language (Was Re: Quotations)

[egodust]

Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Allan Curry wrote:
> > If thought was the _only_ way to truth why would Bhagavan Ramana
> > Maharshi talk to us about "killing" the mind which he said was just a
> > bunch of thoughts?
>
> And how did he propose to do that?  Chances are it required some thought.
> Of course if you only mean the outward thoughts it makes more sense but
> the only people who avoid thought altogether are coma victims.
>


Yes, thought is valuable for arriving at the place where it's recognized
that it's an obstacle to Satchidananda, which has no provision for it;
whereupon its impact is rendered diffused, and eventually dissolved
(ie. progressing from jadachit to suddhachit to manonasa).

Namaste.  Tattvamasi.

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