Category: philosophical counseling
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Abiding Quietly As The Heart
If what exists were not, would existing awareness exist? Since the existing substance exists in the heart without thought, how to think of the existing substance, which is called ‘heart’? Being in the heart as it is alone is thinking. Know. –Ramana Maharshi, “Maṅgalam (benedictory) verse 1,” Ulladu Narpadu, trans. Michael James and Sri Sadhu Om…
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How Ajata Is A Permanent Solution To Seeing Apparent Defects In Creation
Those who conclude that any defect does not exist in creation without a defect in perception are those who have known the truth. –Ramana Maharshi as cited in Sri Sadhu Om, The Path of Sri Ramana, p. 167. The world, many declaim, is fallen and must be saved. Is this true? On this point, the…
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‘Ego Itself Is Everything’
If ego comes into existence, then everything comes into existence; if ego does not exist, everything does not exist. Ego itself is everything. –Ramana Maharshi, “Verse 26,” Ulladu Narpadu 1. Start the inquiry by asking whether the world exists. If it exists, then it must be a solid entity, indeed a substance. Is it? The…
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What Is The Essence Of The Mind?
Pt. 1: A searching investigation of the waking state will show that all that appears is dependent upon mind “in the broad sense.” By the latter, I mean that there’s a conceptual veil cast over what’s appearing such that all is appearing as “name and form.” Pt. 2: The first point is simply intending to…
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What Kind Of Answer Do I Get From Self-inquiry?
Question Would the following jnana yoga approach in the vein of self-inquiry be correct? S1. A thought arises S2. I close my eyes S3. Then I ask: “Who is getting this thought?” (I experience a slowness in my breath and inevitably get an answer.) S4. I live in the moment. Is this the right process? Answer…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 