"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

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Support of the mantra

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj:

You have a mountain of concepts and words. To get rid of those you use other concepts. When you throw out all the concepts, including your primary concept, then whatever is, is. Stay put in quietude.

V: Not being involved in your thoughts - is that enough?

Yes, that is the only thing, and whatever has to happen will happen; the very doing you have given up.

V: It makes me a little scared. Everything can happen - I can do crazy things.

This is a common stage, all people go through this. Fear is a quality of the mind and mind does not want to lose itself. Recite the nama mantra, hang onto the mantra, because this is a stage where the mind is losing all support, therefore you give it the support of the mantra.

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