Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 > The Three States > > Q: How can I remove ignorance? > > M: While lying asleep in Tiruvannamalai, you dream of finding yourself in > another town. Can another town enter your room? Or could you have left > home and gone elsewhere. No, both are impossible. Both are unreal, but > they appear real to the mind. On waking the "I" of the dream vanishes and > another "I" speaks of the dream. Both are unreal; it is the substratum of > the mind that continues all along, which gives rise to so many scenes. > Many "I's" are born and die every moment. The subsisting mind is the real > trouble. Find that and you will be happy. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah, published by Sri Ramanasramam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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