Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's Self Inquiry - Explained...
SELF INQUIRY POST 1:
I was reading an article in one of my favorite web sites and someone has asked: "How to go deeper in Self Inquiry" ?
I want to elaborate on this in the next few posts here.
In short I want to address : What is Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's Self Inquiry and how it works. Why some people seem to find it too difficult. We need to gain clarity on this.
There are many mistaken notions about Self inquiry which make it seem almost impossible. People have some exotic notions which they keep chasing in the name of Self Inquiry. There are others who make use of those exotic ideas and try to make some disciples. For example suppose a disciple goes to a guru and asks "Sir, how can I dive deeper into my self" ... and the guru says "my child, you have to do a lot more practice", and then adds a big list of practices ... !
But an Ashtavakra would say "Muktha eva asi sarvadha", you are ever free ! There is no diving in! This later statement is not clearly seen while its easy to get hooked to idea of practices as most modern gurus suggest.
Then there are others who say "muktha eva asi sarvadha", copying Ashtavakra style but do not have the methodology to systematically demonstrate that You are the Self !
We will take into account all these issues and try to gain a holistic perspective on Self Inquiry ... rather than understanding it in bits and pieces ... as we proceed with this series of posts on Self Inquiry
Come up, O Lions, and shake off the delusion that you are a sheep
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