Guest guest Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 When he was sixteen years old, Ramana thought he was going to die. He lied down and let this thought " I am dying " take its course. His body still, his hands not moving, his mind quiet and him unable to think anything. Just lying and waiting. ..And, he got enlightened. Accepting death can be a great meditation. One reason we go on thinking is because our ego tells us that we would cease to exist if we stop thinking. Even when enlightenment comes it appears exactly like death. You cease to exist without having a real physical death. Life alone lives, you as the creation of your mind dies immediately. Many people turn back because ego is able to convince them that they would really die and they are unable to take that risk. But throughout life Ramana never taught death as a means to enlightenment. But, then to him it was really simple. It was simply abiding in self. How people are able to remain unenlightened was the real mystery to him. Yes, death is a great meditation. Accepting it completely liberates you. Because just by accepting death completely you let go of all your so called responsibilities, needs, desires, attachments, complains. You don't exist; so, why bother. Why do you care. That which is living lives. That which is doing does. That which gets something gets something. That which has a wife has a wife. Why do you bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 - Adithya K am ; power_of_now ; N0by ; GuruRatings ; Niz Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:16 PM Death Meditation - Did Ramana miss it? When he was sixteen years old, Ramana thought he was going to die. He lied down and let this thought " I am dying " take its course. His body still, his hands not moving, his mind quiet and him unable to think anything. Just lying and waiting. ..And, he got enlightened. Accepting death can be a great meditation. One reason we go on thinking is because our ego tells us that we would cease to exist if we stop thinking. Even when enlightenment comes it appears exactly like death. You cease to exist without having a real physical death. Life alone lives, you as the creation of your mind dies immediately. Many people turn back because ego is able to convince them that they would really die and they are unable to take that risk. But throughout life Ramana never taught death as a means to enlightenment. But, then to him it was really simple. It was simply abiding in self. How people are able to remain unenlightened was the real mystery to him. Yes, death is a great meditation. Accepting it completely liberates you. Because just by accepting death completely you let go of all your so called responsibilities, needs, desires, attachments, complains. You don't exist; so, why bother. Why do you care. That which is living lives. That which is doing does. That which gets something gets something. That which has a wife has a wife. Why do you bother? To die is to be 'reborn' as the Universe (of One)....even that is using too many words.. love, Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Nisargadatta , Adithya K <adithya_comming> wrote: > > > > When he was sixteen years old, Ramana > > thought he was going to die. He lied > > down and let this thought " I am dying " > > take its course. His body still, his > > hands not moving, his mind quiet and > > him unable to think anything. Just > > lying and waiting. ..And, he got > > enlightened. > > > > Accepting death can be a great > > meditation. One reason we go on > > thinking is because our ego tells us > > that we would cease to exist if we stop > > thinking. Even when enlightenment comes > > it appears exactly like death. You > > cease to exist without having a real > > physical death. Life alone lives, you > > as the creation of your mind dies > > immediately. Many people turn back > > because ego is able to convince them > > that they would really die and they are > > unable to take that risk. > > > > But throughout life Ramana never > > taught death as a means to > > enlightenment. But, then to him it was > > really simple. It was simply abiding in > > self. How people are able to remain > > unenlightened was the real mystery to > > him. > > > > > > Yes, death is a great meditation. > > Accepting it completely liberates you. > > Because just by accepting death > > completely you let go of all your so > > called responsibilities, needs, > > desires, attachments, complains. You > > don't exist; so, why bother. Why do you > > care. That which is living lives. That > > which is doing does. That which gets > > something gets something. That which > > has a wife has a wife. Why do you bother? Hi, adithya: I don't mean to be too nit-picky about this, but, since neither Ramana nor Nisargadatta taught the " death meditation " , as you call it, then, why are you espousing it? Did you come to self-realization through this method? If so, please give us an overview of your experience. Thank you. Yours, fuzzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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