Devotee: Can the mind be fixed to that point (Heart)? How?
Ramana Maharishi: If the mind is distracted, ask the question promptly, “To whom do these distracting thoughts arise?” That takes you back to the ‘I’ point promptly
Devotee: How long can the mind stay or be kept in the Heart?
Ramana Maharishi: The period extends by practice.
Devotee: What happens at the end of the period?
Ramana Maharishi: The mind returns to the present normal state. Unity in the Heart is replaced by variety of phenomena perceived. This is called the outgoing mind. The heart-going mind is called the resting mind.
Devotee: Is all this process merely intellectual or does it exhibit feeling predominantly?
Ramana Maharishi: The latter.
Ramana Maharishi: If the mind is distracted, ask the question promptly, “To whom do these distracting thoughts arise?” That takes you back to the ‘I’ point promptly
Devotee: How long can the mind stay or be kept in the Heart?
Ramana Maharishi: The period extends by practice.
Devotee: What happens at the end of the period?
Ramana Maharishi: The mind returns to the present normal state. Unity in the Heart is replaced by variety of phenomena perceived. This is called the outgoing mind. The heart-going mind is called the resting mind.
Devotee: Is all this process merely intellectual or does it exhibit feeling predominantly?
Ramana Maharishi: The latter.
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