Ramesh Balsekar Quotes

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In addition to that sentience, which the insect or animal has, the human being is endowed with intellect. Intellect is what is cognized, which the animal need not do. So it is this power of the intellect to discriminate and interpret what is cognized that gives the individual being a sense of individuality and makes him consider himself something special in this manifestation. What is more, he goes to the extent of believing that the entire manifestation has been created for his benefit! So, all the time he is thinking, In what way can I benefit by exploiting nature? And the extent to which the human being has 'benefited' himself, we can all see.

Ramesh Balsekar

Birth and death are nothing but integration and disintegration, the appearance and subsequent disappearance of the phenomenal objects in manifestation. True understanding, apperception, includes the understanding that there is no separation between understanding and action.

Ramesh Balsekar

Universal Consciousness in movement knows itself. But it doesn't have to know each individual for the simple reason that it sees the whole plot as one whole plot.

Ramesh Balsekar

Brain is inert matter. Brain cannot create any thoughts. Brain can only react to the thoughts which come from outside and then get involved.

Ramesh Balsekar

Ramesh Balsekar

Ramesh Balsekar

Born: May 25, 1917

Died: September 27, 2009 (aged 92)

Bio: Ramesh S. Balsekar was a disciple of the late Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, a renowned Advaita master. From early childhood, Balsekar was drawn to Advaita, a nondual teaching, particularly the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Wei Wu Wei.

Known for:

The Ultimate Understanding (2001)
Consciousness speaks (1992)
A net of jewels (1996)
The final truth (1989)
Let Life Flow (2009)

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