The Guru may tell his disciples a thousand times, You are the Self, you are not what you imagine yourself to be, but none of them ever believes him. They all keep asking the Guru for methods and routes to reach the place where they already are. Q: Why dont we give up our false ideas as soon as we are told that they are false? Annamalai.Swami: We have identified with our false ideas for many previous lifetimes. Bhagavan often said that we should read and study the Ribhu Gita regularly. In the Ribhu Gita it is said: That bhavana (mental attitude) I am not the body, I am not the mind, I am Brahman, I am everything, is to be repeated again and again until this becomes the natural state. Bhagavan sat with us every day while we chanted extracts from the Ribhu Gita which affirm the reality of the Self. It is true that he said that these repetitions are only an aid to self-enquiry, but they are a very powerful aid. By practicing this way the mind becomes more and more attuned with the reality. When the mind has become purified by this practice, it is easier to take it back to its source and keep it there. When one is able to abide in the Self directly, one doesnt need aids like this. But if this is not possible these practices can definitely help one. - Living by the Words of Bhagavan, pp. 293, 294 Annamalai Swami
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