Do not take this life too seriously. It will be gone before you know it. When our childhood was there, life seemed so beautiful. There were so many things to want, so many things to enjoy with so little responsibility. But now see how life is. All those dreams are gone. In the same way, this episode in life will pass away. But as long as it exists for you, have but one trend of thought in your mind - God.
If you seek Him earnestly, How can He resist your love? Constantly, inwardly, talk to Him; then He cannot remain away from you.
~Paramhansha Yogananda
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"If the longing is there, Realization will be forced on you even if you do not want it...sadhanas [spiritual practices] are needed so long as one has not realized it. They are for putting an end to obstacles. Finally, there comes a stage when a person feels helpless notwithstanding the sadhanas. He is unable to pursue the much-cherished sadhana, also. It is then that God's Power is realized. The Self reveals itself."
~ Maharishi Raman.
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Accept delightful words, sayings, and anything else that helps you towards Self-realization. Just as a thirsty person cannot forget water, so should one endeavor to keep the goal of Self-realization alive within oneself.
🌹 Anandamayi Ma
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Devotee.: Is it not the Advaita doctrine to become one with God?
Maharshi.: Where is becoming?
The thinker is all the while the Real.
He ultimately realises the fact.
Sometimes we forget our identities, as in sleep and dreams.
But God is perpetual consciousness. Ramana
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The anonymous chronicler, a B.Sc. final year student, met Sri Ramana in 1946.
I bowed down and sat in the hall before the Maharshi. There were many people present but the hall was quiet. I was unable to continue sitting in a quiet manner, but did not know what to speak to the Maharshi. There were a few books on a stand near the Maharshi. I picked up one of them and began to read. The book had concepts such as “Being is one”, “The world is unreal.” I could not understand them as my knowledge was confined to science. I could not help feeling confused on the following line of thoughts: “Why should God create me? Where was I? Where will I be? Is all that I see false? I do know the presence of objects before me. Don’t I see the Maharshi sitting before me?”
I could not read the book any more and fell into a contemplative mood. Just at that time the Maharshi addressed me thus: “What is the doubt?” I raised my head and said, “There is a human figure on the sofa. There is one on the floor. With my eyes I perceive these two very clearly. But you say that in reality there is only One. How can that be true?”
The Maharshi smiled and kept quiet. After a few minutes he said,
“You must be used to performing experiments in your laboratory.
If you are examining an object, the amount of details would depend upon the quality of the instrument you use to examine the object.
Now, even if your instrument is fine, but your eyesight is poor you will know little about the object.
If the eyesight is good but the brain is not normal, the object’s true nature will not be known to you.
Again, if the brain is fine but if the mind does not pay attention to what you are observing, the less you will know about the object.
In brief, the amount you know about an object is dependent on an entity called mind.
What is mind? It is thoughts. All the thoughts spring up from a single thought. This thought is ‘I am-the-body’ thought. It has two components. One is the body and the other is I. The body being of transient nature, is subject to change, and it depends on external factors for its existence, such as food. But the nature of ‘I’ is different from that of the body. What exists in truth should be existing always. The body does not exist all the time, so it is not the truth. The ‘I’ exists in all states including waking, dream sleep, and deep sleep. Hence ‘I’ is the truth; body is untrue. Both of these combined can not exit as one entity. How can night and day, light and darkness co-exist?
Similarly, there is no entity that has as its basis the co-existence of ‘I’ and the body. So ‘I am-the-body’ thought has no basis in truth. If we examine the world with this untrue thought as the basis, how can we learn the Truth?”
At that moment, I felt the foundation of my knowledge being shaken up, and my conviction in scientific pursuit as providing the ultimate fulfillment suddenly disappeared. Further, the Maharshi said that one can realize the truth about the world, after knowing the Truth about oneself. The upadesa I received changed my mental attitude and, subsequently my daily activities. I pursued life in the same environment I had before, but looked for life’s fulfillment in the spiritual path, blessed by the Maharshi. I felt that the grace of the Maharshi allowed me to lead a harmonious life.
- Face to Face with Sri Ramana Maharshi
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When a man attains the Knowledge of Brahman he shows certain characteristics. The Bhagavata describes four of them: the state of a child, of an inert thing, of a madman, and of a ghoul. Sometimes the knower of Brahman acts like a five-year-old child. Sometimes he acts like a madman. Sometimes he remains like an inert thing. In this state he cannot work; he renounces all action. You may say that jnanis like Janaka were active. The truth is that people in olden times gave responsibility to their subordinate officers and thus freed themselves from worry. Further, at that time men possessed intense faith. ~ Ramkrishna Paramhans
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