"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

Saturday, September 28, 2013

I See Nothing

Sri Ramana Maharshi
21-11-1945 Night

Continued from here
In this connection B also said, "A man says 'I came from Madras'. But in reality 'he' did not come. The jutka or some other vehicle brought him from his house to the railway station, the train brought him to Tiruvannamalai railway station, and from there some other cart brought him here. But he says 'I came'. This is how we identify ourselves with the acts of the body and the senses." B also quoted from the Vedanta Chudamani to the effect that the activities of the jnani  are all samadhi, i.e., he is always in his real state, whatever his body may happen to be doing. B also referred to Rajeswarananda and said that once he planned to take a big party of pilgrims with B in their midst. B said, "I did not consent to go and the thing had to be dropped. What is there I could go and see? I see nothing. What is the use of my going anywhere?" ("பார்த்தால் ஒன்றும் தெரிகிறதில்லை") This is one of those self-revealing statements, which sometimes escapes Bhagavan's lips.

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