The Direct Experience
The Buddha held that Reality is beyond sense experience. Like colour, say red, it can only be experienced, not described. Likewise you know the nature of Reality by venturing into your inner self. Those who are anxious to learn must experiment and accept their own findings. They should not be guided by dogmas or creeds, or by doctrines and theories, no matter how profound they may be. They do not have to believe the experiences of others. To the Buddha, self-verification through self-experience is the way to peace of mind, to higher wisdom, to nirvana – which is not an after-life experience. It is here and now.
(Ashoka Vohra – Taken from Sri Ramana Jyoti, October 2010)
when people doesn't have that patience and wisdom how they will be able to experience by meditating?? guru is needed to guide and the only thing we have to do is faith on him, which will also be taken care by himself.
ReplyDeleteDear Sir, What u posted is very true...recently I read a book "siddhaarta"...in which I found the sam with Sidhartha,who wanted to know by experience but not by words...am so impressed by the way he tries n gain the ultimate bliss...n hope me to should put in practice....thank u so very much for this nice thought provoking posting....Namsthe...Lalitha Beliguppa(Dhyan Jagat Energy Center,HYD),sorry for mentioning my name n details as my mail id is linked with the Dhyan Jagat Blog....to avoid wasting of ur time I mentioned....
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