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"Tuesday, 18 August 1981— This morning Nisargadatta Maharaj was too weak to speak. The suggestion that one of the recorded tapes of his talks be played was approved by him. After about twenty minutes of this, he asked that the tape be stopped. He sat up in his bed with some difficulty, and whispered a message: "Think on what you have heard just now — what you heard and, infinitely more important, who heard it". After this brief whispered message words failed the Master. His throat got choked. He closed his eyes, his frail physical resources grappling with an excruciating pain. And we watched helplessly." -- excerpts from the book : "Pointers from Nisargadatta Maharaj" by Ramesh S. Balsekar __________________________ "Thursday, October 20, 2005 Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's "last" words The following are the "last" words of the fully-realized Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi on Friday April 14, 1950: "They say that I am dying, but i am not going away. Where could i go? I am here." 1 When his devotees complained that he was abandoning them, he replied: "You attach too much importance to the body"2 "The Guru is not in the physical form. So contact will remain even after his physical form vanishes." 3 "

Interesting ? Although you were happy, there must have been a sense of incompleteness or lack for your happiness to be "rocked" from finding out about enlightenment, right?

Nice video by Shanmugam! Boy, was he sweating his arse off though! ?

Hi Mike, thing is, suffering, imo, is caused by being stuck in the head. Identification with negative thoughts...the unhappy, "me". The circumstances of one's life, dont even have to be "that" bad, but if one believes the negative thoughts saying they are bad, then, boom...unhappiness...that can and eventually does, leads to suffering if there is no relief. Reflecting at a later time about the degree of suffering that was apparently needed to propel one into awakening, did not "cause", the suffering. Identification with thought did!

I didn't say it was. I was agreeing with you. I said, "Ain't that the truth", meaning, "yes, that is true".

@Victor Mgazi Ok, I see you didn't understand. To answer your question, you could say, "I AM consciousness/awareness" when/if asked your true nature. Thats just one example. Anyways, have a nice day!

@Leo Gura ?

Ain't that the truth! ??

Oh boy ?, don't be the personal pronoun police, language is dualistic. Stating, "I AM consciousness" is correct, in my view (you are the ocean, "seemingly" appearing as a wave...the wave can know, it's the ocean, by realizing it ain't really a wave!). The mind realizes it is consciousness/awareness, "not" a body/mind. If this wasn't so, you wouldn't be able to communicate this realization, nor would any master/guru. Sorry for butting in my 2 cents. Ps, its only belief if one hasn't had the realization they ARE awareness/consciousness yet. You don't know what someone has realized or not by their use or not, of pronouns. That's just silly. People don't go around talking about themselves in third person.

@Faceless ? nice!

Yes, but my experience here at this forum is that most here (99.9%) have no interest. So, it's a waste of time to bring it (Vedanta or anything similar) up or it was for me. They just scream ..."you're using theory!" Anyway, nice to "see" you

@Viking I met a guy at a club (I was there to dance and have fun with my friends), we did NOT have sex for awhile. We dated. That was.."30" (THIRTY).. years ago! Don't let someone tell you what you will or won't find at a club. Be cautious, but don't treat women as she devils. I only read about 2 pg's of this thread, as I could not tolerate Etagnwo's posts any longer.

3 times a week on average.

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@Nahm ♡♡♡ This! Unfortunately, some voices in the head are louder and more self destructive then others.

@Etagnwo I wish you'd stop being mean, just stop.

@Jed Vassallo

@metwinn ty ♡

@metwinn Cool, as a side note, I will be catching a plane in the AM, for vacation in Florida. So, my replies in the next week may be sporadic.

I posted this in another thread, not too long ago, but it definitely belong here also! I've attached the teaching of Ramana Maharshi's "Who am I" pdf. (Bottom of page) It tells you how the inquiry should be done, according to Ramana. Such as: 10. How will the mind become quiescent? By the inquiry ‘Who am I?’. The thought ‘who am I?’ will destroy all other thoughts, and like the stick used for stirring the burning pyre, it will itself in the end get destroyed. Then, there will arise Self-realization. 11. What is the means for constantly holding on to the thought ‘Who am I?’ When other thoughts arise, one should not pursue them, but should inquire: ‘To whom do they arise?’ It does not matter how many thoughts arise. As each thought arises, one should inquire with diligence, “To whom has this thought arisen?”. The answer that would emerge would be “To me”. Thereupon if one inquires “Who am I?”, the mind will go back to its source; and the thought that arose will become quiescent. With repeated practice in this manner, the mind will develop the skill to stay in its source. Link: who_am_I (5).pdf

I think he's saying you are speaking from being "identified" with ego/thoughts and that they are speaking from "observing" ego/thoughts in action, as a continues movement, when seeking psychological security. Or I could be totally wrong and I'm sure someone will set me straight, sooner than later!

Uh, that's bullshit, whatever, screw you!!!! Just kiddin' ♡♡♡♡

Whaaattt? 2+2=4 The earth is round These are facts. There is no seeking psychological security gained. No fear. ..and maybe he didn't want to eat your purple banana, because bananas aren't purple and it wasn't appetizing.

♡ ty Now, off to go grocery store I go!