Well, he talks about observing where ego or thoughts come from. He gives everyone freely, and discusses ideas But… But , in some dialogue he very clearly talks About yoga. He even talks about kriya yoga This is a clear indication of him talking in terms of yoga The sattvic mind resolves itself into the …
Tag: Ramana Maharshi
Jun 04
The inquiry method
Ramana maharshi talked about the insurer method On surface it looks like it is nit yoga and your contemplating But that is not true. All the thoughts you have in the inquiry method becomes an object and is no longer the source So he talks about who am I? And says find the I Now …
May 26
Failure
Success develops arrogance and the man’s spiritual progress is thus arrested. Failure on the other hand is beneficial, inasmuch as it opens the eyes of the man to his limitations and prepares him to surrender himself. -Talk 423. Sri Ramana Maharshi The question is – does the same apply to spiritual progress? Depends on the …
May 24
How to quiet the mind?
A very common problem. Universal. We can focus the mind with ease on tasks related to worldly activity. But tell the mind to stop thinking, start to see the divine, love God, etc and it a Herculean task Maha yoga vigyan and paramhansa Yogananda talk about it very clearly My blogs have said it clearly. …
May 24
Chidananda Rupa Shivohum Shivohum
From ~~~ Day by Day with Bhagavan, 21-8-46. Q.; Shankara says we are all free, not bound, and that we shall all go back to God from whom we have come as sparks from fire. Then, why should we not commit all sorts of sins? Bhagavan: It is true we are not bound, i.e., the …
May 20
Prayers are thoughts and thoughts are prayers
Are our prayers granted? M: Yes, they are granted. No thought will go in vain. Every thought will produce its effect some time or other. Thought-force will never go in vain. Even if you don’t pray, constantly thinking of something will make it materialize. In time. When you have enough good karma for it. You …
May 04
Talk with your mind?
-Letters, 246. Bhagavan. SrieRamana Mabarshi We have any number of desire= If one desire is satisfied another one comes up. Hence where is the chance for our desires to be satisfied? So go ahead. Listen to a great lecture. Read all the books you like Now come back and tell your mind, from now on …
Feb 20
Ramana Maharshi – best to ask him
Ramana Maharshi uses words like the heart. He talks about reflection. He uses aham vritti We imagine we understand what he means by heart. Truth is you either have to ask him for clarification or ask someone at that level Your own imaginative mind will create a false heart – either something in the chest …
Sep 26
Ramana maharshi profound statement
What is the use of declaring: ‘The world is real’ or ‘The world is an unreal appearance’; ‘The world is sentient’ or ‘The world is not sentient’; ‘The world is happiness’ or ‘The world is not happiness’? (Bhagavan in ‘Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu’: v. 3) Making statements like this without any experience is worthless. Imagining this state …
Sep 25
Very subtle what Maharshi said
All is said here. Few will grasp all the secrets revealed in one line
Sep 21
Arunachala
This is the place where Ramana maharshi meditated It is not just a mountain but a loving entity. It is said that Arunachal himself appeared to Ramana and guided him in the most difficult steps. However he did not reveal much out of respect for Arunachal
Jun 14
Ramana Q and A
A visitor wrote some questions in Tamil and presented them to Bhagavan. Bhagavan said, “He wants to know how to turn the mind from sense enjoyments and realise that bliss which is said to be so much above sense-enjoyments”. Answer. There is only one way, making the mind merge in That which is not sense-enjoyment. …
Sep 12
Who am I?
A word of caution for those who chose this method to find the Purusha or Atma. Once again, remember, God is beyond this and before you can surrender to God, merge into God, you will have to be at the level of the Purusha or Atma. Merely saying or thinking you are the Atma or …
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