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Hrdaya Kuhara Madhye
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Hrdaya Kuhara Madhye 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 Brahman. You are al...
This fleeting dual existence
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kiM bhadraM kimabhadram vA dvaitasyAvastunaH kiyat | vAcoditaM tadanRtaM manasA dhyAtameva ca || For this fleeting dual existence, what is auspicious, what is inauspicious, and, for that matter, to what extent - with regard to that, anything articulated with words, and thought of with mind, is, indeed, unreal! (Bhagavata Purana: 11; 28.4)