j~nAna and bhakti

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, "v_vedanti" <v_vedanti> wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> > Ramana translates Shankara in Vivekachudamani-

> >

> > "Reject the outer world by any of these three means and recognize

> him

> > who sees it to be infinite, pure, homogeneous Brahman who is the

> > Self....Although all three of these viewpoints are aids to

> > realization, the third, in which one conceives everything as one's

> > own Self is the most powerful. Therefore, knowing the indivisible

> > self to be one's own Self, by one's own experience one must abide

> in

> > one's own true nature, BEYOND ANY MENTAL FORM (my caps). What

> more

> > is there to say?"

> >

> > before that he gives the means-

> >

> > "The essence of the Vedantic scriptures may be condensed into the

> > follwing points.

> >

> > "First: In me, the unmoving Brahman, all that seems different is

> > utterly without reality, I alone am. This is called the

> standpoint

> > of elimination(badha drishti).

> >

> > "Second: The dream and all else that appears in me as the result

> of

> > magic is an illusion, I alone am the Truth. This is called the

> > standpoint of illusion (mithya drishti).

> >

> > "Third: All that appears as form apart from the sea, that is the

> > bubble and the wave, is the sea. All that is seen in a dream is

> seen

> > in him who sees the dream. Similarly, in me as in the ocean or the

> > man who dreams, all that seems separate from me is myself. This

> is

> > called the standpoint of resolving (the effect into its cause)

 

Bobby,

 

is there a way to do vichara

at this point?

 

I don't like my spontanity...

 

> > (pravilapa drishti)."

> >

> > > > Love

> > > > Bobby G.

>

> May I also point out that Sri Ramana gives a very unique name to his

> approach to the truth. He calls it "Vichara Marga " . I think its a

> very apt and wonderful name.

> If anybody does need more explanation :

> Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge; Bakthi Yoga is the path of

> devotion; Raja yoga is the path of meditation and Karma Yoga is the

> path of Work. These four paths are much discussed in the Gita by

> Lord Krishna.

> Vichara is enquiry.

> According to Sri Ramana, Jnana, Bakthi etc. all ultimately end up in

> Vichara.

>

> Regards,

> Guruprasad