Favorite Maharshi quote: One of the greatest enlightened sages to ever live, Ramana Maharshi, was once asked, “How should we treat others?” He replied, “There are no others.”
Bhagavans teachings, if not taught to you by a bonafide Guru from a bonafide lineage, can and will be misinterpreted by your mind. His teachings tho very simple and direct, were only meant for ripe souls who were ready to hear it. One should thoroughly study over and over and over Sri Adi Shankaracharyas texts such as Vivekachudamani and learn the ancient technique of sravana, manana and nididhyasana (listening, reflecting and deeply meditating upon the teaching given by ones spiritual Master, in this case Sri Bhagavan). This is the most direct and proper way to approach this Knowledge as prescribed to us by our head Acharyas. Teachers these days tend to think that they can just take short cut but they end up right back into the same ignorance that they are trying to transcend. There are no shortcuts other than the Gurus grace, therefore be earnest and diligent, Self-Realization is the most expensive attainment there is, so much so it'll cost you your life. Aum Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya Aum ~
You, are not the doer. You do what you are called upon to do and nothing more. This quote comes to mind: "See the selfish motive behind every action and watch it until it dissolves." Nisargadatta Maharaj
Beautiful. Ramana's teachings cut through all the cleverness mind can muster to perpetuate its storyline and brings one to silence. And in that silence arises a possibility of transformation.
A note from Carl Jung's books. " ...The gasping of the whole is obviously the aim of science as well, but it is a goal that necessarily lies very far off because science, whenever possible, proceeds experimentally and in all cases statistically. Experiment, however consists in asking a definite question which excludes as far as possible anything disturbing and irrelevant. It makes conditions, imposes them on nature, and in this way, forces her to give an answer devised by man..." This is not the case of science only, this is the case in "spirituality " too.
Need to understand why one is hungry ??? And don't have food when 73 crore species including plants and animals have sufficient food ...Human being more advanced still why one is hungry ??? is it not illution ..
Crowd control.People are not guided and tought how to be self sufficient but instead kept in the lower vibration to keep dependency .Its all about money,nobody cares about living humans .Its up to us to break free..if not totally,at least partially .
His teachings are similar to advaita vedanta but they are not advaita vedanta. The discussion around dreams etc is one of the most regretful misunderstandings of advaita vedanta. It doesn't say the world is a dream. It uses it as a metaphor.
Suffering is due to identification with the false and temporary self. Remove ego, remove suffering. This is the core of Advaita Vedanta. "Troubles arise only whe there is a second self" -Maharishi This is a huge contrast to the Mahayana Buddhist view of the Boddisattva which is to forego your own salvation UNTIL others reach it first. This is contrary to ultimate reality, which is non-dual. The Theravada Buddhists got it more correctly by working on themselves first. IL
I thought Zen is also Mahayana Buddhism…they always talk about non-self and silence, very akin to Advaita. So many Zen teachers cross-over. Tolle, Spira, etc…
there is a difference between helping the world that God created vs fixing the world that we ruined. Sri Ramana Maharshi means that the world God created will be sustained regardless of human intervention or, with or without human involvement. However, the world we humans have so eagerly destroyed one generation at a time requires actions from us humans to restore the balance. Thus, it is a requirement, not a choice! Also, from "advaita vedanta" ideologies, whatever Sri Ramana Maharshi is saying is true for He-Himself has realized and witnessed the non-duality principle of existence. However, from a non-liberated "Dukhi-Aatma" perspective, maya "the illusion" is real and without helping hands, it is not possible to sustain the very fabric of society that has evolved human emotions into not just the negative illusion, but also the amplified state of love and devotion. every time the non-duality idea kicks in, I tend to remember Lord Rama who is running around in pain while searching for His beloved who has recently been kidnapped by Ravana. The supreme Lord Himself, the creator of maya Himself goes around the forest in tears asking trees, and animals to figure out where Sita-mata might have been taken. The desperation, the longing, the separation. It tears me up easily. you see, even though maya is illusion, the path to liberation is through maya. Demi-Gods such as Indras and other Devatas cannot get liberated unless they come into human form in to this realm of illusion. "Swargadwari bata swarga jana sajilo cha, tara chitta bata bhagawan pauna gaaro huncha"
People seeking spiritual awakening...i suggest following gnanis(jnanis!) you must read about: 1)Ramana maharishi 2)Osho 3)J Krishnamurti 4)Dada baghwan 5)Ma anandmayi 6)Neem karoli baba All of the jnanis may differ superficially in their teachings but they all have found the truth and realisation in their own ways...our ego would make us judge their ways..but the one who seeks truth should rather only question without any pre-notions !
I was falling this bullsh*t. This is all Nonsense. You are real. The world is real and if you don't pay attention, it'll bite you i* t** a**. Do what you love and be prepared. That's as peaceful and awake as you will get.
This is what Jesus, peace be upon him, meant in the parable where he says, "If you did it to them you did it to me." It is also why Allah says We in the Qur'an.
