Dear Sri Krishna,
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"i meant that the general methods and path followed by Udai is that of Chinmaya mission thoughts and of traditional vedantic approach of assertions, negations and Bhava meditations. they call it nidhidhyaasana ."
"but generally Ramana Maharishee's Self Enquiry is the only one where the I was asked to be taken hold of , the innermost feeling of I, the true conscious being was touched. that path is unique"
"We generally follow holding on to the I thought as intense as possible."
Sri Krishna, you have, in my view, grasped Sri Bhagwan's Vichara wonderfully. Yes, I totally concur with you regarding the contents of the above quote. Every sadhana cannot be categorized as the Atma-vichara or the Self-enquiry, which Bhagwan Sri Ramana revealed, and taught till the very end, that is, till He walked apparently in bone and flesh in this relative world. And Wonder of wonders, I am more than cent percent certain that He is still doing the same abiding as the Inner Self of devotees and seekers all over the world.
Yes, it is true that the Quest of the Self, taught by Sri Bhagwan, is not entirely new, and we may presume that this was the method followed by Realized Ones of the past. Sri Lakshmana Sarma has written in the 'Mahayoga' that it appears that the method followed by Lord Sri Gautam Budha was this, but somehow the secret of this method seemed to have been lost. For what we find in the books is not quite this method, but something else, which you rightly, in my view, called the traditional, philosophical enquiry.
Therefore, yes, all sadhanas are not Enquiry as taught by Sri Bhagwan. However, Sri Bhagwan has enjoined that all sadhanas ultimately lead to His Atma-vichara or the Self-enquiry. So, it is crystal-clear that all spiritual sadhanas culminate in Self-abidance (Self-attention, or Just Be), and therefore, it is known to seekers from the ancient times. I have read somewhere that even the traditional method of philosophical enquiry was taught by the Sages to advanced seekers in hermitages only. So, however much some may argue otherwise, it is certainly a fact that what Bhagwan Sri Ramana revealed and taught was the new Avatar of the Quest, and it is well known that He laid much emphasis on pursuing Vichara from the very beginning. Did He not?
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"so when two devotees with entirely different paths want to compare notes , only common thing will be the goal. that is what I meant.
anyhow we should discuss as you told , within the fold of commonality, i agree with you sir."
Yes, having said as above, I wish to say that I firmly hold that there is essential unity in all spiritual matters, for, the attainment of the Self-God or I-God is the purpose of all efforts whatsoever.
Thanks very much.
Pranam,
Anil