ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt191

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

As long as we think that we are in the World or in relation to the World, we are still caught up in those 5 Sheaths of the Body & in the delusive conception of the Triads (Knower - Knowing - Known, etc. ).  If we know that the World is within the Mind & nowhere else, we have gone beyond those Sheaths & we have dismissed the false differences of the Triads.  So, when you complete Meditation, do you re-enter the World ?  If you think so, meditate again on what Sri Bhagavan says.

[Sri Ramana]

[when asked how long did it take for Ramana to realize the Self]

This question is asked because the Name & Form are perceived.  These are the perceptions consequent on the identification of the Ego with the gross Body.  If the Ego identifies itself with the subtle Mind, as in Dream, the perceptions are subtle also.  But in Deep Dreamless Sleep there are no perceptions.  Was there not the Ego still ?  Unless it was, there cannot be the memory of having slept.

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ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt190

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

We can say that one form of the Mind's thinking is Sensing & that Sensing contains within it the Objects, which are imagined to be external, according to the Bodily orientation.  The World is composed of just the Mind.  Seeing the World within the Mind, you know that there is nothing to which to be attached.  Seeing the World within the Mind, & standing apart as the "Knower of the Mind:, you are not of the World.  The attributes & definitions of the World are not yours.  You are not in the World, & you are not of the World.  When we see the World & the Mind in this way, the significance of Limitless Consciousness, or Infinite Consciousness, which is to be known as your Existence, strikes home.

[Sri Ramana]

To realize the Self is Here & Now.  If it were not so, but attainable by some efforts at some other time, & if it were new & something to be acquired, it would not be worthy of pursuit.  Because what is not natural cannot be permanent either.  But what I say is that the Self alone is Here & Now.

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–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt189

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

The existence of the Senses is "in the Mind's power."  Therefore, it is not really true to say that we have ever experienced a World.  All the Objects of the World have just been what we have Seen, Heard, Touched, Smelled, & Tasted.  There has never been a conclusive experience of any Sense Object.  There has just been the Sensing, & proceeding along the same line of Self-Inquiry, there has never actually been the Sensing, but there has just been the Mind's Conceiving.

[Sri Ramana]

The practice is a constant search for "I", the source of the Ego.  Find out "Who am I ?" The pure "I" is the Reality, the Absolute Existence-Consciousness-Bliss. When That is forgotten, all miseries crop up; when that is held fast, the miseries do not affect the person.

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–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt188

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

When you grieve over something in this World, it is just one part of your Mind saddened by another part. When you become confused by something in the World, it is just one part of your Mind bewildered by another part.  Have you ever had an experience of the World that is not Sensory ?  The Sound, the Sight, etc., are the Seeing, the Hearing, etc. We never experience the World.  We experience only the Senses.  The actual Sense Objects are not experienced, but only the Sensing.  It is the appearance of the Sensing that is the Sense object, & apart from the Sense Objects, there has never been an experience of the World.

[Sri Ramana]

To whom is the Illusion ?  Find it out. Then Illusion will vanish. Generally people want to know about Illusion & do not examine to whom it is.  Illusion is outside & unknown. But the seeker is considered to be known & is inside.  Find out what is immediate, intimate, instead of trying to find out what is distant & unknown.

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–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt187

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

The World exists nowhere but in your Mind.  So, where are you ?  If the World is in your Mind, you cannot be in the World.  Where are you ?  Any place & anything that appear in the World, which exists only in your Mind, cannot be your abode.  The limitations of the World exist only in the Mind.  Those limitations in Space, Time, & such, cannot be yours.  So say those who have examined their experience & have come to know the Truth.  If the World is only in your Mind, to what should you become attached ?  When you are attached to something in this World, it is only one part of the Mind becoming attached to another part of the Mind.

[Sri Ramana]

Work is not an obstruction to Self-Realization. For a realized being the Self alone is the Reality, & actions are only phenomenal, not affecting the Self. Even when he acts he has no sense of being an agent.  His actions are only involuntary & he remains a Witness to them without any Attachment.  There is no aim for this action.  Even one who is still practicing the path of Wisdom (jnana) can practice while engaged in work.  It may be difficult in the earlier stages for a beginner, but after some practice it will soon be effective and the work will not be found a hindrance to Meditation.

