Viorica: On the subject of progress

[Guest guest]

Fw: Bhagavan's further progress effortless

 

Dear Viorica:

 

 

dear Alton ,

 

in this formation - Internet group- we talk.

and in the talking 'about' - some enjoy some subjects more

other enjoy different kind of subjects more.

 

Alton: Right now I have had enough teachings and prefer devotee's

experience with Bhagavan. Like all the teachings can be summed up like this:

Place you attention on your attention and when the attention eats up the

attention your will realize the SELF. Anyone have another take on the aforesaid?

 

the best benefit one can have from this is the enjoyment

and the hints or pushes one get to turn over even stronger

to one's sadhana.

 

 

Alton: I only enjoy when I make some progress, either in the amount of

time I sit, a lessoning of discursive thoughts or being able to catch my mind in

a timely fashion when the thought identifications appear. Otherwise this sadhana

is just like worldly suffering. Right now it is suffering or unwilling to

experience.

 

 

if this push to or strengthening of focus on one's sadhana doesn't

happen , they we are simply wasting each other's time .

 

Alton: The very fact that we are viewing or participating in this Ramana

list is proof positive that we are focusing on sadhana. When we are no longer

interested then that focus automatically becomes cloudy, or we find another list

that interests us.

 

as i see from your questions , you rejected a guru by comparison to

Ramana Maharshi. Maybe my answer sounds unfair ,

but by such a comparison all other gurus are at a loss ,

they can't face such a comparison .

So what happened in your case , you accepted even more

Ramana Maharshi by means of this comparison .

You are now even closer to him and his pull on you

has already begun.

Now - I would say - this is progress.

 

That may be true but I seem to be depressed lately with low energy for

sitting practice.

I have a feeling that I need a new body to continue my sadhana, or maybe a

cloning. Maybe I will volunteer for duty in Iraq.

 

Aloha a thousand times

from my golden heaven to yours ,

vi.

 

Heaven in not is any outside place.

Che tempo fa. The weather in heavenly SELF is always bliss, so they tell

me. What have you heard?

 

Loving Sri Ramana,

Alton