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emc
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 Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 3:05:16 PM
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The world is an illusion, Brahman alone is real, Brahman is the world.
The world is an illusion, you are not an object at all, nothing that can be seen is ultimately real. You are neti neti, not that, not this. Under no circumstances should you base your Self-realization on that which is finite, temporal, passing, illusory, suffering etc.
Brahman alone is real, the Self, Atman, alone is real. The pure witness, the ultimate existence, the formless seer, the absolute consciousness, the pure emptiness is what alone is real and all that is real. It is your true nature, your very essence, your present that is always ever-present as pure presence, that alone is what is real.
Brahman is the world, Emptiness and Form are not divided. After you realize that the manifest world is an illusion, and after you realize that Brahman alone is real, then can you see that the Moksha and Samskara are not two. Then can you realize that the Seer and everything seen are not two. The entire world of Form exists nowhere but in your present Formless Awareness, the whole universe exists within your pure Self, in your pure Consciousness.
-Sri Ramana Maharshi
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Edited by - emc on Sep 07 2008 3:56:18 PM |
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Balance
USA
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Posted - Sep 08 2008 : 03:26:32 AM
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nandhi
USA
362 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2008 : 9:44:49 PM
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aum
blissful and beautiful, divine emc~!
on realizing this truth is the breath of stillness, sthira, that expands to be the oneness- aware as the witness in the breathless realm.
all in the sacredness of self,
aum |
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emc
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Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 09:42:03 AM
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Thank you, nandhi.
There's so much discussion here on forum sometimes about the term "real" and what's actually real. I think this quote from Ramana is as clear as it can be.
In AYP terms, the "illusion" is often called "scenery"...
Don't we all get lost too easily in the scenery sometimes? Particularly when it is attractive and wanted... |
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nandhi
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 3:47:15 PM
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aum
emc, thank you for extending thoughts.
its beautiful expression to describe truth and real as silence and yet within human perception is how we see through the mind in any moment.
sages see the scenery even while in solitary confinement and in the solitude 'space' to utilize this sacred dimension of oneness for the mind to ascend. the over indulgent mind sometimes gets lost in the emotions behind the scenery to be the turbulence of the external.
beyond in the sacred space that projects the scenery is vast void calm that holds the immense spirit of self, isnt it?
all then unfolds as perfect and aligned!
aum
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