Saturday, April 6, 2013

Ekanta vasa: dwelling in solitude

Sri Ramana Maharshi

 Q: What is the meaning of dwelling in solitude (ekanta vasa)?

 A: As the Self is all-pervasive it has no particular place for solitude. The state of being free from mental concepts is called 'dwelling in solitude'.
~ from: Spiritual Instruction of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, chapter two, verse 19
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