"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Monday, April 12, 2010

Rejecting Thoughts

Sri Ramana Maharshi:

Cling on to yourself, that is, to the 'I' thought. When your interest keeps you to that single idea, other thoughts will automatically get rejected and they will vanish.

(V: Rejection of thoughts is not necessary?)

It may be necessary for a time or for some. You fancy that there is no end if one goes on rejecting every thought when it rises. It is not true, there is an end. If you are vigilant and make a stern effort to reject every thought when it rises you will soon find that you are going deeper and deeper into your own inner self. At that level, it is not necessary to make an effort to reject thoughts.

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