SUPREME GUIDING POWER
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (27) Devotee: What are the limbs of yoga? Maharshi: Yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi. Of these – (1) Yama:- this stands, for the cultivation of such principles of good conduct as non-violence
Motiveless Devotion (Ahaituka Bhakti) Letters from Ramanasramam In August 1944, a Bengali youth in ochre-coloured robes, by name Chinmayananda, a pracharak (preacher) of the Hindu religion belonging to the Birla Mandir in Delhi, came here. He had gone round several
Talks with Ramana Maharshi (65) Visitor: Is the jagat (world) perceived even after Self-Realization? M.: From whom is this question? Is it from a Jnani (one who knows the True Self) or from an ajnani (one who is ignorant of
Talks with Ramana Maharshi (64) News of someone’s death was brought to Sri Bhagavan. He said, “Good. The dead are indeed happy. They have got rid of the troublesome overgrowth – the body. The dead man does not grieve. The
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (26) Devotee: Since breath-control leads only to quiescence of the mind (manolaya) and not to its destruction (manonasa), how can it be said that breath-control is the means for enquiry which aims at the destruction of
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (25) Devotee: How is breath-control the means for mind-control? Maharshi: There is no doubt that breath-control is the means for mind-control, because the mind, like breath, is a part of air, because the nature of mobility
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (24) Devotee: What is regulation of breath? Maharshi: It is making the vital air stay firmly in the heart through exhalation, inhalation, and retention,according to the instructions given in the yoga texts. ~~~~~~~~ Note : Self-enquiry
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (23) Devotee: What is absolute retention of breath? Maharshi: It is making the vital air stay firmly in the heart even without exhalation and inhalation. This is achieved through meditation on the vital principle, etc. ~~~~~~~~
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (22) Devotee: How is breath to be controlled? Maharshi: Breath can be controlled either by absolute retention of breath (kevala-kumbhaka) or by regulation of breath (pranayama). ~~~~~~~~ Note : Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham is the first
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (21) Devotee: Of the means for mind-control, which is the most important? Maharshi: Breath-control is the means for mind-control. ~~~~~~~~ Note : Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham is the first set of teachings that Ramana Maharshi ever
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (20) Devotee: What is the reason for the absence of mental strength? Maharshi: The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice, and thus
Talks with Ramana Maharshi (63) A high officer asked: If juniors are promoted over oneself the mind is perturbed. Will the enquiry, ‘Who am I?’ help the man to soothe the mind under such circumstances? M.: Yes. Quite so. The
