Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (8) Devotee: Why is it said that only the mind which is the internal organ, shines as the form of all, that is of soul, God and world? Maharshi: As instruments for knowing the objects, […]
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Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (7)
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (7) Devotee: If these four – mind, intellect, memory and egoity – are one and the same, why are separate locations mentioned for them? Maharshi: It is true that the throat is stated to be […]
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (6)
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (6) Devotee: While there are different modifications of the internal organ, namely manas (reflection), buddhi (intellect), chitta (memory) and ahankara (egoity), how can it be said that the destruction of the mind alone is release? […]
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (5)
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (5) Devotee: Is enquiry only the means for removal of the false belief of selfhood in the gross body, or is it also the means for removal of the false belief of selfhood in the […]
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (4)
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (4) Devotee: When one enquires into the root of ‘self-conceit’ which is of the form ‘I’, all sorts of different thoughts without number seem to rise; not any separate ‘I’ thought. Maharshi: Whether the nominative […]
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (3)
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (3) Devotee: How is one to enquire: “Who am I?” Maharshi: Actions such as ‘going’ and ‘coming’ belong only to the body. And so, when one says “I went, I came”, it amounts to saying […]
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (2)
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (2) Devotee: What is meant by saying that one should enquire into one’s true nature and understand it? Maharshi: Experiences such as, ‘I went; I came; I was; I did’ come naturally to everyone. From these […]
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (1)
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham (1) Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham is the first set of teachings that Ramana Maharshi ever offered. Invocation Is there any way of adoring the Supreme which is all, except by abiding firmly as That! (1) Devotee: […]
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham – Intro
Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham – Introduction Self-enquiry – Vichara Sangraham – Introduction This is the first set of teachings that Ramana Maharshi ever offered. It was offered at about 1901, when he was a young man of about twenty-two. He […]