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 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt186

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

Of course, we know that the Dream World, just like the Dream Sensing, is only the Dreaming Mind, & not otherwise.  It is the Mind that makes those Senses work.  We could say that it is a mode of the Mind that appears as the Senses, & it is a mode of the Mind that appears as the sensed.  The same is true of the Waking State.  All that you have ever experienced as the Objective World is the Sensing, & the Sensing is only brought about by the Mind.  Sensing is a mode of the Mind.

[Sri Ramana]

Concentration of the Mind is in a way common to both Knowledge (jnana) & Yoga (asthanga).  Yoga aims at union of the individual with the Universal, the Reality. This Reality cannot be new. It must exist even now, & it does exist. Therefore the Path of Knowledge tries to find out how viyoga (separation) came about.  The separation is from Reality only.

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 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt185

Sri Ramana Maharshi

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

We cannot truly say Sensing "of it", but just "Sensing", because we do not know the "it" but only just the Sensing.  Something shines so that the Senses seem to be active. Something makes the Senses appear.  What is it ?  According to the mode of the Mind, so is the mode of the Senses &, therefore, the corresponding Objects.  We see this very vividly & markedly in the contrast between the & Dreaming states.  A Waking state of Mind has a Waking set of Senses, & a Dreaming state of Mind is endowed with a Dreaming state of Senses.  From the vantage point of the Waking state, we know that the Dreaming senses are entirely just the Dreaming Mind.  We should see the Waking Senses in the same way.  The Waking Senses apparently perceive a Waking World.  The Dreaming Senses apparently see a Dream World. 

[Sri Ramana]

What is Time ?  Time is only an idea. There is only Reality.  Whatever you think it is, it looks like that. If you call it Time, it is Time.  If you call it Existence, it is Existence, & so on.  After calling it Time, you divide it into days & nights, months, years, hours, minutes, etc.  Time is immaterial for the Path of Knowledge (jnana). 

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ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt184

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

Sound is given as an example by Sri Ramana & implies the entire series of Senses.  The Maharshi says that Sound & others compose the entire World.  Consider meditatively: what do you know of the World ?  Do you know anything but the 5 Senses – Seeing, Hearing, Touching, & the rest ?  In the Mind, these together form a picture.  You refer to that as "the World", & it appears as if external to the Senses, when, actually, it is composed of the Senses. We may understand this by considering the Senses in terms of the experience of Sensing, rather than the particular Sense Organs, such as the Eyes, Ears, Skin, etc.  All that you know of the World is the Sensing of it. 

[Sri Ramana]

The only Reality (Brahman) is the Self from where the Ego appears, & runs through thoughts which manifest themselves as the Universe and in which the mothers &

fathers, friends, & relatives appear & disappear.  They are nothing but manifestations of the Self so that one’s parents are not outside the Self.  So there is no reason to mourn. Learn it, realize it, & be happy.

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 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt183

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

Sri Bhagavan proclaims that the experience of the World is only the Sensing of it & not otherwise.  One does not actually experience a World, but only the Sensing of it, & the senses are known through the Mind's cognition.  We do not know the Sensing of it; we know the Mind's Conception of it.

[Sri Ramana responding to a question, quoted Yoga Vasishta:]

"I shall tell you where our parents are.  They are only within ourselves & are ourselves. For the life-current (prana) has passed through innumerable incarnations, births & deaths, pleasures & pains, etc.  That is just as the water current in a river flows over rocks, pits, sands, elevations & depressions on its way, but still the current is unaffected. Again the pleasures & pains, births and deaths, are like undulations on the surface of seeming water in the mirage of the Ego." –  Yoga Vasishta

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ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt182

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

By Dis-identification from what is transient & what is merely a product of delusive notions, one liberates oneself from all of the Illusion.  The Self is colorless, shapeless, of the nature of Existence–Consciousness, universal, Uncreated, Eternal, Infinite, beyond Birth & Death, Formless, & un-differentiated. Such is the natural experience of all those who see themselves with the eye of true Knowledge, with which those who practice Self-Inquiry to know the Self become endowed.

