Tag Archive | Ramana Maharshi
The Language Of Silence
Originally posted on Author – Richard F Holmes:
Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. It is called in only after thoughts arise. Other thoughts arise after the “I”-thought arises and so the “I”-thought is the root of all conversation. When one remains without thinking one understands another by means of…
Yoga v Self-Enquiry
Originally posted on Author – Richard F Holmes:
In the last few weeks I’ve been reading a book called “Be As You Are – The Teachings Of Ramana Maharshi”. It’s a very interesting book; although a bit difficult to grasp at times. In a nut shell, Sri Ramana Maharshi advocated a spiritual practice called “Self-enquiry”…
We Are Beyond The Illusion Of Birth And Death
Originally posted on Author – Richard F Holmes:
My recent trip away, although successful in many ways, did not however produce anything worthy of writing about. So, until my writing brain whirrs into gear again I will continue to post inspiration from other sources. That said, I really hope you enjoy this Monday wisdom from…
Appointment with Shiva…
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
One recent morning I was riding to Ramana Ashram along Bangalore Road when I saw ahead of me a stationary public bus and a swelling crowd, including policemen and their vehicles—clustering around a white female lying motionless in a vermilion pool of blood on the side of the road. From a…
Me & Bobby McGee…Live!
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
That spooky stage…. This post fits bang into the “mundane” aspect of our blog title…but it also deals with the greatest foe we each must duel on the long and winding road to freedom — voila, Monsieur EGO! I made my debut as diva at the age of four. Garbed…
Mirabai Cracks The Matka…3 of 3
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
I fell under Mirabai’s spell in Manhattan, when a western friend who had just returned from India handed me a slim book about her extraordinary life. At the time I was still struggling to make sense of what appeared to be a chaotic, violent and apparently loveless world in which…
Mirabai’s Dazzling Cosmic Vision…2 of 3
Originally posted on mira prabhu:
Mira saw her entrancing Blue God everywhere—in rocks, forests and blossoms, in storm, thunder and lightning, in animate and inanimate things. Fearless and ascetic, graceful and elegant, Mira was saint, philosopher, singer and poet, and one of India’s most versatile geniuses. Uncaring of her critics, Mira danced wildly on the…
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