No no, there is no "we" because that means there is some "them". Maharshi says, there is only consciousness, the rest are products of the mind, including its hallucinations we, them, etc.
hello prativha, hope u doing well. i met you in secret garden and u shared some food with me, i dont know if u will recall. i am guessing that u r staying in pondi ashram now. i really liked the topics of your discussions in your videos. best of luck with your future ventures. it would be good to come across and have some nice discussion.
Saved to my playlist. thank you, for years i have seen Ramana's picture at Yoga Studios, today I watched a dozen videos and lectures and commentaries about him. What a beautiful soul and I can feel the silence and clarity through his eyes. Namaste.
If I help someone I am really helping myself. This is because A. There is no'I' or others and B. The other person is receiving help due to his or her prarabdha. If I has not helped the help to them would have come from someone else.
Thanks prativa.. for being instrumental in exposing Me to the teachings of baghavan ... It really opened my eyes towards a new perspective in life. I am grateful for this.. hope yiou get peace .. hope to stay in touch
Just be aware that Ramana Maharshi’s teachings contain a lot of contradictions and errors. The physical universe is not an illusion as many pseudo/Neo-Advaitans believe and teach. The physical universe is the body/form of the infinite, eternal, formless consciousness. The infinite, eternal, formless consciousness is the true concept of God. It is real quantum field.
If anyone reading this wants to truly understand Sri Ramana's teachings I humbly suggest that they watch the videos on RU-vid of Michael James . Michael James is closely associated with the late Sadhu Om , who was a significant figure at Sri Ramanaseamam . 🙏🕉️
Jesus Christ taught us that this is satan's kingdom, Christ offered God's Kingdom to Holy righteous souls. Just observe this world and decide for yourself if it is God's creation or satan's corruption of God's creation. Overcome all sin and choose righteousness and see what happens.... things get supernatural. Choose to live for yourself or live for God.
Weird. Started off like she was being critical (offended) because she didn't get it, but then it turns out she does and was feigning offence earlier on?
@@PratibhaRaut333 That's the one, amazing documentary. Have watched it a few times, it's inspiring. Really enjoyed your new video on UFO disclosures too, it's all a bit strange... :)
Practice Atma Vichara( Self Enquiry) morning noon and night. Something will begin to change within you. Every thing you perceive is Maya(grand illusion). If you identify with the body, you will suffer and imagine others to be suffering. This is what the body has to go through. If you identify with the Self, with the I AM you can eventually perceive this world to be unreal. Think of the Self as space. No matter what happens in the Universe space remains still, silent and unaffected. You eventually become what you identify with. You are space. You are omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent. See yourself and be free.🙏🕉Om Nama Sivaya! Jai Arunachala Sadhu, Jai Bhagavan Maharishi Ramana!
Spirituality says when someone is hurting you then you should ignore the bad incoming ( which is like saying me hurting me or ignore others) and on other hand it says "you are everywhere" . in such cases why would I hurt myself when I am in all ?(Please don't say that its your Karma ha ha )
From his plane of consciousness, he spoke the truth like he had to. The answer to "who am I?" is profound (he popularised it?). From selfish gene perspective too, there's no way to keep from some expectations (all are selfish). Once the survival plane is crossed, being the "instrument" and not the "agent" makes the journey of "self" to "one" pretty conducive (one = zero = infinity -- plain math becomes not so plain here). The wise one is just pointing that out when he's saying "you are helping yourself".
the other day I just realized, the genes are important, we are just spores, animals are bigger gametes for the purpose of reproducing DNA, its so easy to see how irrelevant the entire plant, its only purpose is to generate seeds, funny this brain thing gives the illusion of self.
@@monad_tcp Yeah. Brain evolved, at least partly, to enhance the survival of the body (gamete producer). The illusion of identifying the body, the cues it gets from environment, the simulations, thoughts and emotions as "self" probably helps the body's survival and increases the chances of passing it on and preserving the "spores" (and reshuffled DNA) in the new body.
Why cannot one work on Punya karya and Aham/Ahankara (ego) simultaneously? Even for argument's sake if one agrees that everyone is equal at a cosmic level(concept of oneness), there is existential and circumstantial difference in lives.
I think he was referring to the type of social work where people view their assistance as themselves being separate from the people they are helping, or if they do it with ulterior motives other than genuine unconditional love.
@@PratibhaRaut333 Yes, I agree. Dhana (charity) done always has motives, ulterior or not. To raise above that motive is like attaining the ultimate oneness, and that is what he mentions. Can anybody do anything without a motive/reason that does not involve them in any form? It would be interesting to understand.
There are a lot of poeple who donate to certain causes that they feel passionately about, without expecting anything in return. But, even then, 'feeling a sense of fulfilment', 'joy' etc is mixed in the equation.
@@PratibhaRaut333 Right! Inner joy, atonement for a sin, joy of giving, etc are some ways of expressing when somebody donates. Ultimately, one cannot escape from this. If one can give/accept without expectations (receiver's gratitude/return favor), regardless of what they feel inside, it shouldn't be much of an issue.
