Guest guest Posted April 16, 2000 Report Share Posted April 16, 2000 On Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:09:07 Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar) wrote: Larry wrote: >>I think the idea >> is to let oneself be pulled into the enquiry into what we mean by "I". I find Larry's choice of words to be spot on. I must admit to having been confounded by the method of self inquiry when I first read about it. I far from view myself as a "proficient inquirer", to me it seems that when the mind first starts to look for the I origin, the questions keeps going on its own accord in the mind. >Sages have said many times that the spiritual practice is not meant to give anything new or add anything to us. It >is needed to remove the barrier to Seeing What Is - That which You Truly Are. Spiritual practice means making >"effort" to remove the fog so the Sight is Clear. Who can make the effort? Only one who is ready. When through >suffering Karmas have thinned out and weakened, the Soul Longing to Know or Recognize or Realize It Self asserts >itself through the conditioned mind. I keep thinking, before there can be surrender there must be defeat, and the more thorough the defeat, the more unconditional the surrender. Thank you for this Sunday's series of posts, Harsha. It is always fascinating and inspiring to read about Ramana and stories of ppl who met him. Love, Amanda. Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 , "Gabriele Ebert" <g.ebert@g...> wrote: > No form he has, no name, no quality! > Still, there beside the holy Hill he dwells > In human form, known by the comely name of > RAMANA, marked by the primal power of > Love, with moist eyes showering grace for all > To see. The eternal Being whose brightness burns > To I-less nothingness obnoxious me. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Sri Muruganar: Sri Ramana Deva Malai, v. 180 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One wonders if Sri Muruganar was aware at the time that the "obnoxious me" had labeled itself thus as a stratagem of self-preservation. --jody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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