Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 About practice of self-enquiry a snip out of an article by Dr. Sarada (The Ramana Way, March 2002): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What constitutes the practice of self-enquiry? 1. Paying attention to the 'I'-thought and only to the 'I'-thought until it merges in its source. 2. Recognizing that the source of the 'I'-thought is the spiritual heart and focusing attention on the heart. 3. As and when attention moves away from the ''I'-thought to other thoughts, raising the doubt about the 'I' thought the question 'Who am I?' and thus drawing attention back. 4. Keeping attention merged at the source of the 'I' until such attention becomes natural. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What self-enquiry is not: 1. It is not a repetition of any thought, not even of the question 'Who am I?' This question only serves the dual purpose of preparing one for self-enquiry and drawing attention back to it whenever it moves away. 2. Self-enquiry is not any concept, affirmation or negation, no expectation either. It is total attention. 3. Self-enquiry is not the watching of thoughts. On the other hand, it is shifting of attention to the thinker. 4. Self-enquiry is not trying to be rid of thoughts. Thoughts are simply ignored and hence die a natural death as it were. 5. Self-enquiry is not the attempt to reach any goal. It is absolute tentativeness. It is a readiness to question earnestly and thereby drop everything that is familiar and known. It is readiness to remain in total, patient waiting in perfect tentativeness until the truth reveals itself unclouded by conceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2002 Report Share Posted October 29, 2002 > " Bill Rishel " <plexus >Nisargadatta > " nmgroup " <Nisargadatta > > About practice of self-enquiry >Mon, 28 Oct 2002 13:40:43 -0800 Bill, Just logged on and noticed your name all over the place . Nice of you to share all this stuff, but it's all sales-pitch, a menu without a meal! Thinker, thought, at-tention (the very thinker) looking at the (same) thinker, 'Who am I' and who knows what next these authors dish out to make some bread. Probably a good prescription to drive someone beserk and keep folks like Dan in business ~dave >About practice of self-enquiry a snip out of an article by Dr. Sarada >(The Ramana Way, March 2002): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >What constitutes the practice of self-enquiry? > >1. Paying attention to the 'I'-thought and only to the >'I'-thought until it merges in its source. > >2. Recognizing that the source of the 'I'-thought is the >spiritual heart and focusing attention on the heart. > >3. As and when attention moves away from the ''I'-thought >to other thoughts, raising the doubt about the 'I' thought >the question 'Who am I?' and thus drawing attention back. > >4. Keeping attention merged at the source of the 'I' until >such attention becomes natural. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >What self-enquiry is not: > >1. It is not a repetition of any thought, not even of the >question 'Who am I?' This question only serves the >dual purpose of preparing one for self-enquiry and >drawing attention back to it whenever it moves away. > >2. Self-enquiry is not any concept, affirmation or >negation, no expectation either. It is total attention. > >3. Self-enquiry is not the watching of thoughts. On the >other hand, it is shifting of attention to the thinker. > >4. Self-enquiry is not trying to be rid of thoughts. >Thoughts are simply ignored and hence die a natural >death as it were. > >5. Self-enquiry is not the attempt to reach any goal. >It is absolute tentativeness. It is a readiness to question >earnestly and thereby drop everything that is familiar >and known. It is readiness to remain in total, patient >waiting in perfect tentativeness until the truth reveals >itself unclouded by conceptions. > > _______________ Unlimited Internet access -- and 2 months free! Try MSN. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2002 Report Share Posted October 29, 2002 Bill, Thanks for posting this. Shawn Nisargadatta, " Bill Rishel " <plexus@x> wrote: > About practice of self-enquiry a snip out of an article by Dr. Sarada > (The Ramana Way, March 2002): > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > What constitutes the practice of self-enquiry? > > 1. Paying attention to the 'I'-thought and only to the > 'I'-thought until it merges in its source. > > 2. Recognizing that the source of the 'I'-thought is the > spiritual heart and focusing attention on the heart. > > 3. As and when attention moves away from the ''I'-thought > to other thoughts, raising the doubt about the 'I' thought > the question 'Who am I?' and thus drawing attention back. > > 4. Keeping attention merged at the source of the 'I' until > such attention becomes natural. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > What self-enquiry is not: > > 1. It is not a repetition of any thought, not even of the > question 'Who am I?' This question only serves the > dual purpose of preparing one for self-enquiry and > drawing attention back to it whenever it moves away. > > 2. Self-enquiry is not any concept, affirmation or > negation, no expectation either. It is total attention. > > 3. Self-enquiry is not the watching of thoughts. On the > other hand, it is shifting of attention to the thinker. > > 4. Self-enquiry is not trying to be rid of thoughts. > Thoughts are simply ignored and hence die a natural > death as it were. > > 5. Self-enquiry is not the attempt to reach any goal. > It is absolute tentativeness. It is a readiness to question > earnestly and thereby drop everything that is familiar > and known. It is readiness to remain in total, patient > waiting in perfect tentativeness until the truth reveals > itself unclouded by conceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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