"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

Monday, March 24, 2014

Dhyana: Our Real Nature

Sri Ramana Maharshi
7-12-1945

In the afternoon Bhagavan explained to Dr. Srinivasa Rao the significance of the name Rama. "The Ra stands for the Self and ma for the ego. As one goes on repeating 'Rama', 'Rama'', the ma disappears, getting merged in the Ra and then Ra alone remains. In that state there is no conscious effort at dhyana, but it is there, for dhyana is our real nature.

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