About Ramana Maharshi, Surpassing Love and Grace
“Silence of the Master is his speech and the disciples have no doubts left.” I was wonder struck to hear this, as I could not understand who that silent Master was and could not follow his silent speech. So again I asked, “Where is the Master?” He replied, “He is sitting quite near you.” I began to search among the people near me and found a slender young man of twenty-two years wearing a white codpiece and a smile on his face. I bowed down to him immediately and asked whether I could know his name and would understand the silent speech. He pointed his finger to his heart and said in Marathi, “This is known as Ramana Maharshi.”
About Ramana Maharshi, Surpassing Love and Grace
When I was in Tiruchendur in 1932 it came to my mind that I should regard all women as my mother or Valli if I was intent on leading a spiritual life. One evening, I went to the Shrine of Sri Subramanya and stood for half an hour before the Moolavar (main deity) and the following words flashed into my consciousness: “Here I am a God who does not talk. Go to Tiruvannamalai; Maharshi is a God who talks.”
About Ramana Maharshi, Surpassing Love and Grace
Everything is one. Where is superiority or inferiority in the one? The loss of the ‘I’ is the central fact – and not of the body. It is the dehatma buddhi (the idea that I am the body) that is your bondage.
About Ramana Maharshi, Surpassing Love and Grace
Instead of pursuing these inquiries as to how illusion arises and how it is removed, it is sufficient if we solve first the question ‘To whom?’ it arises and then all questions are solved.
About Ramana Maharshi, Surpassing Love and Grace
We are Iswara. By Iswara drishti (seeing ourselves as Iswara) we are having Iswara prasadam. So we need Iswara prasadam to obtain Iswara prasadam.
