Effort is necessary up to the stage of realization. Even then, the self should spontaneously become evident,otherwise happiness would not be complete.Up to the stage of spontaneously, there must be an effort, in some form or other ; Maharishi Ramana.

This question was asked by Sri Pilli in1902 when Maharishi Ramana was in Virupaksa cave.

Answer; by inquiry “Who am I”? The thought “Who am I” will destroy all others thoughts, like the stick used for stirring the burning pyre, it will itself in the end get destroyed. Then there will arise self-realization.

Samadhi

Holding on the reality is Samadhi

Holding to Samadhi with effort is savikalpa Samadhi.

merging in the reality and remaing unaware of the world is nirvikalpa samadhi.

Merging in the unconsciously and remaing unaware of the world is sleep.

remaing in the primal ,pure.natural state without effort is sahaja nirvikalpa Samadhi.

The I thought is the first to die for those who have taken refuge ,out of fear of death, at the feet of the conqueror of death, therefore they are ,naturally immortal. can they ever again be assailed by the fear of death?—Maharishi Ramana.

The meditation ‘I am That’ is regarded as more purifying than one based on dualistic thought.—Maharishi Ramana.

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Man is trying all the time to become non-violent. So there is a conflict between,” what is “which is violence, and ‘what should be ‘ which is non-violence. There is a conflict between the two. That is the very essence of the wastage of energy. As long as there is a conflict between the opposite, man has not enough energy to change. So if we can not in abstraction but actually, put aside completely all ideas and only deal with the fact — which is violence — then there is no wastage of energy. This is really very important to understand. ; J. Krishnamurti.

Comment; for meditation, we need more energy and when we give ideas, in a traditional way or try to escape from violence, anger, and jealousy it becomes a gap between the Observer and the thing that is observed and it is a waste of energy but if you look directly at it it becomes transformation.

Maharishi Ramana; by inquiry “Who am I” the thought “Who am I”? Will destroy all other thoughts, and like the stick used for stirring the burning pyre will itself in the end get destroyed. Then, there will arise Self-realization.

So long as thoughts of activity are there sleep will also be there. Thoughts and sleep are counterparts of the same thing.

Verse 1; The results of action flow according to the law of the Creator . Is Karma, action, God? It is insentient.—Ramana Maharishi.