"Truth is not a reward for good behaviour, nor a prize for passing some tests. It cannot be brought about. It is the primary, the unborn, the ancient source of all that is. You are eligible because your are. You need not merit truth. It is your own. Just stop running away by running after. Stand still, be quiet."
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Desire is conflict with the universe, when you desire something better, it means you are not satisfied with what is being given to you now. A desireless person says, whatsoever is happening is happening, whatsoever not happening is not. And lives in acceptance with the law. And you don’t try to force reality to be according to your desires. - Osho. All desire is born of memory - Nisargadatta.
This is one of my favourite answers by Ramana Maharishi. This dialogue happened between Him and Papaji who was meeting Bhagwan Ramana for the first time after coming down from his residence in the North. (There is an interesting story as how Papaji was drawn to Bhagwan, which I will post later.)
The ancient teaching that you are not the body must have seeped into the subcontinent's culture and everyday life so much that it surfaces even in regular expressions. In Tamil and Kannada for instance, when someone is not well, they say, 'Body is not right' (That is 'odambu sari ille' in Tamil or 'Mai seri illa' in Kannada). In Hindi too the question/greeting 'Kya hal hai? is a query on health, not how are you, which identifies you with your body. When greeting people it is customary to ask 'sowkyama?' which means 'are you healthy?'
Only in English, which is possibly a reflection of the Western values, do you equate body and Self as in, 'How are you?'. Which probably makes it harder for the Western mind to come to grips with you being separate from your body whereas it feels more easily digestible to the Indian constitution.
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