There is no Easy Solution – Annamalai Swami
Q: Sometimes everything is so clear and peaceful. There are times when it is easy to look at the workings of the mind and see that what Swami says is true. At other times no amount of effort makes any...
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Q: Are there no breaks at all in the jnani’s awareness of the Self? For example, if he is engrossed in reading a good book, will his full attention ‘be always on the book? Will he simultaneously be...
View ArticleFor Such a Mind, Self-inquiry will Become Easy – Ramana Maharshi
11. What is the means for constantly holding on to the thought ‘Who am I?’ R.M. When other thoughts arise, one should not pursue them, but should inquire: ‘To whom do they arise?’ It does not matter...
View ArticleContinuous Attentiveness Will Come with Long Practice – Annamalai Swami
You can only stop the flow of thoughts by refusing to have any interest in it. If you remain in the source, the Self, you can easily catch each thought as it rises. If you don’t catch the thoughts as...
View ArticlePractice Until Stillness is Permanent – Annamalai Swami
I first met Annamalai Swami in June 1993, during my initial visit to Arunachala and the Sri Ramanashramam. As I explained earlier, I was eager to meet with disciples of Papaji’s guru, Sri Ramana...
View ArticleA True Mystic – Lucy Cornelssen
A True Mystic There are a few individuals who come into this world, live a remote, almost obscure life, yet radiate a special presence. They are like a little lantern on a worn path that, if one...
View ArticleThe Secret of this Place: An Interview with Lucy Cornelssen
I’m a professional writer, always have been. I lived in Berlin much but was born in the country. I was interested from the beginning in Eastern wisdom. About thirty years ago someone brought me the...
View ArticleThe Self is Light – Lucy Cornelssen
In December 31, 1989. Lucy Cornelssen – “Lucy Ma” to us, the Ashramites – “went gently into the night”. She did not “rage against the ending of the light”. Why should she? It was the end of the shadow,...
View ArticleWithout any Breaks – Annamalai Swami
Q: Are there no breaks at all in the jnani’s awareness of the Self? For example, if he is engrossed in reading a good book, will his full attention ‘be always on the book? Will he simultaneously be...
View ArticleFor Such a Mind, Self-inquiry will Become Easy – Ramana Maharshi
11. What is the means for constantly holding on to the thought ‘Who am I?’ Ramana: When other thoughts arise, one should not pursue them, but should inquire: ‘To whom do they arise?’ It does not...
View ArticleContinuous Attentiveness Will Come with Long Practice – Annamalai Swami
You can only stop the flow of thoughts by refusing to have any interest in it. If you remain in the source, the Self, you can easily catch each thought as it rises. If you don’t catch the thoughts as...
View ArticlePractice Until Stillness is Permanent – Annamalai Swami
I first met Annamalai Swami in June 1993, during my initial visit to Arunachala and the Sri Ramanashramam. As I explained earlier, I was eager to meet with disciples of Papaji’s guru, Sri Ramana...
View ArticleA True Mystic – Lucy Cornelssen
A True Mystic There are a few individuals who come into this world, live a remote, almost obscure life, yet radiate a special presence. They are like a little lantern on a worn path that, if one...
View ArticleThe Secret of this Place: An Interview with Lucy Cornelssen
I’m a professional writer, always have been. I lived in Berlin much but was born in the country. I was interested from the beginning in Eastern wisdom. About thirty years ago someone brought me the...
View ArticleThe Self is Light – Lucy Cornelssen
In December 31, 1989. Lucy Cornelssen – “Lucy Ma” to us, the Ashramites – “went gently into the night”. She did not “rage against the ending of the light”. Why should she? It was the end of the shadow,...
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