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GUIDE  TO  MEDITATION



 Dedicated To

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi

  


Our Beloved BHAGAVAN spent His whole Life
Trying to convey to the world
Just 

ONE

SINGLE

ELEMENTAL

TRUTH

.
.
.


E V E R Y T H I N G

IS

S E L F


Please keep the above in mind
As you read through the following
Pointers on
MEDITATION

.
.
.




 The  Wondrous 

 SELF



 
includes
 


A L L

that  exists 
.








The Wondrous

SELF

I S


ALL

That Exists
.





  

There is 

N O T H I N G

That is  

FOREIGN

or

 EXCLUDED

or

LEFT OUT
.













SELF

( YOU )

Is

  F U L L Y
ESTABLISHED



 
 COMPLETE



SEAMLESS



 
  ALL
ENCOMPASSING



 
A L R E A D Y
.











PLEASE try to Understand the following

.
.
.

 
THE  INFINITE  SELF

Is what



YOU

( this that is saying "I" )


A R E
.











There is
  
No need to 


 
ATTAIN


It

.


 


 



 
 
No  EFFORT 


of   ANY  kind


Is required
.



 



 
 


 

There is
 
no

D I S T A N C E

or

S E P A R A T I O N

 Involved
.



 
 





 
 
Just Be

 STILL

.





 
 
 
Just Sit 


Quietly





 
And allow


The

W H O L E

( yes...ALL...of it )

to

BE



 
EXACTLY  SO
.


 










 
Be Still













  BE AS YOU ARE

.






 





 
T
o 
MEDITATE


Is to

Simply


ABIDE
.



 
 





 
Above all 



in your

 Meditation




 Strive for

 And Practice



 
 S T I L L N E S S 
 .


 
 
 
 
 
 
When one is

 STILL


 There is 

Peace
.


 
 


 

 
In 
Peace



Your  


Original

  Authentic 
 
  Spontaneous


 
 SELF





 Naturally 

and 

Effortlessly


  


Becomes Apparent
.

  

   







The art of 

B E I N G     S T I L L



 Is called

 "ABIDING"


or

"MEDITATING"
.



 


 


 


In 
Meditation


There is absolutely 

N O T H I N G
 

That needs to be
 
“Done”
 .









This is

 
  VERY  
    

VERY


 IMPORTANT


 To understand
.


 




 

There is no need to

 “DO”




 And there is no need to

 
“NOT DO”
. 



 





 
 
Is  not 

"ALL OF THIS"

( untold billions of universes and galaxies ) 
 
 
Manifesting


 SPONTANEOUSLY
 ?






Is there any 

EFFORT

Behind any of It

?


 
 
 
 




     SIMPLY SIT
    

And


 
“BE”
.










Remember the above



 
It is the
 
KEY

 
to 

Good Practice
.



 


 


 


 


There is

Absolutely n
othing more

To  Meditating


 than 




   SITTING

  

IN  ABSOLUTE

  

SILENCE 
.


 
 
 


 
It is this

 “SILENT  SITTING”


 
That takes
 


PRACTICE
.


 
 
 
 
 
 



 
O
n a

  Comfortably firm chair

( or cross-legged ...IF ... you are so accustomed )



 
With eyes closed

  Or open



 This is how we
  SIT

.

.
.





Quietly
.


 


Calmly
.



 


Peacefully
.





Patiently
.


 





Without

ANY

  Expectations
.








 With no
 
Goals

 or

  Preconceptions
.








Neither 


Anticipating 


Nor

 Demanding 



A N Y T H I N G
.









 
With

FULL

 ACCEPTANCE
.








 
 
JUST

  SITTING


 


 
Innocently
.  




Openly
.  
 




Receptively
.


 




 


With a great 

Serenity   and   Peace
 .












SITTING


With



  UTTER   SIMPLICITY
.







 
SIMPLY SITTING

 and 

N O T H I N G


else
.








 That

Is how we

MEDITATE
.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




This

Is how we

SIT

.
.
.



  



  
S I L E N T L Y
.


 


NATURALLY
.



 


EFFORTLESSLY
  .






 


Absolutely

  Un-Contrived
 .



 


 



Without

INTERFERING
.







 Without trying to

ACHIEVE
.








 Without

TAMPERING

or

CHANGING
.