[Sri Ramana]

One Reality is the Self from whom has sprung the Ego which contains within itself the seeds of predispositions (karmic vasanas) acquired in previous births. The Self illumines the Ego, the predispositions & also the gross Senses.  Thereupon, the predispositions appear to the Senses to have materialized as the Universe, & become perceptible to the Ego, the reflection of the Self.  The Ego identifies itself with the Body, & so loses sight of the Self.  The result of this inadvertence is dark Ignorance & the suffering of the present life.

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–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

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ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt181

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

It is the path of true Knowledge.  Let there be not inhibition of the effort to know Absolute Reality, to know the Self.  By perseverance, the insuperable Ignorance is overcome, & the apparently impossible is accomplished.  With honesty & integrity, humbly examining oneself closely, one gains clear, inward discernment.  One likewise brings about the destruction of binding tendencies that build up the illusion of solidity of the Ego.  With detachment from what is transient & unreal, one finds Peace, true Freedom, & inner contentment.

[Sri Ramana]

[Regarding a questioner mourning the loss of his mother:]

One Reality is the Self from whom has sprung the Ego which contains within itself the seeds of predispositions (karmic vasanas) acquired in previous births. The Self illumines the Ego, the predispositions & also the gross Senses.  Thereupon, the predispositions appear to the Senses to have materialized as the Universe, & become perceptible to the Ego, the reflection of the Self.  The Ego identifies itself with the Body, & so loses sight of the Self.  The result of this inadvertence is dark Ignorance & the suffering of the present life.

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“There is no Creation, no Destruction, no Bondage, no longing to be freed from Bondage, no striving for Liberation, nor anyone who has attained Liberation. Know that this to be Ultimate Truth.”
–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt180

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

Even is one's Existence is not known as it is, it is still present.  When one realizes the Self, one sees that it is not a new state, but is That which is ever-existent.  Only now, the imagined Bondage & the Illusion characterized by suffering are no more.  

Self-Inquiry is a finding out what is true about one's True Nature, one's actual Existence,  In Non-Duality, that which causes one to suffer, which are the false notions in his own Mind, are regarded as un-natural, not inherent in oneself, but something one falsely attributes to himself,  One who suffers is one who believes these false notions to be true. 

What remains when these false notions to be true.  What remains when these false notions are no more is what is natural, & what is natural is something actually present all the time.  Self-Inquiry is a precise means of knowing that Natural State (sahaja).

[Sri Ramana]

A realized being sees the Self, just like a goldsmith estimating the gold in various jewels. When you identify yourself with the Body, then only the forms & shapes are there. But when you transcend your Body, the other objects disappear along with your Body-consciousness.  Plants, trees, etc. also exist, not at all apart from the Self.  Find it out. You think that you see them. The thought is projected out from your Self.  Find out wherefrom it rises.  Thoughts will cease to rise & the Self alone will remain.

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–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

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ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt179

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

Self-Inquiry is a finding out what is true about one's actual Existence of Non-Duality.  That which causes one to suffer, namely the false notions in his own mind, are regarded as un-natural, not inherent in oneself, but something one falsely attributes to himself.  One who suffers is one who believes these notions to be true.  What remains when these are no more is what is Natural, & what is Natural is something actually present all the time.  Self-Inquiry is NOT a precise means acquired.  Rather it is something intrinsic to oneself, of the very nature of one's Existence.

[Sri Ramana]

A realized being sees the Self, just like a goldsmith estimating the gold in various jewels. When you identify yourself with the Body, then only the forms & shapes are there. But when you transcend your Body, the other objects disappear along with your Body-consciousness.  Plants, trees, etc. also exist, not at all apart from the Self.  Find it out. You think that you see them. The thought is projected out from your Self.  Find out wherefrom it rises.  Thoughts will cease to rise & the Self alone will remain.

