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Talks no . 326 :
Talks by Ramana Maharishi
Dwarak
A Struggle is Inevitable : In answer to a question by a long resident attendant Sri Bhagavan said : “ Everybody complains of the restlessness of the mind . Let the mind be found and then they will know . True , when a man sits down to meditate thoughts rush up by dozens . The mind is only a bundle of thoughts . The attempt to push through the barrage of thoughts is unsuccessful . If one can by any means abide in the Self it is good . For those who are unable to do so , chanting or meditation ( Japa or dhyana ) is prescribed . ...
If one wants to abide in the thought-free state , a struggle is inevitable . One must fight one ’ s way through before regaining one ’ s original primal state . If one succeeds in the fight and reaches the goal , the enemy , namely the thoughts , will all subside in the Self and disappear entirely . The thoughts are the enemy . They amount to the creation of the Universe . In their absence there is neither the world nor God the Creator . The Bliss of the Self is the single Being only .