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SPIRITUAL SHARING FROM SRI V.GANESAN  AUGUST 16 2015

Dear brothers and sisters,

Pranams.

Somebody was bold enough to tell me, "Why are you making the 'SPIRITUAL SHARING' a 'habit', by daily mailing it to us ?  Isn't it not only NOT good but also bad in the sense that one more 'habit' is added to our routine life of habits ? "  What else can I do, except smiling.

When a thorn is stuck in the sole of one's foot, only another 'thorn' is capable of removing it !   To remove the habit of getting attached to one's 'name' and 'form', another set of 'Name' and 'Form' alone has to be applied -- in the form of chanting God's Name ( nama japa - God's Name) and offering worship to the 'Idol' or 'Picture' of God ( pooja or murti dhyana -- God's Form ) !

Sri Bhagavan guides us with details about "dhida jnana "  and " adhida jnana ".  Staying in the 'SELF'  with  " Firm and Undisturbed WISDOM" is "dhida jnana "; and, the intellectual understanding of  'What is Wisdom and how to attain IT -- very clearly too'  is  " adhida jnana ".   And, one could solidly be established in "dhida  jnana " only when the " adhida jnana " is entirely given up or transcended.  Conversely, it may not be possible to attain the solidity, without the foundation of clear understanding of IT.  "Spiritual aspiration" (sadhana ) should mature well enough for the flowering of  "Spiritual Perfection" ( Atma Siddhi ) !

When asked, "How long one should do sadhana ?" Sri Bhagavan's response was, "Till the attainment of the [ Atma ] Siddhi ! "

May Sri Bhagavan bless us all !

With Love and Regards

Yours Affectionately,

Ganesan.

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12th April, 1935

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  Sri Bhagavan said that the 'mind' is only identity of the 'SELF' with the 'body'.  It is a false 'ego' that is created ; it creates false phenomena in its turn, and appears to move in them ; all these are false. The 'SELF' is the only "Reality".  If the false identity vanishes, the persistence of the "Reality" becomes apparent.  It does not mean that "Reality" is not here  and  now .  It is always there and eternally the same.  It is also in everyone's experience. For, everyone knows that "he is ".  "Who is he ?"  Subjectively, " Who Am I ? "  The false 'ego' is associated with 'objects' ; this 'ego' itself is its own 'object. 'Objectivity' is the falsity.  'Subject' is alone the "Reality".  Do not confound yourself with the 'object', namely, the 'body'. This gives rise to the false 'ego', consequently of the 'world' and your movements therein with the resulting misery.  Do not think yourself to be 'this', 'that' or 'anything' ; to be so and so, or to be such and such.  Only leave off the falsity.  The "Reality" will reveal Itself. The scriptures say that the 'SELF' is 'nityasiddha', or "ever present", and yet speak of the removal of 'ajnana' (ignorance).  If the 'SELF' is ( 'nitya' ) 'always' and ( 'siddha' ) 'present', how can there be 'ajnana' (ignorance) ? 

 For whom is the 'ajnana' ? These are contradictory.  But, such statements are for guiding the earnest seeker in the right way.  He does not readily understand the only "Truth" if mentioned in plain words as in 'natwam naham neme janadhipah' ("Not thou, nor I, nor these things.."). Sri Krishna declared the "Truth", but Arjuna could not grasp it.  Later, Sri Krishna plainly says that people confound Him with the 'body', whereas in reality, He was not born nor will He die.  Still Arjuna requires the whole " Srimad Bhagavad Gita " for the "Truth" to be made clear to him.

 Look !  The 'SELF' is only "BE-ing", not being 'this' or 'that'.  It is simple "Being".  "BE" -- and there is an end of the ignorance.  Enquire for whom is the ignorance.  The 'ego' arises when you wake up from sleep.  In deep sleep, you do not say that you are sleeping and that you are going to wake up or that you have been sleeping so long.  But, still you are there.  Only when you are awake you say that you have slept.  Your wakefulness comprises sleep also in it.

Realise your pure "Being".  Let there be no confusion with the 'body'.  The 'body' is the result of 'thoughts'. The 'thoughts' will play as usual, but you will not be affected.  You were not concerned with the 'body' when asleep ; so, you can always remain.

- from   " TALKS WITH SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI ", pp. 52--53