Blissfull M.M & FAQ-23:Adi Sankara says that intellect can be used for Realization. But Bhagavan Ramana...?

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Radhe Krishna To All, Good morning to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead….."While those who have mastered the Mantras to provide relief to mundane worldly pains like scorpion bite hesitate to disclose the Mantras, how compassionate is our Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who has generously given to everyone the greatest of Mantras – the Mahamantra for the welfare of the entire Universe!" --- SRI SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJI------------------- Adi Sankara says that intellect can be used for Realization. But Bhagavan Ramana says that the answer to Self-Realization cannot come from the mind, and that the thoughts (mind) need to be killed. One seems to be using the mind, while the other is aiming to kill

it. What is the difference between the two? Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji: With the sharper intellect grows the ability to discriminate between the real and the unreal. As long as you are not convinced about what is real and what is not, your desire for Realization will not get serious. When the 'viveka' (sense of discrimination) of the mind improves, you will get closer to the Truth. Eventually, when realization dawns, even the mind will vanish. Bhagavan Ramana gives a wonderful illustration in this regard – one of 'Pinam chudum thadi'. The interred ('vettiyaan') in the cremation ground stands by the side of the burning corpse. Owing to the heat, the corpse rises up on its own accord every now and then. He uses a stick to beat down the dead body that rises. Finally, when the body does not rise up anymore, he throws the stick also into the fire. In the same way, a sharp mind aids in Self-enquiry to find

the Truth and is itself eventually destroyedRegardsHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare ---------------------If you have any questions or doubts concerning Spirituality, Mental peace or problems in life or about dharma, please write to us by clicking here:http://www.namadwaar.org/answers/askquestion.php His Holiness Sri Sri Swamiji personally answers these questions for you and suggests prayers. ---------------------