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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
will be. It is changeless. Later Arjuna asked Sri Krishna how he
could have lived before Aditya. Then Krishna, seeing Arjuna was
confounding Him with the gross body, spoke to him accordingly.
The instruction is for the one who sees diversity. In reality there
is no bondage nor mukti for himself or for others from the jnani’s
standpoint.
D.: Are all in liberation?
M.: Where is all? There is no liberation either. It could be only if
there was bondage. There was really no bondage and so, it follows,
there is no liberation.
D.: But to evolve through births, there must be practice, years of
abhyasa.
M.: Abhyasa is only to prevent any disturbance to the inherent
peace. There is no question of years. Prevent this thought at this
moment. You are only in your natural state whether you make
abhyasa or not.
Another man asked: Why do not all realise the Self in that case?
M.: It is the same question in another guise. Why do you raise this
question? Inasmuch as you raise this question of abhyasa it shows
you require abhyasa. Make it.
But to remain without questions or doubts is the natural state.
God created man; and man created God. They both are the
originators of forms and names only. In fact, neither God nor
man was created.
21st October, 1936
Talk 265.
The aristocratic lady again came after a few days, went straight to
Bhagavan, saluted him and said:
“I came last time with my husband and children. I was thinking of
their food and time was pressing. So I could not stay here as long as I
would have wished. But I was later worried over the hurried nature of
the visit. I have returned now to sit quiet and imbibe Sri Bhagavan’s
Grace. May He give me strength of mind!”
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