Behind My Hand

om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya In the second chapter of Sri Ramana Gita, Sri Bhagavan gives, in four lines of Sanskrit, the essence of His teaching. --------- hrdayakuharamadhye kevalam brahmamAtram  hyahamahamiti sAkshAdAtmarupeNa bhAti |  hrdi viSa manasA svam cinvatA majjatA vA  pavanacalanarodhAdAtmanishTho bhava tvam || (Ramana Gita 2. 2)  --------- In the inmost core, the Heart Shines as Brahman alone, As 'I-I', the Self aware. Enter deep into the Heart By searching for Self, or diving deep, Or with breath under check. Thus abide ever in Atman. (This English translation was given by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi)  --------- The verse reveals the Self and three methods for the Realisation of the Self which encompass Jnana, Bhakti and Yoga. hrdayakuharamadhye kevalam brahmamAtram "In the interior cave of the Heart, Brahman alone shines, no more-no less." This Heart is the seat of the Self. This Heart is none other than Brah

1)  The concept 'I-am-the-body' is the sentient inner organ (i.e. the mind). It is also the illusory  samsara . It is the source of all groundless fears. If there is no trace of it at all, everything will be found to be  Brahman . (17) 2)  The concept 'I-am-the-body' is the primal ignorance. It is known as the firm knot of the heart ( hrdayagranthi ). It gives rise to the concepts of existence and non-existence. If there is no trace of it at all, everything will be found to be  Brahman . (19) 3)  Jiva  is a concept, God, the world, the mind, desires, action, sorrow and all other things are all concepts. (25) 4)  The mind is unreal. It is like a magic show. It is the son of a barren woman. It is absolutely non-existent. Since there is no mind there are no concepts, no  Guru , no disciple, no world, no  jiva . All concepts are really  Brahman . (36) 5)  The body, etc., are only concepts. Hearing, etc. (i.e. hearing, reasoning and contemplating) are concepts. Self-

I translated this some years ago and it is still available here and there on tinternet . Someone recently asked about the mantra so here is a repost -  ॐ  वचद्भुवे नमः  om vacadbhuve namah the origin of the mantra "om vacadbhuve namaḥ" --------- Chapter 18, verse 10 of sri Ramana Gita - notes below - based on Ganapati Muni's 'gurumantrabhāshyam', also known as 'anubandham 2' (Sri Ramana Gita, Tiruvannamalai; 6th Edition, 1977; p.116) In this verse, Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni, as the Seer, reveals the bījākṣaras (seed syllables and/or letters) which make up Sri Ramana Maharshi's special mantra. This mantra reveals various correspondences and is said to be endowed with śakti (power). vedādi - beginning (and end) of the Vedas - bīja - 'om' pāka damana (indra) uttara - mightier than Indra, the subduer of the demon called Pāka (symbolic of the overcoming of ignorance). Sri Maharshi lies beyond even the Lord of the senses. Lord Indra'

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hRdayakuharamadhye kevalam brahmamAtraM hyahamahamiti sAkshAdAtmarUpeNa bhAti  | hRdi viSa manasA svaM cinvatA majjatA vA pavanacalanarodhAdAtmanishTho bhava tvam  || In the inmost core, the Heart Shines as Brahman alone, As ‘I-I’, the Self aware. Enter deep into the Heart By searching for Self, or diving deep, Or with breath under check. Thus abide ever in Atman.’ (Bhagavan’s English translation as reported by Arthur Osborne in ‘Collected Works’) A selection of translations In the Centre of the heart-cave, Brahman alone shines, in the form of the Atman, with direct immediacy as I, as I. Enter into the Heart with questing mind or by diving deep, with breath controlled, and ever abide as the Self! (trans. Me :)) Brahman is glowing lustrously in the middle of the cave of the Heart in the shape of the Self, always proclaiming “I am, I am”. Become an Atmanishtha, a Self-Realised person, either by making the mind absorbed in the search for the

If only One is there, then everything has value. As soon as there are two, there is friction and conflict. Therefore, live in Unity, as One, Alone. One who discards completely the sense of the "you" and "me" is the real Son of the Sadguru (Guruputra). Evening, 24-11-1934 Sri Siddharameswar Maharaj, Master of Self Realization, Vol. 1