SILENCE! SILENCE !! SILENCE !!! THE BEGINING AND THE END

Silence , magic word cannot be defined, if defined it is not silence. Bliss, not happiness, cannot be defined. And the Bliss of Silence is the something we experience with Bhagawan.


Bhagawan once said

"Silence is the most powerful form of teaching transmitted from master to adept. The soundless voice is pure intuition. It is the voice of spiritual sound speaking in tour innermost being. Self-enquiry is the only path we have in order to eliminate spiritual unconsciousness, which is widespread. Self-enquiry brings the consciousness of the Divine, the universal truth and the light that governs the universe.All this must be known, felt, lived and realised. In order to realise this truth, we need to eliminate the thinking mind, to dissolve it in the Universal self".


To forget the ego and discover the universal being, not as one being discovering another, but through the Self-consciousness of this Being itself is the direct path taught by Bhagawan. After practicing Self-enquiry for a period of time one awakens a current of consciousness, the supreme consciousness, that is never affected by the destruction of the body.

The self is eternal kindness and boundless love, the sole reality.It shines like the sun and reveals itself as soon as the false thought is destroyed and no residue remains , for this thought is the cause of the appearance of false forms.


Bhagawan spoke very little, and showed the world how much could be transmitted by silence. With this attitude of serene benevolence he set all at ease, removing all criticism and surrounding everyone with the most pure universal love.


SOURCE : RAMANA SMRITHI 

SELF-ENQUIRY --- A PRACTICAL APPROACH

The mind can never eliminate itself without grace of the Self. Mind is afraid of its own death. It will do nothing to endanger its own existence. ---- Sri Laxmana Swamy 

After learning from his english professor G.V Subbaramiah about Sri Bhagawan , Laxmana Swamy visited Ramanashramam and had darshan of Sri Ramana. He attained Self realisation and now lives at the feet of the Holy Hill. He seldom comes out of his residence and gives darshan to few. Sri Laxmana Swamy gave the following instructions for Self Enquiry.

The self is ever present, there is no question of realizing it. You neither reach it nor attain it because you are the Self even now.It is said that the mind prevents one from being aware of the Self, but the mind is non-existent. The self alone exists and one who knows this knows that there is no birth , no mind , no death , no time and no question of enlightenment. This is the final truth.

The mind will engage in sadhana, thinking that it wants to destroy itself, but as soon as the mind starts to sink into the Heart, a great fear arises which prevents the mind from completely subsiding. This fear is part of the minds self defense mechanism and you will never overcome it by effort alone. It is because of this you need the grace of the Guru. When you concentrate on the name and form of the Guru, Guru calms the mind and helps it to overcome the fear which would otherwise prevent it from subsiding completely. 

After sleep the first thought to appear is the 'I' thought. It raises in the Heart and in a split second , travels to the brain , identifies with the body and the senses and then sees the world around it as real world.

Follow the quest 'who am I' .Follow the I back to its source. When the I goes back to its source and identifies with Self instead of the world and senses , there is eternal peace and bliss. To do this you have to get rid of all thoughts. the first of all  thoughts is the 'I' thought. Give up all other thoughts and catch hold the 'I' thought. The self will embrace and devour the 'I'. 

If the candle comes near the sun , it will melt away. The same thing will happen to the mind if you hold on the 'I' thought. 

Finally Sri Laxmana Swamy advice " Just keep quite , Bhagawan will do the rest" ( This was Arthur Osborne who said ) 

Grace, Perseverance and Surrender. 

Sri Ramana! Sri Ramana !! Sri Ramana !!!

Bhagawan's 137th Jayanthi

BHAGAWAN'S GRACE IS EVER FLOWING. LET'S GET DRENCHED IN HIS GRACE

"Namah Skandaaya vidmahe Rushi Sakshaath Dhimahi , Thannoh Ramanah Prachodayaath "

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SILENCE THE ULTIMATE TEACHING

Crisp cold winter crept in and so is the silence. The tree in the garden has shred its leaves like the Janani shreds his false I. The nest on the tree which hosted the robin and its little one is empty now like the mind of Self realized soul.  

Vinnapam

Bhagawan ..... Strong winter winds of life has battered me recently and I have shred leaves of spirituality. You showered your Grace again and I have sprouted oce more. You are the ocean of Grace and I am a parched land best suited for you. You have Graced me so much what can I say. Coming to Arunachala is your grace, sitting at your feet at Skandashramam is your grace, the silence you bestowed on me recently is your grace. What am I Bahgawan but a crying child and you came to caress me.How can I describe this silence since it is within ? Then why do I write this , I dont know. My vinnapam is that I should never stop reading, thinking and loving you, please let this happen Bhagawan.

I have warned myself of the tricks of memory, of which nothing is more harmful, nothing more destructive to the peace of mind which is necessary for successful Sadhana. Fortunately I have Bhgawan with me. Looking in to the past with its trials and errors, regrets, fear, passion, love and hatred etc is something to loathe about. Everyting is dust, everything  transitory, including the seemingly indissoluble human ties , more so wealth and fame and thus not worth a moment's regret. Nothing is changeless and lasting but the natural state of pure being , that is Bhagawan and that which he graces on us. 

My Master My God and He everything

Any words will fall short of description of Sri Ramana, as even the Vedas could not describe the Supreme. But the following passage caught my mind which attempts to describe Bhagawan. For me Bhagawan is everything. He cares for me, He snaps my little ego whenever it rises up, but this big fat ego in me doesn't disappear altogether, as sometimes I enjoy the ego.I should let this go , let me love the most heinous of men and lowest of the creature as there is nothing such as that.

"Profound and Magnanimous like the ocean, unshaken by fear like the Himalayas ,of charming appearance like the moon,patient and ever enduring as theEarth, giving away freely as Kubera the God of wealth as severely true and righteous as "Death itself"

Sunch indeed is Maharishi. He forgives not merely once but every time.He gives away everything as he wants nothing for his body. He speaks the Truth-for he is the Real.

Bhagawan , may the spiritual waves from you wash away any hatred and anger I have for anyone and make me qualified for the Sadhana.

Sri Ramanaya Namaha

Cravings and Self Realization

Several people have asked Maharishi from time to time for help (especially in directing their meditation) to overcome cravings and thus to prepare themselves ultimately for Self-realisation. Cravings like lover of drink , anger , sexual craving suddenly can make a veritable slave of man. Disciples have requested Maharishi's advise for similar conquests. There are some detailed considerations set out in Sri Shankara's bhajagovindam eg "Deem this body a nasty bundle of flesh, serum etc and do not enamoured of this" , "when you are impatient and wroth with me or another , remember you are worth with Sri Maha Vishnu who is in you, in me and all". 

Maharishi generally does not advise on these lines. He always goes to the root of the matter " Aim high , aim at the highest; and all lower aims are thereby achieved ", is his principle. If one tries and learns the nature of Self , where is lust and where is anger there to disturb him?. But some disciples are too conscious of their own weakness to aim so high and feel that an immediate remedy for their troubles in required. When Maharishi asks them to not look downwards at the stormy seas over which he asks them to go to the SELF they look below despite his direction , and are nearly drowned. "It is looking below on the stormy seas of differences that makes you sink . Look up, beyond these , and see the one Glorious Real and you are saved" , is his advise. " Have faith in God, Faith in Yourself: That will cure all", is his panacea for all ills. " Hope for the best, expect the best , toil for the best", he says " and everything will come right in the end." Some do rise to the occasion by acting on this advice, meditate straightaway on the SELF and over come their " defects of doubt and taints of blood" .

SRI RAMANAARPANAM