John Lennon - Imagine - Ramana Maharshi

Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950). Ramana taught:

"There is no greater mystery than this: Being Reality ourselves, we seek to gain Reality." The author, Mouni Sadhu wrote about Sri Ramana:

"When one is looking at Maharshi, the only desire left in our hearts is to become like him. A power which cannot be compared with anything in the world compels us to see our highest and final goal in uniting with the consciousness of the Sage. And for one moment this vision becomes reality. For silence is one and all-embracing. All life is merged in It, and everything that is beyond this life — the unchangeable and infinitely blissful, with no qualities and therefore, with no limitations."
Sadhu continued:"Here at the feet of the Sage, I have made peace with the world. It has ceased to be an alien giant, incomprehensible in all its endless intricacies. And those whom I see as men no longer appear as separate and foreign beings, for the same innermost and unchanging principle which resides in me also dwells in all my brethren. This feeling is awakened by practicing Maharshi's instruction:

'When you meet someone think deeply: It is God who dwells in this body.'
Sadhu concluded,"Then comes initiation forever."


(From, "In Days of Great Peace: The Highest Yoga Ever Lived")

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[cshack]

Just be the Self, that is all.

- Ramana

[cshack]

It is a great wonder that to teach such a simple truth a number of religions should be necessary, and so many disputes should go on between them as to which is the God-ordained teaching. What a pity!

- Ramana

[cshack]

Your duty is to Be, and not be this or that.

- Ramana

[cshack]

There is no greater mystery than this: Being Reality ourselves, we seek to gain Reality.

- Ramana

[cshack]

The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one's natural, original state.

- Ramana

[cshack]

"The real state must be effortless. It is permanent." - Sri Ramana

[almagore1]

@cshack I love Maharshi and Mouni Sadhu. I have studied and practiced all of their teachings. This teaching, Just be the Self, that is all is true but is easily misunderstood because people imagine they are the bod and the mind. John Lennon's song is wishful thinking and does not lead to the truth. Before one can easily "Just be the Self" one has to remove all that is non self. When Sadhu says to think God is in this person, Realization is only after a lifetime of effort on his part.

[EdenConsciousness]

It already IS one.

[basky578]

Great video! Im an atheist but Sri Ramana has had a great influence in me! its great that one of you put in a great song of Lennon! -- peace! -- On behalf of all hippies!

[valuecreation75]

Om Sri Jai Ramana Bhagavan!!!

[ekam777]

That was touching...

I love the gaze of The Maharshi.

Just looking at his eyes gives me peace

Thank you for posting this!!

[prajna8]

The waking state is as unreal as the dream state. The waking state is not the reality. The standard of reality is absolute existence/consciousness/awaren ess (SELF). What is the point in analysing dreams? It is the workings of the mind. Mind is not real. Fans of Lennon as well as the person posting this comment are not real, Only the one Self behind them is real, which is absolute consciousness. This is the direct teachings of Bhagavan Ramana.

[PhilosopherFresh]

great! thank you

[GABEUDEU]

Sri Ramana Maharshi, probably one of the bigest master in the sanatha dharma

thank-you fo this video.