Behind My Hand

While one might keep in mind what has been read and heard one should discriminate constantly. 

The Mahavakyas - Great Utterances ‘prajnanam Brahma (‘Consciousness is Brahman’), from Aitareya Upanishad, reveals the nature of the Self;  ‘aham brahmasmi’ (‘I am Brahman’), which is found in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, reveals the source of the enquiry;  ‘tat tvam asi’ (‘That Thou Art’) is found in the Chandogya Upanishad; this is the statement Guru Ramana reiterates again and again.  ‘ayam Atma brahma’ (‘This Atman is Brahman’), this is found in the Mandukya Upanishad; this  identifies our very Being with Brahman. 

spirituality is vichara no more no less

The Heart Sutra The Heart of the Prajna Paramita Sutra - the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara's advice to śāriputra. prajñāpāramitā hṛdaya sūtra - the heart of the great sūtras of Transcendent Wisdom (sanskrit: mahãprajñãpãramitã) - here, the Wisdom, that ferries to the other shore, is revealed, for the sake of all. --------- The Sutra The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, deeply immersed in the practice of transcendent wisdom, looking upon the five skandhas (form, sensation, perception, samskãras, and consciousness), saw that they are empty in essence (i.e. devoid of self-nature).  The Bodhisattva said: Hey śāriputra! Right here! Right now! - Form is not separate from emptiness - emptiness is not separate from form. Form is indeed emptiness, emptiness is indeed form. It is exactly the same with sensation, perception, impulse and consciousness.Hey śāriputra! Right here! Right now! - All things are characteristically empty - they neither begin nor end; they are neither stained nor...

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 always in the Heart. Y...

"There is no such thing as the experience of the real. The real is beyond experience. All  experience is in the mind. You know the real by being real." - Nisargadatta Maharaj in "I Am That"

From Talk 275 When the man is ripe for receiving the instruction and his mind is about to sink into the Heart, the instruction imparted works in a flash and he realises the Self all right. Otherwise, there is always the struggle. - Ramana Maharshi - in Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi