Guide to Meditation

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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
.

To
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 nothing more

To Meditating

than

SITTING



IN ABSOLUTE



SILENCE
.

It is this

“SILENT SITTING”

That takes

PRACTICE
.

On 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 your

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
.

Every 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


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.

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