Guest guest Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 --- On Thu, 1/10/09, www ramanateaching org <sadasivananda wrote: BHAKTI AND JNANAThe One Supreme Pathwww.ramanateaching.org It is obvious how bhakti can inspire and energize other paths since it is love of God that tears men from egoism and draws them to harmony. There could be no better proof that the path of devotion is compatible with Knowledge than verse 45 of Bhagavan's Marital Garland of Letters to Sri Arunachala: "Weak though my effort was, by Thy Grace I gained the Self, Oh Arunachala!" It is said that tears of ecstatic ardour streamed down his face as he composed it. Certainly it is one of the supreme symbolical love poems of all ages and all religions. [1] It can be said that the essence of the unity between Bhakti and Jnana is emphatically declared by Sri Ramana Maharshi thus: "The eternal, unbroken, natural state of abiding in the Self is jnana. To abide in the Self you must love the Self. Since God is verily the Self, love of the Self is love of God; and that is bhakti. Jnana and bhakti are thus one and the same." [2]_________________[1] Be Still, It Is The Wind That Sings, by Arthur Osborne[2] Maharshi's Gospel, pp. 36-37 © 2009 www ramanateaching org This email was sent by www ramanateaching org, Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu 606603, using Express Email Marketing. You were added to this list as alanadamsjacobs on 7/3/2009. Express Email Marketing supports permission-based email marketing. You can change your preferences or from this mailing list at any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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