tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post5725011339733044371..comments2023-10-16T13:06:42.360+01:00Comments on Happiness of Being: The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi: What is deluded is not our real nature but only egoMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03460943269122289281noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-75874258880070242252019-01-31T18:37:49.001+00:002019-01-31T18:37:49.001+00:00Josef, I wanted to write, 'There is no other w...Josef, I wanted to write, 'There is no other way'. But by mistake I posted the comment before I could complete the sentence.<br /><br />Yes, all the jada portions in ego makes it seem to be separate from our true nature. So if we are able to separate these jada elements from ourself, what will then remain is pure self. And we can do so only by keen, vigilant and persistent self-investigation.Sanjay Lohiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384912997886218824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-44661581494274795232019-01-31T17:26:15.216+00:002019-01-31T17:26:15.216+00:00Sanjay,
is not the recommended conversion of ego i...Sanjay,<br />is not the recommended conversion of ego into pure self just nothing but removing the jada portion from ego ? <br />The last sentence of your recent comment ("There i") seems to be only rudimentary.:-)anadi-anantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815024045988099944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-7764847928667736202019-01-31T15:48:49.836+00:002019-01-31T15:48:49.836+00:00Krishna becomes radha, and radha becomes Krishna. ...Krishna becomes radha, and radha becomes Krishna. This is how our self-surrender will culminate. It will be a blissful union of the lover and the beloved. This union is not far off. The smell of this merger is in the air. However, this has not happened yet. So we need to persevere and be patient. There iSanjay Lohiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384912997886218824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-51563182274529847112019-01-31T15:41:36.014+00:002019-01-31T15:41:36.014+00:00Unknown, only Bhagavan is pure gold. We (as egos) ...Unknown, only Bhagavan is pure gold. We (as egos) are like rusted iron - fit to be discarded. However, our nature starts changing as we approach Bhagavan, and eventually we will also become pure gold once we dissolve in Bhagavan. So this the best business deal we can enter into - bring rusted iron and convert it into pure gold. That is, bring ego and convert it into pure self!Sanjay Lohiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384912997886218824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-16117044475543688682019-01-31T10:53:08.342+00:002019-01-31T10:53:08.342+00:00Above paraphrase is pure gold...Thank youAbove paraphrase is pure gold...Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485744220694784268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-33459912852297049072019-01-30T17:01:14.298+00:002019-01-30T17:01:14.298+00:00Bhagavan’s philosophy is not an academic philosoph...<b><i>Bhagavan’s philosophy is not an academic philosophy; it is a philosophy of life</i></b><br /><br />If we are analyzing and studying all these things just for intellectual pleasure, then it will not be of much use. Obviously, any idea is other than ourself. So intellectualization as an end in itself can ultimately become a hindrance. Intellectualization has to be a means to an end. What do we hope to achieve by analyzing all these things? We all want to be happy without a tinge of sorrow, but unfortunately all our other pursuits – whether worldly or religious – have failed to give us this happiness. So now we have come to Bhagavan’s teachings. <br /><br />By analyzing our experience in the three states of consciousness, we can be sure that we cannot be any body or mind. So what am I? Why am I unhappy now? Is this unhappiness or dissatisfaction a result of my ‘I am this idea’? These two certainly have a connection because I am unhappy or miserable only when I experience myself as a body. So since this ‘I am this body’ idea is a mistaken awareness, can I give it up and consequently give us all my troubles? It is clear that I need to experience myself as I really am if I want to be happy. Our analysis will give us this clarity. <br /><br />Therefore all this analysis is for a purpose. If I do not even know who I actually am, how can I be sure of the other things I experience? I experience everything through the prism of my ego, but this ego is not what I actually am, so in all probability whatever other things I experience cannot be what they seem to be. So we are seeking to know the reality behind all these appearances. <br /><br />Therefore all such analysis has to lead us to the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender. But if we have no intention to investigate ourself or to surrender ourself, all this analysis will just be another distraction. Bhagavan’s philosophy is not an academic philosophy – it is a philosophy of life. This is a practical philosophy. So without practice, this philosophy is of little use. We have to live what we are analyzing. <br /><br />Paraphrased extract from: <i>2019-01-27 Yo Soy Tu Mismo: Michael James discusses difficulties on the path (1:41)</i><br /><br /><br /><br />Sanjay Lohiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384912997886218824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-1572463567049650052019-01-30T12:29:39.598+00:002019-01-30T12:29:39.598+00:00Thanks once again. Thanks once again. Sanjay Lohiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384912997886218824noreply@blogger.com