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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
a shoot of that Dakshinamurti. The question does not arise when
the Self is realised.
D.: Does Maharshi enter the nirvikalpa samadhi?
M.: If the eyes are closed, it is nirvikalpa; if open, it is (though
differentiated, still in absolute repose) savikalpa. The ever-present
state is the natural state sahaja.
26th January, 1935
Talk 18.
Mr. Evans-Wentz asked: There are yogis with occult powers. What
does Maharshi think of them?
M.: The powers are known by hearsay or by exhibition. Thus they
are in the realm of the mind only.
D.: Mr. Brunton mentions a yogi in Madras who is said to hold
communion with his master in the Himalayas.
M.: It is not more marvellous than telepathy - so commonly known.
Telepathy cannot exist without the hearer and television without
the seer. What is the difference between hearing from far and from
near? It is only the hearer who matters. Without the hearer there
cannot be hearing; without the seer there cannot be vision.
D.: So you want me to consider the subject and not the object.
M.: The subject and object appear only after the mind has arisen. The
mind comprises them and also the occult powers.
D.: Can the manifestations of light (jothis) be seen on Arunachala Hill?
M.: Yes.
D.: Is there any psychic effect in visiting sacred places like Mt.
Kailas, Benares, etc.?
M.: Yes.
D.: Is there any benefit accruing by dying in Benares?
M.: Yes, the meaning will be clear if the real Benares and real dying
be understood.
D.: You mean that they are in the Self?
M.: Yes.
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