Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Who does the talking?

 Q: I want to eliminate the non-self 

so that the Self may be realized. 

How shall I do it? 

What are the characteristics of the non-self? 

 

Ramana Maharishi:

There is one who says 

that the non-self must be eliminated. 

Who is he?

 

 

The body is just background action;

 

maybe a little itching, a pang of hunger,

 

or a “wow, she is hot” moment,

 

but otherwise, a platform for being.

 

 

Our self identification needn’t act; 

 

A pain body lingers, a memory stirs,

 

a fantasy imagines things to come. 

 

Looking through, we spot clinging.

 

 

S erenity E nergy L ove F low prevail,

 

inviting us to ride the higher energies.

 

When body, mind and self identity rule,

 

we can always ask, who does the talking?

 

 

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