There is no use discussing transcendental experiences by those whose limitations are not removed. Learn what surrender is. It is to merge in the source of the...
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Jun 1, 2009 12:25 pm
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"I am Brahman," is only a thought. Who says it? Brahman itself does not say so. What need is there for it to say it? Nor can the real "I" say so. For "I"...
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Jun 2, 2009 12:02 pm
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We are happy in deep sleep. We remain then as the pure Self. We are the same even now. In such sleep there was neither the wife nor others nor even "I." Now...
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Jun 3, 2009 6:07 pm
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The inherent nature of the Self is Bliss Some kind of knowledge has to be admitted, even in the realization of Supreme Bliss. it may be said to be subtler than...
The gods and sages experience the Infinite continuously and eternally, without their vision being obscured at any moment. Their minds are surmised by the...
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Jun 5, 2009 11:24 am
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Deep sleep is only the state of nonduality. Can the difference between individuals and Universal souls persist there? Sleep implies forgetfulness of all...
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Jun 6, 2009 2:08 pm
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It is enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do not delude yourself by imagining such a...
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Jun 7, 2009 12:31 pm
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To say that one is apart from the Primal Source is itself a pretension; to add that one divested of the ego becomes pure and yet retains individuality only to...
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Jun 8, 2009 11:08 am
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Nonduality HighlightsSome beautiful things from our friends at NDhighlights; thanks to their generosity in sharing with us. ... From:...
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Jun 8, 2009 11:37 am
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I exist now. I am the enjoyer. I enjoy fruits of action. I was in the past -- and shall be in the future. Who is this "I"? Finding this "I" to be pure...
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Jun 9, 2009 1:56 pm
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Man owes his movements to another Power, whereas he thinks he does everything himself -- just like a lame man bluffing that, were he helped to stand up, he...
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Jun 10, 2009 12:02 pm
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Time is a human invention. In fact, it is always now! Existence knows no past, no future -- it knows only the present. But we are sitting behind a keyhole and...
Rhyndrati, That is very beautiful. I hope you continue to contribute more here. If you and I could sit on the beach with a bottle of wine, I think we could...
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Jun 11, 2009 12:28 pm
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Yoga implies prior division and it means later union of one with another. Who is to be united with whom? You are the seeker, seeking union with something. That...
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Jun 11, 2009 12:29 pm
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The Self is more intimate than the objects. Find the subject [your Self] and the objects will take care of themselves. the objects are seen by different...
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Jun 12, 2009 11:00 am
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Is there a mind in the first place? What you call mind is an illusion. It starts from the "I"-thought. Without the gross or subtle senses, you cannot be aware...
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Jun 13, 2009 12:11 pm
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The universe is like a painting on a screen. That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is God -- meditating on...
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Jun 14, 2009 11:55 am
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To all Realization group members. I heartily invite one and all or anyone of you to post a thought, opinion, idea, or quote you may like. Your contribution...
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Jun 14, 2009 12:20 pm
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There was no "I" thought in your sleep whereas it is present now. The true "I" is not manifest and the false "I" is parading itself. This false "I" is the...
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Jun 15, 2009 12:03 pm
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Being of the nature of Bliss, why does one continue to crave for happiness? To be rid of that craving is itself salvation. The Scriptures say, "You Are That." ...
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Jun 16, 2009 11:42 am
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The mind obstructs the innate peace. Our investigation is only in the mind. Investigate the mind; then it will disappear. There is no entity by the name...
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Jun 17, 2009 12:43 pm
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The Real is That what is; the others are only appearances. Diversity is not its nature. We are reading the printed characters on paper, but ignore the paper ...
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Jun 18, 2009 11:57 am
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Doubts cease when the confusion is surpassed. Engage in self-investigation, then the non-self will disappear. The Self will be left over. This is...
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Jun 19, 2009 1:06 pm
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Any new appearances are bound to disappear. Anything created will certainly be destroyed. The eternal is not born nor does it die. We are now confounding...
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Jun 20, 2009 12:44 pm
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The soul remains always uncontaminated. It is the substratum funning through these three states: Wakefulness passes off, I Am the dream state passes off, I Am;...
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Jun 21, 2009 10:31 am
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Why should one think of birth and death? Are you really born? ....all these are only of the mind. So long as the body is considered, birth is real. But the...
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Jun 22, 2009 12:26 pm
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The sense of body is a thought; the thought is of the mind, The mind rises after the "I"-thought, the "I"-thought is the root-thought. If that is held, the...
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Jun 23, 2009 12:23 pm
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"Bhagavan Sri Ramana's Realization is unique and unparalleled in the annals of history. He realised in his boyhood the Eternal Truth, the Self Supreme, without...
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Jun 24, 2009 12:25 pm
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"I bow to the Lotus-feet of Sage Sri Ramana, the great Teacher, Who revealed to me the Lord Supreme in His glory transcending darkness." --Sri...