"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, July 16, 2013

Crucifixion Significance

Sri Ramana Maharshi

The body is the cross. Jesus, the son of man, is the ego or 'I am the body' idea. When the son of man is crucified on the cross, the ego perishes, and what survives is the Absolute Being. It is the resurrection of the glorious Self, of the Christ - the son of God.

Q: But how is crucifixion justified? Is not killing a terrible crime?

Everyone is committing suicide. The eternal, blissful, natural state has been smothered by this ignorant life. In this way the present life is due to the killing of the eternal, positive existence. Is it not really a case of suicide? So why worry about the killing etc.?

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