Guest guest Posted June 1, 1999 Report Share Posted June 1, 1999 In a message dated 6/1/1999 8:37:09 PM Atlantic Daylight Time, a.macnab writes: << In the statement "I am", atman is"am". Atman is isness. andrew >> Harsha: Yes. With language, this is close enough. There are many ways to say it. MInd or No mind, Self or No Self. Atman or Anatman, existence or no existence, Self IS Existence. Self IS. ISNESS dominates Consciously. What are the great Sages such as Ramana indicating? They say feel your existence, feel the I AM. It is Simple. That is the tip of the iceberg. The tip of the iceberg is Reality manifesting as conditioned Existence. Even if we hold on to just the conditioned Existence, without any other practice, that is enough. At some point when the conditions drop, even if for an instant, Existence Feels It Self in Fullness. It Recognizes IT Self without the medium of body/mind as Eternal Perfection. So those who Realize are content and at peace with their knowledge and their ignorance having gone beyond both to the Original Nature, call it Buddha Nature, call it Sat-Chit-Ananda, call it what you wish. Will a Genuine Sage, who Knows the Primal Clarity That IS the Self, quibble over words or terminology? These will naturally tend to differ across cultures, traditions, etc. Ramana Maharshi, a Vedantist, spoke highly of Buddha. A Realized Sage, Knowing the Knowing IT Self to be Self, is not trapped in trivialities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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