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14. What is dhyana (meditation)?
It is abiding as one's Self without swerving in any way from one's real nature and
without feeling that one is meditating.
As one is not in the least conscious of the
different states (waking, dreaming, etc.) in this condition, the sleep (noticeable) here
is also regarded as dhyana.
15. What is the difference between dhyana and samadhi?
Dhyana is achieved through deliberate mental effort; in samadhi there is no such
effort.
16. What are the factors to be kept in view in dhyana ?
It is important for one who is established in his Self (atma nista) to see that he does
not swerve in the least from this absorption. By swerving from his true nature he may
see before him bright effulgences, etc., or hear (unusual) sounds or regard as real the
visions of gods appearing within or outside himself. He should not be deceived by
these and forget himself.
NOTE: (i) If the moments that are wasted in thinking of the objects which are not the
Self, are spent on enquiry into the Self, self-realization will be attained in a very short time.
(ii) Until the mind becomes established in itself some kind of bhavana
(contemplation of a personified god or goddess with deep emotion and religious
feeling) is essential. Otherwise the mind will be frequently assailed by wayward thoughts or sleep.
(iii) Without spending all the time in practising bhavanas like 'I am Siva' or 'I am Brahman', which are regarded as nirgunopasana (contemplation of the
attributeless Brahman), the method of enquiry into oneself should be practised as soon as the mental strength which is the result of such upasana (contemplation) is attained.
(iv) The excellence of the practice (sadhana) lies in not giving room for even a single mental concept (vritti).
- The teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Spiritual Instruction.
Chapter II. Practice (Abhyasa)
Q: When a man realizes the Self, what will he see?
Sri Ramana Maharshi :
There is no seeing.
Seeing is only being.
The state of Self-realization, as we call it,
is not attaining something new or
reaching some goal which is far away,
but simply being
that which you always are and which you always have been.
All that is needed is that
you give up your realization of the not-true as true.
All of us are regarding as real that which is not real.
We have only to give up this practice on our part.
Then we shall realize the Self as the Self;
in other words, `Be the Self'.
At one stage you will laugh at yourself for trying to discover the Self which is so self-evident.
So, what can we say to this question?
That stage transcends the seer and the seen.
There is no seer there to see anything.
The seer who is seeing all this now ceases to exist and
the Self alone remains.
~ Be as you are
"Don't believe your thoughts. 'I am the body' is a thought. 'I am the mind' is a thought. 'I am the doer' is a thought. Worry is only a thought. Fear is only a thought. Death is only a thought.
When all thoughts are stilled, Pure Consciousness remains over. To bring about peace means to be free from thoughts and to abide as Pure Consciousness.
The thoughts change but not you. Let go the passing thoughts and hold on to the unchanging Self."
~ Ramana Maharshi
Everything returns to its original source,
has to return to its original source.
If you -understand life then you understand death also.
Life is a forgetfulness of the original source,
and death is again a remembrance.
Life is going away from the original source,
death is coming back home.
Death is not ugly, death is beautiful.
But death is beautiful only for those who have
lived their life unhindered, uninhibited. unsuppressed.
Death is beautiful only for those who have lived their life beautifully, who have not been afraid to live, who have been courageous enough to live -- who loved, who danced, who celebrated.
Death becomes the ultimate celebration
if your life is a celebration.
Let me tell you in this way:
whatsoever your life was, death reveals it.
If you have been miserable in life,
death reveals misery.
Death is a great revealer.
0sho
"Even the perceiver and 'the seeker' can be perceived. Have you noticed this? The 'I Doer'. Let it go. When the seeker is no longer there, you are free. Simply dissolve until there is no one to claim success or failure."
Q: Of what nature is the realization of westerners who relate that they have had flashes of cosmic consciousness?
Sri Ramana Maharshi :
It came as a flash and disappeared as such.
That which has a beginning must also end.
Only when the ever-present consciousness is realized will it be permanent. Consciousness is indeed always with us.
Everyone knows I am'.
No one can deny his own being.
The man in deep sleep is not aware;
while awake he seems to be aware.
But it is the same person.
There is no change in the one who slept
and the one who is now awake.
In deep sleep he was not aware of his body
and so there was no body-consciousness.
In the wakeful state he is aware of his body
and so there is body-consciousness.
