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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
M.: Samadhi transcends mind and speech and cannot be described. For
example, the state of deep slumber cannot be described; samadhi
state can still less be explained.
D.: But I know that I am unconscious in deep sleep.
M.: Consciousness and unconsciousness are only modes of the mind.
Samadhi transcends the mind.
D.: Still you can say what it is like.
M.: You will know only when you are in samadhi.
16th December, 1935
Talk 111.
A Telugu gentleman asked about Brahma bhavana.
M.: Not to think “I am Brahman” or “All is Brahman” is itself
jivanmukti.
He asked about inspired action.
M.: Let activities go on. They do not affect the pure Self.
17th December, 1935
Talk 112.
Mr. P. Brunton, while reading Upadesa Manjari, came across the
statement that the ego, the world and God are all unreal. He desired
to use a different word for God or at least a qualifying adjective, e.g.,
the Creative Force or personal God.
Sri Bhagavan explained that God means SAMASHTI - i.e., all that
is, plus the Be-ing - in the same way as ‘I’ means the individual
plus the Be-ing, and the world means the variety plus Be-ing. The
Be-ing is in all cases real. The all, the variety and the individual is in
each case unreal. So also in the union of the real and the unreal, the
mixing up or the false identification is wrong. It amounts to saying
sad-asadvilakshana, i.e., transcending the real and the unreal - sat
and asat. Reality is that which transcends all concepts, including that
of God. Inasmuch as the name of God is used, it cannot be true. The
Hebrew word Jehovah = (I am) expresses God correctly. Absolute
Be-ing is beyond expression.
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