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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
M.: Are the objects different from you? There can be no objects
without the subject.
D.: And how shall I know it?
M.: Being That, what do you want to know? Are there two selves for
the one to know the other?
D.: Again, I repeat, sir, how to know the truth of all this and experience
the same?
M.: There is no gaining of anything new. All that is required is to rid
the Self of ignorance. This ignorance is the identification of the
Self with the non-Self.
D.: Yes. Still I do not understand. I must have your help. Everyone
here is waiting on you for your Grace. You yourself must have
sought originally the help of a Guru or of God. Extend that Grace
to others now and save me.
Before I came here I desired to see you very much. But somehow
I could not find an opportunity to do so. In Bangalore I made up
my mind to return to my place. I met Mr. Frydman and others
who sent me here. You have dragged me here. My case is like Paul
Brunton’s in Bombay, when he was dragged here having cancelled
his passage home.
I hesitated at first on arrival. I wondered if I would be permitted to
approach you and converse with you. My doubts were soon set at
rest. I find that all are equal here. You have established an equality
among all. I dined with you and others. If I should say so to my
people in U.P., they would not believe it. The Brahmins would not
drink water with me, nor chew pan with me. But here you have
taken me and others like me in your fold. Though Gandhi is striving
hard he cannot bring about such a state of affairs in the country. I
am very happy in your presence.
I regard you as God. I consider Sri Krishna to be true God because
He has said, “Whomsoever one may worship, the worshipper
worships me only and I save him.” Whereas all others have said,
“Salvation is through me (meaning himself) only,” Krishna alone
is so broad-minded and has spoken like God. You observe the same
kind of equality.
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