Therefore the difference lies in the emergence of body-consciousness and not in any change in the real consciousness.
The body and body-consciousness arise together
and sink together.
All this amounts to saying that there are no limitations in deep sleep, whereas there are limitations in the waking state.
These limitations are the bondage.
The feeling The body is I' is the error.
This false sense of I' must go.
The real I' is always there.
It is here and now.
It never appears anew and disappears again.
That which is must also persist for ever.
That which appears anew will also be lost.
Compare deep sleep and waking.
The body appears in one state but not in the other.
Therefore the body will be lost.
The consciousness was pre-existent and will survive the body.
There is no one who does not say I am'.
The wrong knowledge of I am the body' is the cause of all the mischief.
This wrong knowledge must go.
That is realization.
Realization is not acquisition of anything new
nor is it a new faculty.
It is only removal of all camouflage.
The ultimate truth is so simple.
It is nothing more than being in the pristine state.
This is all that need be said.
~ From Be as you are book
When a man looks for experience,
he becomes the body. When he looks
for knowledge, he becomes the mind.
When he looks for God, he becomes
the Heart. When he looks for Truth,
he becomes nothing 💛
Mooji
Talk 317
Devotee: It is still theoretical to me. How shall I get the trance (the natural state)?
Maharshi: Trance is only temporary in its effects. There is happiness so long as it lasts. After rising from it the old vasanas return. Unless the vasanas are destroyed in sahaja samadhi (effortless samadhi), there is no good of trance.
Devotee: But trance must precede sahaja samadhi?
Maharshi: Trance is the natural state. Although there are activities and phenomena, yet they do not affect the trance. If they are realised to be not apart from the Self, the Self is realised. Where is the use of trance unless it brings about enduring peace of mind? Know that even now you are in trance whatever happens. That is all.
Talk 317
Devotee: It is still theoretical to me. How shall I get the trance (the natural state)?
Maharshi: Trance is only temporary in its effects. There is happiness so long as it lasts. After rising from it the old vasanas return. Unless the vasanas are destroyed in sahaja samadhi (effortless samadhi), there is no good of trance.
Devotee: But trance must precede sahaja samadhi?
Maharshi: Trance is the natural state. Although there are activities and phenomena, yet they do not affect the trance. If they are realised to be not apart from the Self, the Self is realised. Where is the use of trance unless it brings about enduring peace of mind? Know that even now you are in trance whatever happens. That is all.
When the mind is divested of the qualities of darkness and activity by constant meditation, the Bliss of the Self will clearly
manifest within the subtle mind.
Yogis gain omniscience by means of such mind-expanse.
He alone who has achieved such subtlety of mind and has gained Realization of the Self is Liberated while still alive. The same state has been described in Rama Gita as the Brahman beyond attributes, the one universal undifferentiated Spirit.
He who has attained the unbroken
eternal State beyond even that, transcending mind and speech, is called videhamukta; that is, when even the aforesaid subtle mind is destroyed, the experience of Bliss as such also ceases.
He is drowned and dissolved in the fathomless Ocean of Bliss and is unaware of anything apart. This is videhamukti. There is nothing beyond it. It is the end of all.
- Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Words of Grace.
14. What is dhyana (meditation)?
It is abiding as one's Self without swerving in any way from one's real nature and
without feeling that one is meditating.
As one is not in the least conscious of the
different states (waking, dreaming, etc.) in this condition, the sleep (noticeable) here
is also regarded as dhyana.
15. What is the difference between dhyana and samadhi?
Dhyana is achieved through deliberate mental effort; in samadhi there is no such
effort.
16. What are the factors to be kept in view in dhyana ?
It is important for one who is established in his Self (atma nista) to see that he does
not swerve in the least from this absorption. By swerving from his true nature he may
see before him bright effulgences, etc., or hear (unusual) sounds or regard as real the
visions of gods appearing within or outside himself. He should not be deceived by
these and forget himself.
NOTE: (i) If the moments that are wasted in thinking of the objects which are not the
Self, are spent on enquiry into the Self, self-realization will be attained in a very short time.
(ii) Until the mind becomes established in itself some kind of bhavana
(contemplation of a personified god or goddess with deep emotion and religious
feeling) is essential. Otherwise the mind will be frequently assailed by wayward thoughts or sleep.
