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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
15th November, 1936
SPARKS FROM THE ANVIL — I
Talk 281.
A certain man, who claims to have been Sri Maharshi’s quondam
disciple, has filed a suit in the court praying for a declaration that he
is the legitimate Sarvadhikari of the Asramam.
Sri Maharshi was examined on Commission. There was a crowd but
the proceedings went on smoothly in the room on the North East.
The following are a few titbits therefrom: Sri Bhagavan’s answers
were quite spontaneous and smooth.
Q.: To which asramam does Sri Bhagavan belong?
M.: Atiasramam (beyond the four stages).
Q.: What is it?
M.: It is beyond the four commonly known asramas.
Q.: Is it sastraic?
M.: Yes. It is mentioned in the sastras.
Q.: Are there others of the same type besides yourself?
M.: There may be.
Q.: Have there been any?
M.: Suka, Rishabha, Jada Bharata and others.
Q.: You left home at an early age because you had no attachment for
home and property. But here, there is property in the Asramam.
How is it?
M.: I do not seek it. Property is thrust on me. I neither love nor hate it.
Q.: Are they given to you?
M.: They are given to the Swami, whoever he may be. But the body
is considered the Swami in the world. That body is this. It reduces
itself to myself.
Q.: In that case the attachment to property is now renewed. Is it so?
M.: I do not hate it - that is all I said.
Q.: In practical life it amounts to what I say.
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