[Chaturamnaya] Enquiry and Sadhana - 2

[Amy Zoll]

  Thank you so much for this!   

"Japa and God are one and the same. See the philosophy
of Name as given by Saint Namdev.

I have included here a PDF of the "Philosophy of Namdev" which I read somewhere Bhagavan kept near Him at all times.  Thank you again. 




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> https://ramanafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/mountainpath/1969%20IV%20Oct.pdf
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> D: Should I alternate my questions
> Koham etc. with the replies given by Sri
> Sankara, such as mano buddhyahankar
> chiitani naham etc.? Or should I repeat the
> formula Shivoham after each question
> Koham?
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> M: Suggestive replies such as Shivoham
> etc. to the enquiry, are not to be given to
> the mind during the meditation. The true
> answer will come by itself. Any answer the
> ego may give cannot be correct. These affirmations
> or auto-suggestions may be of help
> to those who follow other methods, but not in
> this method of enquiry. If you go on asking,
> the reply will come. The method of enquiry
> is dhyana, and the effortless state is Jnana.
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> D: I have been practising saguna meditation
> with japa of Guru-mantra in accordance
> with the teachings and writings of my
> Gurudev. Can I practise meditation according
> to the method of enquiry "Who am I"
> now? Am I fitted to take up this method,
> if I feel inclined to do so?
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> M: 'I' is also a Guru-mantra. The first
> name of God is 'I' (Tasya aham nama,
> Br. Up.). Even OM comes later. Atma or
> the real Self is always I-I. There is no
> mantra without the person who does the
> Japa, i.e. Aham. The japa of aham is always
> going on within.
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> Japa leads to dhyana and dhyana leads to
> Jnana. You may practise saguna meditation
> or the method of enquiry, according to your
> inclination. Only that method will appeal to
> a person which is most suitable for him.
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> D: I have been practising other forms of
> sadhana also, apart from the Saguna meditation
> mentioned above, such as japa,
> mantra-writing, keertan, bhajana, swadhyaya,
> spiritual propaganda, lectures, free
> distribution of religious publications, etc.
> Should I continue these in addition to the
> enquiry of "Who am I" if I get spare time,
> or should I curtail some or all of these and
> spend more time in the enquiry only?
> Will the above practices be helpful in
> quickening my progress in the enquiry?
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> M: Without losing hold of the knowledge
> of "Who you are", you may continue to
> perform all activities as prompted by the
> inner controller. They will go on even without
> your efforts. What you are destined to
> do, you cannot avoid. They will come your
> way of their own accord. You should also
> understand what Japa, Kirtana etc. are
> meant for. Become and stay what you are.
> Thm real Japa is always going on. Japa and
> God are one and the same. See the philosophy
> of Name as given by Saint Namdev.
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> (To be Continued)
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