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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
again from the Upanishad - as in the mirror, so in the world of
manes, as in the water, so in the world of Gandharvas; as shadow
and sunlight in Brahma Loka.
D.: There is spiritual awakening since 1930 all the world over? Does
Maharshi agree?
Maharshi said: “The development is according to your sight.”
The Baron again asked if Maharshi would induce a spiritual trance and
give him a message - which is unspoken but still understandable.
No answer was made.
25th December, 1935
Talk 115.
Mr. M. Frydman: Even without any initial desires there are some
strange experiences for us. Wherefrom do they arise?
M.: The desire may not be there now. Enough if it was there before.
Though forgotten by you now it is bearing fruit in due course. That
is how the Jnani is said to have prarabdha left for him. Of course
it is only according to others’ point of view.
Talk 116.
D.: Jiva is said to be bound by karma. Is it so?
M.: Let karma enjoy its fruits. As long as you are the doer so long
are you the enjoyer.
D.: How to get released from karma.
M.: See whose karma it is. You will find you are not the doer. Then
you will be free. This requires grace of God for which you should
pray to Him, worship Him and meditate on Him.
The karma which takes place without effort, i.e., involuntary action,
is not binding.
Even a Jnani is acting as seen by his bodily movements. There
can be no karma without effort or without intentions (sankalpas).
Therefore there are sankalpas for all. They are of two kinds (1) one,
binding - bandha-hetu and the other (2) mukti-hetu - not binding.
The former must be given up and the latter must be cultivated. There
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