 




 
With the

  Greatest Humility
.






 
Just Simply

BEING

.







Quietly
.






Utterly
 
S T I L L 

Inside
.











Allowing the

 IMMEDIATE

 UNIVERSE



 


To flow

  F R E E L Y



 


In Its’ 

O W N


 
UNRESTRICTED
 

SPONTANEOUS



NATURAL



 WAY
.


  






That
 
Is how we

 PRACTICE
.


 
 
 
 

 



 
When you

  Meditate



 Please
have

 FAITH

 In the way


A L L

 T H I S


 
A L R E A D Y

I S
.


  


  




DON'T  DISTURB

 THE  MOMENT
.









 

Don’t try to

  C O N T R O L
.











Don’t 


ANALYZE
 
or

PONDER
.










 
Don’t 

EVALUATE

  or

CRITICISE
.




 







Don’t 

TOUCH

or


MANIPULATE
.









Don’t 

 I N T E R F E R E 
.


  


  


 
 
 

Allowing the

 
EVER - PRESENT


SPONTANEOUS


ORIGINAL  ESSENCE

 
To simply 


“BE”

.
.
.



 
THAT

 is 

STRONG


MEDITATION
 .


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Please Remember
.
.
.


  

When you 

SIT


 
Cultivate 

 S T I L L N E S S 
.










Don’t let

  thoughts bother you
.










They will come and go
.







Let them be
 .






Don’t chase them
.


 




 
Pay them

No mind
.









R E L A X
.



  




  
S L O W   D O W N
.



  



L E T   G O
.











 
Whether there

  Are thoughts



Or 

NOT

.
.
.


 
 YOU

A R E
.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 

Above
all

.
.
.


  

Strive
for


 
Absolute   Effortlessness
.


  



Absolute  Stillness
.
 







When the mind is 


S T I L L

Q U I E T


A T    R E S T


 
 
A L L

T H I S


 
REFLECTS


 
 It's


NATURAL  CONDITION
.
 












Learning to 


SURRENDER


C O M P L E T E L Y


 




To Accept

and

INCLUDE



  


E V E R Y T H I N G




F U L L Y


and


U N  -  C O N D I T I O N A L L Y



 


Takes 

T I M E 

and 

P R A C T I C E
 .



 


 


 


Don’t worry
 
If at first


You are fidgety

  or
 
Bored
.









That’s okay too
.










Don’t 

Fight it
 .


 
 




 

 
Be
 
Patient
.








Have Faith
 
in this

PERFECT  CONTINUUM
.



 











Maintain your

P E A C E



 











  

 A L L 
 
is


( EXACTLY )
 

 AS IT SHOULD BE
.


  






 
Sit 

Quietly
.



 
 
 
 
 



Strive

 To keep y
our

  Meditation

P U R E
.










Don’t 

 ADD 

To it
.










Don’t 


COMPLICATE
It
.










Don’t 


POLLUTE

 It with


 USELESS  OPINIONS
.



 





Keep it

  S P O T L E S S
.


 




Crystal 

Clear
.











 Be 

Diligent


During  your  Meditation
.


 





 
PAY


A T T E T I O N

  When you Sit
.









 
Don’t

Wander off 


 
S T A Y   FOCUSED

.
 










Don’t get

 
LOST

 
In



 Day-Dreams

and

  Mind-Wanderings
.









If any appear


 
Let them be
.









 
Whether your  thoughts

Are pleasant

or 

Uncomfortable


 
Pay them no  heed
.


 






 
Gently bring your

F U L L

A W A R E N E S S



back
to

.
.
.


 
THAT

WHICH

YOU

A R E
.











CENTRE  YOURSELF

By asking yourself
.
.
.

" WHO  AM  I "
.


  








GENTLY RETURN TO YOUR





A B S O L U T E

S T I L L N E S S
.










E
very  day


 During your

 PRACTICE




 
Cleanse your

 Busy mind



 
Of

OPINIONS
 
and

  PREJUDICES




 
PREFERENCES

and

COMMENTARIES
.







Strive for a 



CLEARER

  Meditation
.


 




 

A 

QUIETER

Peace
.








A


DEEPER

  Stillness 
.











 Don’t be

  Concerned with



  


Wanting some 

“experience”

In your Meditation
.



