Sri Ramana Maharshi
Japa starts with effort and is continued until it proceeds of itself. When natural it is called realization.
Japa may be done even while engaged in other work. That which is, is the one reality. It may be represented by a form, japa, mantra, vichara, or any kind of attempt to reach reality. All of them finally resolve themselves into one single reality. Bhakti, vichara and japa are only different forms of our efforts to keep out the unreality. The unreality is an obsession at present but our true nature is reality. We are wrongly persisting in unreality, that is, attachment to thoughts and worldly activities. Cessation of these will reveal the truth. Our attempts are directed towards keeping them out and this is done by thinking of the reality only. Although it is our true nature it looks as if we are thinking of it while doing these practices. What we do really amounts to the removal of obstacles for the revelation of out true being.
Japa starts with effort and is continued until it proceeds of itself. When natural it is called realization.
Japa may be done even while engaged in other work. That which is, is the one reality. It may be represented by a form, japa, mantra, vichara, or any kind of attempt to reach reality. All of them finally resolve themselves into one single reality. Bhakti, vichara and japa are only different forms of our efforts to keep out the unreality. The unreality is an obsession at present but our true nature is reality. We are wrongly persisting in unreality, that is, attachment to thoughts and worldly activities. Cessation of these will reveal the truth. Our attempts are directed towards keeping them out and this is done by thinking of the reality only. Although it is our true nature it looks as if we are thinking of it while doing these practices. What we do really amounts to the removal of obstacles for the revelation of out true being.
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