thank you all for your comments

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All paths lead to God/Self/Source eventually, so judgment is futile

and only stifles true wisdom from revealing itself……

 

Self-inquiry is the most direct method to point the mind towards

Self…..Blessedly Ramana appears in the world to point one toward it's

true nature not only in his written teachings but, most importantly,

his vigilance to Silence permeates time and space and is found in all

of our hearts…..it is the One Heart of All Being (which I believe is

what `Ramana' means)…...

 

when we choose to focus the mind toward this Silence we are in

practice…..but then one must let go of the choice/the focus/the

practice, and surrender to the emptiness that devours the illusion of

separation……I welcome all of you into my own heart for this heart is

bottomless and can bear everything……squabbles over

teachings/definitions/terminology are not necessary when all is seen

as Self……why must Self squabble over Self?

 

……one's misidentification as a separate identity is what causes the

need for opinions and judgments……still, I must admit, the mind

returns here over and over…..and when I misidentify myself as this

mind, I suffer……but then suffering itself becomes the bell that

breaks the `spell' and becomes the reminder to inquire as to who is

suffering…. Who am I?…….and an ever-stronger vigilance is

deepened…..this is my only goal……to remain ever vigilant to who I am

until I am merged as That every moment……….everything else is the

arising of the world from ones mind………

 

such a beautiful mystery…..thank you all for your comments as they

help guide me even deeper into Self…..love to all

 

 

"Realisation of the Self is the greatest help that can be rendered to

humanity. Therefore, the saints are said to be helpful, though they

remain in the forests. But it should not be forgotten that solitude

is not in forests only. It can be had even in towns, in the thick of

worldly occupations." (Talk; 20)