tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post359597403512966782..comments2023-10-16T13:06:42.360+01:00Comments on Happiness of Being: The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi: Reading, reflection and practiceMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03460943269122289281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-25479135792320555132007-01-13T04:02:00.000+00:002007-01-13T04:02:00.000+00:00Sorry for the mistake with reference to this remar...Sorry for the mistake with reference to this remark having been made by Mark. Some other gentleman has made the valid point of the difficulty of attending to the self when phenomenal activities are carried on. With reference to this only I have made my comment that the Self is not an object to be attended to.Sankarramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718256859263931847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-10936901212788248472007-01-11T14:57:00.000+00:002007-01-11T14:57:00.000+00:00In one place, in the book, 'Talks,' there is menti...In one place, in the book, 'Talks,' there is mention of the cosmic consciousness, this being identified with the interval between the end of sleep and the beginning of the waking state, when the pure, 'I,' subsists with the identifications with the objective world not having begun. Has Bhaghavan subscribed to this idea? or it is an interpretation by the editor? To my knowledge, in the direct works of Bhghavan there is no mention of these states, Bhaghavan not having made such divisions.Sankarramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718256859263931847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345918888953765241.post-69254477031719297902007-01-11T04:55:00.000+00:002007-01-11T04:55:00.000+00:00In this connection, the question asked by Mark, th...In this connection, the question asked by Mark, that is as to how self-enquiry can be conducted when one is in the action-bound world, requiring attention to the externals for empirical purposes, seems to be relevant. I believe that even though what Mark says is true, there seems to be some misconception here as regards what constitutes the self-enquiry, that being confounded to be an act rather than Being. Even though we can be intellectually aware of this position, we cannot help this irrefragable blunder, our minds being soaked in the reality of the non-self and the notion that there is no self or that it does not shine as the sole reality behind the spurious externals.Sankarramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718256859263931847noreply@blogger.com