Saturday, June 27, 2015

Contemplation is possible only with control of mind and control can be accomplished only by contemplation. Is it not a vicious circle?

Devotee:  Contemplation is possible only with control of mind and control can be accomplished only
by contemplation. Is it not a vicious circle?

Ramana Maharishi:  Yes, they are interdependent. They must go on side by side. Practice and dispassion bring about the result gradually. Dispassion is practised to check the mind from being projected outward; practice is to keep it turned inward. There is a struggle between control and  contemplation. It is going on constantly within. Contemplation will in due course be successful.

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