The Sage of Aunachala preferred to teach in silence. But when he did use words, he used only a few words and used them with telling effects. What struck you most about what he said was the authority of knowing that backed each word uttered. Though all of what Ramana said was rich with meaning, if one has to grasp the very core of his teaching one needs to sieve and filter, doggedly staying focussed on the very fundamentals of what he taught. Even those who have read many books on Ramana's teachings will find this book different: focussed on the ultimate happiness as one's very nature.
You think the proposition is preposterous, don't you? You have always believed that enlightenment would get you lasting happiness, even bliss. In fact, you have believed that a prerequisite for 'getting' Enlightenment was shunning happiness, maybe even embracing pain. If that is so, welcome to a refreshingly new understanding. What Pursue Happiness And Get Enlightened does is to turn the whole subject of enlightenment or self-realization on its head. Ramesh Balsekar, articulate sage, leading teacher of Advaita Vedanta and author of over 30 well-known books, leads you step by interesting step to the understanding of the intimate relationship between Happiness and Enlightenment. He makes it clear that although uncertainty is the basis of daily living - no one can know whether the next moment will bring pleasure or pain - total free will to do whatever one feels like doing in any situation is as much our birthright as the ultimate happiness in life. The key is to understand what true happiness is. Ever since the newborn baby intuitively seeks its mother's breast, the whole purpose of life is to seek happiness, not enlightenment because enlightenment has never been a certified event. Pursue Happiness And Get Enlightened speaks with authority because it is not based on hearsay but personal experience endowed by God's Grace. Traditional seekers, crystallised into set concepts, may not find it easy to accept this book, but followers of true masters like Ramana Maharshi will welcome its wisdom like manna from heaven.
This Contemporary Guru Pournima Tribute Is A Collection Of Favorite Commentaries On The Guru-Disciple Relationship By Ramesh S. Balsekar - Conversations, Letters And Poems, Each A Profound Expression Of Gratitude Shared Between Guru And Disciple In This Most Divine And Mysterious Of All Relationships. Guru Pournima Is A Celebration Honoring The Guru On The Auspicious Full Moon In July-August In The Indian Month Of Ashada, Dating Back To The Ancient Indian Sage Vyasa, Who Was Born On His Day. Tradition Has It That The Disciples Of Vyasa Asked Him For A Way To Thank Him And Honor Him For All He Had Given; He Suggested That They Dedicate The Fullest Full Moon Of The Year As The Guru S Moon, Hence Guru Pournima. This Book Is An Offering Of Thankfulness To Ramesh For His Modern, Eloquent And Simple Teaching Of Advaita, Non-Duality. And It Is Also Yet Another Gift From Ramesh. His Utterly Clear Teachings, Written And Spoken, Have Touched Thousands Of Seekers From Around The World Over The Past 20 Years. This Book Reflects The Experience And Outpouring Of Gratitude Of So Many Seekers Who Have Met And Learned From Ramesh Through Books, Letters And Satsang. Each Format Is Its Own Vehicle, And Each Equally Masterful And Effective In Conveying Ramesh S Timeless Message, Bringing Relief From The Suffering Of The Burden Of Shame And Guilt, Hatred And Malice, Jealousy And Envy, Which Obstructs The Peace That Is Right Before Us In Ordinary Daily Living.
Tat-Twam-Asi-That You AreAham-Brahma-Asmi-I Am BrahmanTat-Twam-Asi-That You AreThese Statements The Mahavakyas Have Caused Considerable Confusion Among Indian Spiritual Seekers Because The Inner Meaning Has Not Been Comprehended.Every Twam Is Not Tat: Every You Are Not That. That Is Every You, That Will Always Be There Without You, But You Cannot Be There Without That.Unless This Is Very Clearly Understood, Every Seeker Will Want To Be One With That And Will, Therefore, Be Frustrated. What Is To Be Very Clearly Understood Is That Every Individual Entity Is Connected To That Source; And The Highest Understanding Is That Every Human Being, In His Daily Living, Must Continuously Remain Connected To That Source And Never Be Disconnected From It.The Individual Entity The Go Gets Disconnected From The Source Whenever He Considers Himself Or The Other As The Doer Of Some Action, And Blames And Condemns Him For Some Action.The Connection Finally Ends When The Body Dies And The Go No Longer Exists As A Separate Entity.To Remain Continuously Connected To The Source In One's Daily Living Means Doing Whatever Is Necessary To Be Done In Any Situation As If One Is The Doer And, Thereafter, To Witness Whatever Is Happening As Something That Is Precisely Supposed To Happen According To The Cosmic Law, Without Any Regrets About The Past, Without Any Complaints In The Present, Without Any Expectation In The Future, And, Importantly, Without Condemning Anyone For Anything Neither Himself Nor The Other.