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“There is no Creation, no Destruction, no Bondage, no longing to be freed from Bondage, no striving for Liberation, nor anyone who has attained Liberation. Know that this to be Ultimate Truth.”
–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt178

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

The Natural State of the Self is Freedom, & bondage is unnatural.  It is deep Happiness, or Bliss, that does not depend on a cause, but is one with pure Existence, experienced directly when it is not overshadowed by the false notions of Ignorance.  The Self in its Natural State, is free from all thoughts & all objects.  This Self-Realization itself is effortless.  There is no struggle to maintain it, for it is free of Duality.  Self-Realization is not a becoming of anything in addition to the real Existence of the Self.

[Sri Ramana]

There is no harm in the case that you fall asleep.  If it is a "blank", pursue Self-Inquiry: "For whom is the blank ?  Find out.  You cannot deny yourself at any time. The Self is ever there & continues in all States. Watchfulness is the Waking State.  Therefore the State will not be one of Deep Sleep, but rather "sleepless sleep".  If you go the way of your thoughts, you will be carried away by them & you will find yourself in an endless maze.  Go back to tracing the source of thoughts.  In that way, the thoughts will disappear & the Self alone will remain.

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–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com

ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt177

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

Self-Realization has to do with one's very Existence, one's Consciousness.  Self-Realization is deeply knowing one's Existence–Consciousness in the most profound way, in the much the same way all know that "they exist."  How is Self-Realization attained ?  Such is not just due to the experiences of one's Sense experiences or one's passing thoughts.  How does one know all this & what is one's Existence ?  The Real State of the Self is innate.  Self-Realization is not something to be externally attained or acquired.   

[Sri Ramana]

Did you not exist in Deep Sleep ?  Did you know then that you were asleep or unaware of the World ?  It is only in the Waking State that you describe the experience of Deep Sleep as being unawareness.  Therefore Consciousness when asleep is the same as that when awake.  If you know what this Waking Consciousness is, you will know the consciousness which Witnesses all the 3 States (Waking, Dream, & Deep Dreamless Sleep). Such Consciousness could be found by seeking Consciousness as it was in Deep Sleep.

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“There is no Creation, no Destruction, no Bondage, no longing to be freed from Bondage, no striving for Liberation, nor anyone who has attained Liberation. Know that this to be Ultimate Truth.”
–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

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ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt176

[The Teaching  of Non-Duality has been adapted from Master Nome, disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi.  Sections appended below derive from Sri Ramana's Teaching.]

Self-Realization has to do with one's very Existence, one's Consciousness.  Self-Realization is deeply knowing one's Existence–Consciousness in the most profound way, in the much the same way all know that "they exist."  How is Self-Realization attained ?  Such is not just due to the experiences of one's Sense experiences or one's passing thoughts.  How does one know all this & what is one's Existence ?  The Real State of the Self is innate.  Self-Realization is not something to be externally attained or acquired.   

[Sri Ramana]

Aids for realization include the Teachings of the Scriptures & of realized Sages.  Teachings, discussions, discourses, & meditations are only secondary aids, whereas the essential is the Guru’s Grace.

Even the desire to know how long will it take for one to get Self-Realization is an obstacle. The Self is ever there, there is nothing without it. Be the Self & the desires & doubts will disappear. Such Self is the Witness in Deep Sleep, Dream, & Waking State of existence. These States belong to the Ego. The Self transcends even the Ego.

The above themes & 2500 pages more are freely available as perused or downloaded PDF’s, the sole occupants of a Public Microsoft Skydrive “Public Folder” accessible through  www.jpstiga.com 

short-cut: http://sdrv.ms/YPOgkX or http://tinyurl.com/nnyyr58  link directly to free E-book PDF files

www.jpstiga.com/

http://jstiga.wixsite.com/nonduality/

This blog is also available on:

jstiga.wordpress.com/

“There is no Creation, no Destruction, no Bondage, no longing to be freed from Bondage, no striving for Liberation, nor anyone who has attained Liberation. Know that this to be Ultimate Truth.”
–  the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada

 for very succinct summary of the teaching & practice, see:  www.ajatavada.com