as Yoga marga. If the breath is held the mind cannot > jump at its pets — the objects. Thus there is rest for the mind so long as > the breath is held. The mind improves by practice and becomes finer, just as > the razor's edge is sharpened by stropping. " -- Talks 27 > > " If the origin is sat only, why is it not felt? " Bhagavan: " The salt in lump > is visible, but invisible in solution; still it is cognised by its taste. > Similarly sat (or truth), though not perceived by the intellect is still > realisable in other ways. How? Just as a man who has been robbed and > blindfolded by robbers and thrown in a jungle enquires his way and returns > home, so also the ajnani who is blinded by ignorance enquires his way from > the Jnani and returns to his source. " -- Talks 108 > > " Please help me to realise the Self. It is no use reading books. " Bhagavan > answers, " Quite so. If the Self be found in books, it would have been > realised long ago. Is it not a wonder that we should seek the Self in books? > Can it be found there? Of course books have impelled the question. " -- Talks > 117 > " He who instructs an ardent seeker to do this or that (work) is not a true > master. The seeker is already afflicted by his activities and wants peace > and rest. He wants cessation of his activities. Instead he is told to do > something in addition to, or in place of, his other activities. " -- Talks > 601 > > " Be what you are. There is nothing to come down or manifest itself. What is > needed is losing the ego. That which is, is ever present. Even now you are > It, and not apart from It. The blank is seen by you. You are always there. > What do you wait for? The expectation to see and the desire to get something > are all the working of the ego. You have fallen into the snare of the ego, > which says all this. Be yourself and nothing more. " -- Talks 183 > > ... To Be Contined > > -- > Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya > Prasanth Jalasutram > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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