Ashtavakra Says:" You Are Not The Body Which Is Composed Of The Five Elements. You Are That Consciousness Which Has Provided The Inert Body With The Sentience That Makes The Senses Function I Regard To Their Objects. It Is Sentience Which Makes The Psychosomatic Apparatus Work As A Unit." Anticipating The Query From His Intelligent Disciple, The Guru Tells Him Further, You Are Not The Physical Organism But Consciousness Which Works Not As Someone In Charge Of The Operations Of The Physical Organism But Merely As The Witness Of The Operations." You Have Wrongly Identified Yourself As The Individual, As The Doer Of All Actions That Take Place Through The Physical Organism, And Thereby Unnecessarily Assume The Responsibility For The Actions Which Take Place, And Thus Assume The Bondage From Which You Are Seeking Liberation." The Witness Cannot Be The Doer, And You Are Therefore Not The Doer. With This Understanding, You Can Detach Yourself From The Wrong Identification With The Body. And When You Do This, You Will Automatically Assume Your True Position As The Witness And Remain Relaxed (Because There Is Not The Tension Of Responsibility For The Actions) In Consciousness, As Consciousness." The State Of Being Disidentified From The Body Is The State Of Witnessing (When The Individual Me Is Not Present). And This State Of Detached Witnessing Is Indeed The State Of Liberation. This Is What The Self-Realized Guru Means When He Says That When You Remain Relaxed In Consciousness (Without Identification With The Body,) The State Of Liberation Is Sudden And Immediate.The Words Remain Relaxed In Consciousness From The Very Basis Of The Ashtavakra Teaching.
The Man Of Understanding Lives His Life Like God Whatever I decide and do in any situation, depends on two factors: my genes and conditioning, which God has made. Whatever action I do will, of course, have its consequences - good, bad or indifferent - as judged by society, which I have to accept. The fact remains, however, that I cannot make a mistake. I cannot commit a sin. Therefore I live like God, not afraid of living and not afraid of dying.
Understanding comes to different people through different routes. With some it a direct hit with wisdom; with others it seeps in almost innocuously through the subtle layers of wit, ancedotes and teaching stories. No one knows just when it will strike and how.
Does The Human Being Have Free Will? Of Course, He Does. Otherwise How Would The Mechanism Of Daily Living Operate? In Fact, Total Free Will Is The Very Basis Of Daily Living. Whether It Was The Caveman Three Thousand Years Ago Or You Today, The Human Being Has Been Free To Decide What To Do In A Given Situation. However, It Is Everyone's Personal Experience That What Happens Thereafter The Result Or Consequence Of That Action Has Never Been In Anybody's Control. So Where Does That Leave Free Will? Is Free Will A Tool For Self-Evolvement? Is It A Device For The Human Being To Accept Responsibility For His Actions? Or Is It Merely A Notional Boon Which Is Worthless In Daily Living?Ramesh S. Balsekar Discusses The Issue Threadbare In His Crisp And Lucid Style And Comes Up With Amazing Insights Which Could Forever Change The Way You Perceive And Exercise Your Free Will.The Matter In This Book Has Been Included In The Larger Book Enlightened Living.
Remain Relaxed In Consciousness. In Any Situation, Do Whatever You Feel You Should Do Without Any Regrets About The Past, Without Any Complaints In The Present, Without Any Expectations For The Future, And, Importantly, Without Blaming And Condemning Anyone For Anything Neither Yourself Nor The Other .This Will Enable You To Live Your Life, Constantly Connected To The Source, And Will Give You Happiness Through Peace Of Mind: Sukha-ShantiThis Will Be Your Personal Religion: Sukha-Shanti.
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