"Upadesha Sara - Day 06 / 07" Talk in English by Swami Aparajitananda, Chinmaya Mission Mangaluru.

Hari Om! Bhagavān Ramana Maharshi guides us on path of Self Knowledge for the most difficult enquiry into Self. We have - • A conclusion that methods like Prānāyāma which do not purify the mind can quieten the mind only temporarily. • Detailed description and simplified clarification by Swāmī Aparājitānanda jī of psychological processes of the never before doubted mind, a very straight method and law of Nature by the striking example of "dahi handi" during Janmāshtmi. • An elaborate analysis of what mind is and as if watching the film on mind showing "I" thought or ego as root cause and hurdle in efforts to escape incompleteness. • An important tip to watch "I" thought and to make it also the object of witnessing. • Enquiry proceeding to from where did "I" thought arise and Swāmījī questioning existence of aham-vritti giving rise to a wonderful wonder (verses 19 and 20). • Exhaustive explanation of suspense as to what happens if mind is not purified. • A regretful mention of modern education having no syllabus for this Knowledge. • Only the Consciousness (Real I) has no laya. • Exciting revelation of nija vichāra for which example given of mother-child is enough (verse 21) • Technique of Drik-drishya Viveka introduced (verse 22) (Upadesha Sāra - Talk 6 of 7 - Verses 17 to 22)