D.: The mind is not steady in meditation.
M.: Whenever it wanders, turn it inward again and again.
D.: When duhka (misery) overpowers me, inquiry is impossible.
M.: Because the mind is too weak. Make it strong.
D.: By what means?
M.: Satsang, Isvara Aradhana, Pranayama - (association with the wise, worship of God, breath control).
D.: What happens?
M.: Misery is removed; our aim is removal of misery. You do not acquire happiness. Your very nature is happiness. Bliss is not newly earned. All that is done is to remove unhappiness. These methods do it.
D.: Association with the wise may strengthen the mind. There must also be practice. What practice should be made?
M.: Yes. Practice is necessary too. Practice means removal of predispositions. Practice is not for any fresh gain; it is to kill the predispositions.
D.: Abhyasa (practice) should give me that power.
M.: Practice is power. If thoughts are reduced to a single thought the mind is said to have grown strong. When practice remains unshaken it becomes 'sahaja' (natural).
D.: What is such practice?
M.: Inquiring into the Self. That is all. 'Atmanyeva vasam nayet' .....
Fix the mind on the 'SELF'.
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi no 290
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