Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 see sadguruseva.org Meditation The force of meditation is infinitely more powerful than speeches and writings. Lectures and books are of little benefit. They are useful only to show the way to the beginners. They may increase your curiosity and interest in spiritual matters, give you food for thought and intellectual stimulation; but they cannot give you the vision of the Light (truth). To have that vision, the mind must touch the soul, and for that, meditation is the way. That which you are seeking is inside yourself. The books themselves are outside. The real work is done in meditation. Even the Gita says ‘Meditate on the Self’. - Sri Swamiji Jai Guru Datta! now see that Ramana has said exactly the same: Is a Guru needed for spiritual progress? Yes, but the Guru is within you; he is one with your own Self. All lectures and books do little good and are of use only for beginners, to point out the way. The real service is done in meditation. One sitting still and silent-as mentioned in the poem by the Tamil Saint Tayummanavar-can influence a whole country.The force of meditation is infinitely more powerful than speech or writings. One who sits in silence meditating on the Self, will draw a whole people to him without his going out to anyone. Even books like the Bhagavad Gita, Light on the Path, must be given up to find the Self by looking within. Even the Gita says: Meditate upon the Self. It does not say: Meditate upon the book Gita.... (Ramana Maharshi, Conscious Immortality, p. 142) Jai Guru Datta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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