(iii) Without spending all the time in practising bhavanas like 'I am Siva' or 'I am Brahman', which are regarded as nirgunopasana (contemplation of the
attributeless Brahman), the method of enquiry into oneself should be practised as soon as the mental strength which is the result of such upasana (contemplation) is attained.
(iv) The excellence of the practice (sadhana) lies in not giving room for even a single mental concept (vritti).
- The teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Spiritual Instruction.
Chapter II. Practice (Abhyasa)
There is a very Simple Secret to being happy. Just let go of your 'demand' on this moment. Any time you have a demand on the moment to give you something or remove something, there is suffering. You're Arguing with 'What Is' - Your demands keep you chained to the 'dream-state' of the conditioned mind. The desire to 'control'... is, ultimately, our unwillingness to just be awake.
~Adyashanti
The truth is that the individuality is not lost but expanded to Infinity.
The elimination of thoughts is for the purpose of concentrating on the deeper awareness that is behind and beyond thought.
When the quest is achieved the faculties of the mind are not lost.
Sri Ramana Maharshi
Why do you wish to burden yourself with more knowledge and suffer?
Ramana
The Self always remains actionless, whereas thoughts arise and subside. The Self is Perfection; it is immutable; the mind is limited and changeful. You need only to cast off your limitations. Your perfection thus stands revealed.
Talk 472
Let the world call you lazy
for not running about like
a frightened ghost.
Just be quiet inside yourself.
Don't bother about knowing
how things should be
and simply begin observing
without prejudice, projections or desires.
Notice how life flows of its own accord.
Nothing here is a chaos, but a harmony.
You are already inside this flow.
💓 Mooji
.....
The Self always remains actionless, whereas thoughts arise and subside. The Self is Perfection; it is immutable; the mind is limited and changeful. You need only to cast off your limitations. Your perfection thus stands revealed.
Talk 472
....
Heart is only reality . Mind is only transient phase . To remain as one's self is to enter the heart.
Ramana
Pure mind is itself a brahman . It therefore follows that brahman is not other than the mind of the sage.
Ramana
He, who has no fear
He, who is not care about status
He, who have courage to speak truth on face of King of Kings.
He, doesn't care about future
He, who doesn't accumulate wealth
He, Who believe in direct relation with Lord & devotee himself for truth.
He is "Sadhu".
#BackToYourRoots
Don't worry what you should do. Things will happen as they are destined to happen.
(Day by Day with Bhagavan)
Reality being your Self, there is nothing for you to realise. All that is required is that you should give up regarding the unreal as real, which is what all are doing.
(Bhagavan in 'Day by Day with Bhagavan', Day 19-10-45 Morning)
“Meditation is not a conditioning; it is simply sitting silently, doing nothing, just enjoying the silence -- the silence of the night, the silence of the early morning... And slowly, slowly you become acquainted with the silence that pervades your inner being. Then the moment you close your eyes you fall into the pool of a silent lake, which is fathomless.
And out of that silence you are rejuvenated every moment.Out of that silence comes your love, comes your beauty, comes a special depth to your eyes, and a self-respect.”
OSHO|"Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 Centuries"
“Meditation is not a conditioning; it is simply sitting silently, doing nothing, just enjoying the silence -- the silence of the night, the silence of the early morning... And slowly, slowly you become acquainted with the silence that pervades your inner being. Then the moment you close your eyes you fall into the pool of a silent lake, which is fathomless.
And out of that silence you are rejuvenated every moment.Out of that silence comes your love, comes your beauty, comes a special depth to your eyes, and a self-respect.”
OSHO|"Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 Centuries"
Devotee.: How can one know the Self?
Bhagavan.: The Self always is.
There is no knowing it. It is not some new knowledge to be acquired.
What is new and not here and now cannot be permanent.
The Self always is, but knowledge of it is obstructed and the obstruction is called
ignorance. Remove the ignorance and knowledge shines forth.
In fact, it is not the Self that has this ignorance or even knowledge. These are only accretions to be cleared away. That
is why the Self is said to be beyond knowledge and ignorance.
It remains as it naturally is – that is all.
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi. Talk 49.
Beyond the mind there is no suffering.
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