18 Apr 2022 archive

In the news paper copied from TOI – author Anup Taneja

Link to Original Document Paul Brenton who visited Ramana Maharishi in 1931, placed before the latter two fundamental questions: Is it necessary to renounce the world and move to secluded jungles or mountains to realise the Truth? What method should be pursued to attain Self-realisation? In response to the first question, the Maharshi said that …

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Mauna – continuation

Link to Original Document I finally found substantiation of what I said in previous blog – from Ramana maharshi also The most valuable thing in the ocean lies on its floor. The pearl is so small a thing, yet so valuable and so difficult to procure. Similarly, the Self is like the pearl: to find …

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Post script 2 – mauna

Link to Original Document Mauna means silence. What the scriptures call as silence is silence of the mind. Like I wrote before – mauna can be Not talking – of vani speech Of the indriya – preventing the senses of roaming. This means giving to sex, food etc Silence of the mind There is another …

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Post script to self imposed barriers

Link to Original Document Point 4 People often say great things. Oh I have surrendered to say Neem Karoli baba or Yogananda, or Vivekananda or Ramana ANd they truly believe it. Yet to be quite honest , they don’t realize, that a true full surrender is associated with that great Guru appearing before you ! …

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Self imposed barriers

Link to Original Document Yesterday I was talking with someone who does translation of spiritual books And while talking , I learnt a few precious things Just because they follow, a Liberated person from the past, they may remain just as ignorant The teaching of a Liberated person is so high, they fully misunderstand what …

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