Guest guest Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 Why are desires to be given up in Maha Yoga? Maharshi taught us that in order realize the Self, we have to be still. We are still when there are no thoughts, when there is no activity in the mind, when we are not thinking. With desire we are not speaking about just one thought. Desires evolve from a subconscious urge into huge thought clusters spiralling around an object. According to the strength of the vasana at the root of it, the mind gets drawn outward by the respective guna. This is the state of absolute duality. How far the mind can be drawn outward is shown by the fact that when a particular strong desire gets satisfied, the mind falls back into the heart and we experience the stillness of the Self for that short fleeting moment of bliss. Satisfaction. No more thinking. Desires are the very veils of Maya, shrouding us in illusion. Lord Shiva in the form of Arunachala has given us the boon, that desires will be destroyed just by thinking of The Mountain. And as another matchless boon we do have the example of Maharshi leading a life of utter purity in its desirelessness (? english) for all to follow. Om Arunachala Shiva chris Monsoonhouse Int. Kovalam/Kerala contact: christianecameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 I want to say one thing To chris, Do u know the meaning of Desire? As a human being we never get rid off desire Show anybody who live with desirelessness Never Why Living itself is also a desire namasivayam --- christiane cameron <christianecameron wrote: > > Why are desires to be given up in Maha Yoga? > > Maharshi taught us that in order realize the Self, > we have to be still. > We are still when there are no thoughts, when there > is no activity in > the mind, when we are not thinking. With desire we > are not speaking > about just one thought. Desires evolve from a > subconscious urge into > huge thought clusters spiralling around an object. > According to the > strength of the vasana at the root of it, the mind > gets drawn outward > by the respective guna. This is the state of > absolute duality. How far > the mind can be drawn outward is shown by the fact > that when a > particular strong desire gets satisfied, the mind > falls back into the > heart and we experience the stillness of the Self > for that short > fleeting moment of bliss. Satisfaction. No more > thinking. > > Desires are the very veils of Maya, shrouding us in > illusion. Lord > Shiva in the form of Arunachala has given us the > boon, that desires > will be destroyed just by thinking of The Mountain. > And as another > matchless boon we do have the example of Maharshi > leading a life of > utter purity in its desirelessness (? english) for > all to follow. > > Om Arunachala Shiva > > chris Monsoonhouse Int. > Kovalam/Kerala > contact: christianecameron > > Check out the new Front Page. www. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya >From Talk: 575 - 11th November 1938 Desire or lust, anger, etc., give you pain. Why? Because of the 'I'-conceit; this 'I'-conceit is from ignorance; ignorance from differentiation; differentiation from the notion of the reality of the world and this again from 'I-am-the-body' idea. The last can be only after the rise of the ego. The ego not arising, the whole chain of mishaps disappears. Therefore prevent the rise of the ego. This can be done by remaining in your own real nature; then lust, anger, etc., are conquered. (6th Edition, Sri Ramanasramam; 1978) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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