  







  Wanting an  "experience"


Is just another



Noisy Thought


 

That will
 
Limit your Sitting

and

Pollute your Clarity
.


 
 




 

Have Great Faith 

 
In the



IMMEDIATE


NATURAL  ORDER
. 



  







 A L L


Is


P E R F E C T L Y   A L I G N E D




And Unfolding



 
A C C O R D I N G L Y

.
















Just Sit Quietly 
 










And the



T O T A L I T Y 


of  this

 
W O N D R O U S    M O M E N T


 
Will Reflect




I T S E L F




 
 E X A C T L Y



 As It


( already )

 I S
.












 Please   remember
.
.
.


 
While

  Meditating




 
There is 
Nothing
 
That needs to be


DONE
.








 


 
There is no

  DESTINATION
.











There is no

  DISTANCE
.











There is no

 S E P A R A T I O N
.










 
Nothing
 
Needs to be

ACCOMPLISHED
.














N O T H I N G

  Needs to 


C H A N G E

.



 


 




The very act of

SITTING  ITSELF


 
 I S
 
Meditation
  .


 










 
There exists  only 


 T H I S


 
Which has always been

.










T H E   E T E R N A L   P R E S E N T
.












T H I S



I N F I N I T E


  B O U N D L E S S


S E A M L E S S



" I - I "

 

E X I S T E N C E
.

.
.


  
E X A C T L Y

THE WAY


 IT



 A L R E A D Y





 
I S

.


  


  


  


  
Let Go
. 












Be Still
.
 











   Have Faith
. 












    Sit Quietly
.


 
 
 
 







 
For just
 
 A Moment





    
Without the

SLIGHTEST  EFFORT

.
.
.
.


 
 
 R E S T


C O M P L E T E L Y
.










 
  
No
Questions
.










No 

Answers
.









 
P U R E

B E I N G
.



 
 
 
  




  

   
When one Lets Go

C O M P L E T E L Y


 
 
There arises a 

G R E A T    I M M E N S I T Y
.


 
 
 




 

 
In  this  
 


G R E A T E S T

of

I M M E N S I T I E S

.
.
.
.


  



L O V E
 
Pours in
.


  


 
  



  


Please
.
.
.


  
Don’t 

Think of “ your - self ”

As a “ meditator ”
.









DON'T


Think of your

 " S E L F "

As  Christian or Buddhist or Muslim or Jewish or Hindu
.
.
.



DON'T

Carry 

Mental “ stuff ” around
.









Keep your mind

 
O P E N

 
and

 
UN - POLLUTED 
.









 

DON'T


REDUCE


 the 


B O U N D L E S S     I N F I N I T E   U N I V E R S E S
 


to cheap, limited, philosophical, religious, cultural, tribal, political, nationalistic

MAN - MADE


HALLUCINATIONS
.










GUARD  OVER 

Your

ORIGINAL


SPOTLESS


COSMIC


NATURE
.











N O

 Illusions
.








N O


Enlightenments
.






No
 
" Here "
.







No

 " There "

.


 
No
 
" This "
 .



 



No
 " That "
.











No 

" I "
 



 


No

 " Other "
.







 

JUST
.
.
.


T  H  I  S



Boundless


Infinite


Seamless


Reality


S  E  L  F
.







  




  


 T  H  I  S

 Is the 



Original 

 
Ever-Present


Infinite
  

 
S  E  L  F
.

  


  


 

TAKE GREAT CARE

 
Don’t   LIMIT   your


 
B O U N D L E S S     A U T H E N T I C    S E L F



With 

Second - Hand

Mind - Made

CONCEPTS
.









 
PLEASE

.
.
.
  Allow  your
 
S E L F


to



BE





EXACTLY
 

AS  YOU  
TRULY 


A L R E A D Y


A R E
.





 
Natural          Effortless       Un - Contrived


L I M I T L E S S      B O U N D L E S S    I N F I N I T E
  .



 


 


 




I  N  F  I  N  I  T  Y
 
Is 


What

" Y O U "

A  R  E
.



 



 


 


T H A T
 
Is 


Y O U R

WONDROUS  LEGACY
.


 


 


 


 


Practice  Daily 
 

Walk Lightly
 

  
LOVE  ALL

.





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