Enlightened Living: The Self-Realized State

188 Pages·2016·21.24 MB·English

by  Ramesh S. Balsekar

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Ramesh S. Balsekar
Books by Ramesh S. Balsekar
. ABuddha's Babble (2006)
. APersonal Religion of Your Own (2006)
. The Essence of The Ashtavakra (2006)
. The Relationship Between 'I'And 'Me, (2006)
. IrtlifeFlow(2005)
. Seeking Enlightenment
- Why ? (2005)
. Nuggets of Wisdom (2005)
. The One in the Minor (2004)
. TheWisdomof Balsekar (2004)
. The Seeking (2004)
. Confusion No More (2003)
. GuruPoumima(2003)
. Peace and Harmony in Daily Livin
9(2003)
. The Ultimate Understanding (2001)
. Advaita, the Buddha and the Unbroken Whole
(2000)
. It So Happened That... The Unique Teaching
of Ramesh S. Balsekar (2000)
. Sin and Guilt: Monstrosity of Mind (2000)
. Meaningful Trivialities from the Source (2000)
. The Infamous Ego (1999)
. Who Cares?! (1999)
. The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita (1999)
. Your Head in the Tiger's Mouth (1997)
. Consciousness Writes (1996)
. Consciousness Speaks (1996)
. The Bhagavad Gita-ASelection (1995)
. Ripples(1994)
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The Self-Realized State
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You cannot be enlightened because there is no one to be
enlightened; there is no one to love, no one to hate; there is
no one to be grateful to and no one to forgive; there is
nothing to be attained, nothing to be lost; there is nothing
to be practiced, nothing to be cultivated; there is nothing
finished and nothing unfinished.
Plensure is enjoyed, pain is suffered. Let life
flow.
Let enlightenment happen.
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ATlroucrr Fnorra Tim Sounce
What does 'living in the moment' mean?
- Or acceptance?
- Or Self-realization or Enlightenment? Can it mean
anything other than 'not caring what happens the next
moment'? - Who cares if the world suddenly ceases to
exist? Not on the surface but deep d.own in one's
beinsness?*':f:,',Iir:::r:::,:on-beingness
Ramesh S. Balsekar
NorB Fnorra TuE PusLrsHER
twenty-flve books have come from RamestyT and though
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I \ I have been impressed by all of them I have not felt the urge,
or the need, to write a Note. But I suppose there always has to be
the first time
- and it happens to be this book because it is so
exceptional.
After reading the manuscript of Enlightened Living, I was
overwhelmedby the urge tomeetRameshTi and tobowto him in
gratitude. I did just that. When I told him that the book had had a
great impact on me, he smiled kindly. "I am so glad you loved the
booksomuch."
The reason why this book resonated with me was simple. Most
spiritual seekers, as Rameshjl painstakingly reminds us time and
again, have no real idea of what exactly itis thatthey are seeking-
even after having spent years chasing the chimera of Enlightenment.
Now, it stands to reason that if you Want something desperately
you would take great pains to find out what it did for those who
have 'got' it. So if you desire Enlightenment, it would make
abundant sense to at least check out what those who are
acknowledged to be 'Enlightened' have to say about the state of
self-realization. That iswhat Enlightened Living does for you.
If you have believed the sage to be a glorified vegetable,
passionless and neutered to all pleasure and all pain, ifyou have