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No-body IS One with Existence
How can one say “I am one with the whole existence” on the one hand; and on the other hand state “I am not the body.” These are not philosophical statements. They are based on one’s own experiencing....
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Just Remain Like the Sky – Annamalai Swami
Question: What is the easiest way to be free of the ‘little self’? Annamalai Swami: Stop identifying with it. If you can convince yourself “This ‘little self’ is not me”, it will just disappear....
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Discrimination – Annamalai Swami
Question: ‘All is one’ may be the truth, but one can’t treat everything in the world equally. In daily life one still has to discriminate and make distinctions. Annamalai Swami: I once went for a...
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Only One Real Choice – Annamalai Swami
Question: Bhagavan (Ramana Maharshi) once remarked that free will is non-existent, that all our activities are predetermined and that our only real choice is either to identify with the body that is...
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There is no Easy Solution – Annamalai Swami
Q: Sometimes everything is so clear and peaceful. There are times when it is easy to look at the workings of the mind and see that what Swami says is true. At other times no amount of effort makes any...
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Clouds Come and Go in the Sky – Annamalai Swami
When the mind appears every morning, don’t jump to the usual conclusion, ‘This is me; these thoughts are mine’. Instead, watch these thoughts come and go without identifying with them in any way. If...
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Without any Breaks – Annamalai Swami
Q: Are there no breaks at all in the jnani’s awareness of the Self? For example, if he is engrossed in reading a good book, will his full attention ‘be always on the book? Will he simultaneously be...
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Continuous Attentiveness Will Come with Long Practice – Annamalai Swami
You can only stop the flow of thoughts by refusing to have any interest in it. If you remain in the source, the Self, you can easily catch each thought as it rises. If you don’t catch the thoughts as...
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Let the Mind Go Wherever it Wants to Go – Annamalai Swami
Questioner: I think that I am now beginning to grasp what the ‘I am’ is. It seems that this is something behind the body, behind the mind, and behind the awareness of the body. I think that we don’t...
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Practice Until Stillness is Permanent – Annamalai Swami
I first met Annamalai Swami in June 1993, during my initial visit to Arunachala and the Sri Ramanashramam. As I explained earlier, I was eager to meet with disciples of Papaji’s guru, Sri Ramana...
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