Ahimsa Is The Highest Virtue

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Ahimsa (nonviolence) is the primary ideal and the virtue to be cultivated on the yogic path to Self-Realization. This is a subtle, deep, and fundamental psychological and spiritual truth.

Why such an emphasis on Ahimsa by the sages?

It is because the perfect and calm state of relaxed awareness is only possible in a mind that is free of all violence.

It is in this state that Grace takes over and allows the pure devotee to surrender fully to God who sits in the Heart, as the Universal Heart, and recognize it to be the Self, one’s very own Self.

Give Up The Sense Of Doership ~ Sri Ramana

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Bhagavan Ramana says in Talk 41 (Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi) that one should give up the sense of doership in order to be free from the bondage of birth and death. Bhagavan is saying that karma pertains to the body/mind. If we give up the sense of doership, the karma will go on or drop away. Either way, it is not our concern.

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Know That By Which All Else Is Known: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar

January 27, 2016

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Know That by which all else is known.

The photo art above is from John Wassenberg FB page.
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Some say that Reality is subjective, some say it is objective, and some say it is both objective and subjective, and some say it is neither.

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Ahimsa and Self-Realization

December 20, 2015

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Meditation and Self-Inquiry: Part 5

December 20, 2015

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Meditation and Self-Inquiry: Part 4

December 20, 2015

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Meditation and Self-Inquiry: Part 2

December 20, 2015

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Faith Brings Strength

December 19, 2015

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God Being Infinite

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God being infinite leaves no room for the devotee to exist as a separate person.

The Perfect Meeting_Ramana and Ramdas

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Swami Ramdas describes how he attained the Divine Vision through the Grace of the Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Swami Ramdas was called “Papa” by his devotees. Continue reading →