"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

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Self is God

Sri Ramana Maharshi

When you see God in all, do you think of God or do you not? You should certainly keep God in your mind for seeing God all round you.  Keeping God in your mind becomes dhyana. Dhyana is the stage before realization. Realization is in the Self only. Dhyana must precede it. Whether you make dhyana of God or of Self, it is immaterial. The goal is the same.

But you cannot escape the Self. You want to see God in all, but not in yourself? If all are God, are you not included in that all? You yourself being God, is it a wonder that all are God? There must be a seer and thinker for even the practice. Who is he?

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