I did not put the name Ramana to the popular maharishi I knew of in the 60's. As I noted to Suresh in a later post, Ramana was very popular with rock stars, movie stars and the youth of the decade and even though I stopped and read a little about Ramana while I was younger, I was more interested in what Ram Dass and Alan Watts had to say ..It was actually through these two speakers and authors that I learned about Buddhism and have since continued to study and practice Buddhism. I don't think it was the language barrier as a child that made me favor Ram Dass and Watts but a practical approach to some of the Life experiences they talked about.
Thank you for your reply. M On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: > M, > > Ramana writes from a Hindu perspective so when reading books like this you > will have to wade through a lot of Hindu terminology. Theoretically he is > writing about the same experience as we discuss in zen: awakening, Buddha > Nature. > > I find some of it very interesting and helps me see a different > perspective; but find some of it confusing or even misleading, probably > because of my limited knowledge of the Hindu terms - and of course the > religious approach. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "Eccentrics.R.US" <HALatMOTHERSHIP@...> > wrote: > > > > I am new to the Zen Forum and have not heard of this author, but now I am > > interested in reading more. > > > > Thank you very much > > > > M > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 7:17 AM, SURESH JAGADEESAN <varamtha@...>wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > The most delighted words of Ramana by me. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Without yielding to the doubt "Is it possible, or not?", one should > > > persistently hold on to the meditation on the Self. Even if one be a > > > great sinner, one should not worry and weep > > > > > > "O! I am a sinner, how can I be saved?"; one should completely > > > renounce the thought "I am a sinner"; and concentrate keenly on > > > meditation on the Self; then, one would surely succeed. There are not > > > two minds - one good and the other evil; the mind is only one. It is > > > the residual impressions that are of two kinds - auspicious and > > > inauspicious. When the mind is under the influence of auspicious > > > impressions it is called good; and when it is under the influence of > > > inauspicious impressions it is regarded as evil. > > > > > > The mind should not be allowed to wander towards worldly objects and > > > what concerns other people. However bad other people may be, one > > > should bear no hatred for them. > > > > > > Both desire and hatred should be eschewed. All that one gives to > > > others one gives to one's self. If this truth is understood who will > > > not give to others? When one's self arises all arises; when one's self > > > becomes quiescent all becomes quiescent. To the extent we behave with > > > humility, to that extent there will result good. If the mind is > > > rendered quiescent, one may live anywhere. > > > > > > -- > > > Thanks and best regards > > > J.Suresh > > > New No.3, Old No.7, > > > Chamiers road - 1st Lane, > > > Alwarpet, > > > Chennai - 600018 > > > Ph: 044 42030947 > > > Mobile: 91 9884071738 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or > are > > > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
