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masters Today we are going to enjoy a
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meditation guided by Ramana
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Arunachala whose life and teachings are
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a profound invitation to discover our
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true nature through the path of self
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Find a comfortable and stable
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position Let your spine be naturally
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erect whether sitting or lying
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down Allow your eyes to gently close
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Bring your awareness to your breath for
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moments Simply noticing the natural
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rhythm of the inb breath and the
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outreath Letting each exhale release any
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presence Breathing out distractions
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Ramana Maharshi offered a direct path to
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self-nowledge through the
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this is not an intellectual
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pursuit but a turning of the attention
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inward towards the very source of the
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thought He said the mind is nothing else
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thought Let this inquiry gently arise
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Who am I don't search for a verbal
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concept Instead use the question to
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direct your attention to the feeling of
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I the sense of existence
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itself Where does this feeling of I
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thoughts will likely come and go You
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might think "I am the body or I am the
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feelings." When these thoughts
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arise gently inquire again
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To whom do these thoughts
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appear they appear to me Who is this
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eye trace the eye thought back to its
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taught the question who am I is not
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really meant to get an
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answer The question who am I is meant to
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dissolve the questioner
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Allow the inquiry to draw your attention
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inward beneath the surface layer of
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identity Let the focus remain on the
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seeker the sense of I rather than
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getting lost in the thoughts that arise
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Rest in the awareness that perceives the
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thoughts the feelings the
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sensations This awareness is always
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present Ramina emphasized the power of
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All that is required to realize the self
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still Stillness doesn't necessarily mean
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an absence of thought but rather abiding
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which thoughts appear and disappear
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without being carried away by them
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Simply be Let go of the effort to be
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specific Romana's simple instruction was
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also your duty is to be and not to be
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that Rest in this fundamental sense of
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being prior to any labels or
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identifications Feel the quiet presence
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that underlies all experience
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Recognize the truth in Ramana's words
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There is no greater mystery than
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this that we keep seeking
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reality though in fact we are
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reality The self you are seeking is what
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awareness This presence right here right
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now Relax into this knowing Let the
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Continue to abide in this quiet
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presence If the mind wanders gently
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bring it back with the
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I tracing the eye back to its source
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Resting in the stillness of being
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Now slowly begin to bring your awareness
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back to the physical sensations of your
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body Feel the contact points with the
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surface supporting you Notice the gentle
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breath Become aware of the space around
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sounds the atmosphere of the
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room Take a slightly deeper breath
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infusing your body with fresh
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energy When you feel ready gently
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flutter your eyelids open
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Take a moment to reorient
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yourself carrying this sense of
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stillness and presence with you Ramana
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Maharshi taught that your own
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self-realization is the greatest service
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you can render the world May this
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practice support your journey inward
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Thank you for joining this meditation
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guided by the wisdom of Ramana Maharshi
