Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi, #45 ~ It Is Not My Work
7-29-18 Weekly Gathering: “If the World is Not Real, Do Actions Matter?”
Topic: “If the World is Not Real, Do Actions Matter?”
Description: Rev. Regina discussed how clear discernment leads us consistently towards truth realization. Does discernment apply only to how we think, or does it apply to what we do too? Do we need to change what we do in order to awaken to truth? Regina will answer these questions in this talk.
Reading: Shawna Summers read NTI 2 Corinthians 9, which is on pages 319-320 of The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI).
Thoughts of Awakening # 187
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 187 – Meditation with Karen Worth
Find a place where you will be undisturbed. If it is comfortable, put on headsets or earbuds. Relax, and enjoy this meditation.
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 187
Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 187
Pain is part of the story.
Therefore, pain
to any degree or measure
is a sign
that you are placing importance
on the story.
When you place importance
on the story
you are not aware of reality.
In this way,
you are confused,
and this is the cause
of your pain.
~ From our Holy Spirit
Tips from Regina ~ Day 187, NTI 2 Corinthians 12
Today’s reading represents inner spiritual wisdom’s first attempt at leading me through Self-inquiry. When I scribed NTI 2 Corinthians 12, I had never heard of Self-inquiry or asking the question, “Who am I?” This is the first time that arose for me, and to be honest, I wasn’t an open student. I let inner wisdom guide me through the first few questions, but when I hit the threshold of the unknown, I became afraid. I quit looking. I ran to my mind and concepts I had learned through A Course in Miracles. I abandoned genuine scribing and wrote down words that made me feel comfortable. Those words are still a part of NTI.
When you read NTI 2 Corinthians 12 today, you will come to this sentence:
You are an aspect of thought within the Mind of God.
That sentence and everything that follows for the remainder of the chapter was written out of fear. You can tell that’s true if you look carefully. It defines “you” as an “aspect of thought.” NTI has never defined you as an “aspect of thought” before. That would equate you to the body-mind-personality as if that is what you are. That is not what you are. That was written because I was too afraid to look beyond my identification with the body-mind-personality.
Feel free to skip today’s reading. Instead, let me lead you through Self-inquiry as it could have happened if I wasn’t afraid that day.
Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link.
Thoughts of Awakening # 186
Watching the story
and being guided within it
by a Voice that is not
part of the story
is not the same
as believing
and being involved with
the story.
One must take a step back
with an awareness
that the story isn’t important
in order to be guided
by a Voice
that is not part of the story.
Pain is part of the story.
Therefore, the only answer
to all problems of pain
is to willingly step back
from the story.
~From our Holy Spirit
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 186 – Meditation with Karen Worth
Find a place where you will be undisturbed. If it is comfortable, put on headsets or earbuds. Relax, and enjoy this meditation.
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 186
Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 186
Watching the story
and being guided within it
by a Voice that is not
part of the story
is not the same
as believing
and being involved
with the story.
One must take a step back
with an awareness
that the story isn’t important
in order to be guided
by a Voice
that is not part of the story.
Pain is part of the story.
Therefore, the only answer
to all problems of pain
is to willingly step back
from the story.
~ From our Holy Spirit
Tips from Regina ~ Day 186, NTI 2 Corinthians 11
Yesterday’s reading began:
The question that you always ask is: How are you to live in the world without being a part of the world?
Today’s reading continues to answer that question. Today’s reading emphasizes that the way we are to live in the world without being a part of it is to live with a rested mind. It says:
Resting is the realization that confusion rules the world. And it is also the decision not to be ruled by confusion anymore.
One who lives with a rested mind is also the empty shell. They are synonymous.
How do you rest the mind?
You rest the mind by:
- Letting your spiritual aspiration be the guiding principle in your life.
- Staying focused within; instead of relying on thinking, let inner wisdom be the author and director of your role in the world.
As we learned on Day 122, the mind will try to regain command and control. Thinking will become loud. You will feel the emotional energy associated with the points of experience in thought. That doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It simply means that the mind doesn’t want to be dethroned. When the mind acts up, rest as deeply as you can. Rest-accept-trust is healing. You set yourself free and serve the greater good by choosing to live with a rested mind.
Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link.
Thoughts of Awakening # 185
One can live within the story,
while being aware of reality.
This is what is meant by
“awakened.”
One who is awakened
does not fear,
because that one knows
what he looks upon
and lives within.
To hold to the story as true
is not to awaken.
To awaken
one must be willing
to let go of all appearances
as not true.
~From our Holy Spirit
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