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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
A question was again raised regarding the function of the Guru.
M.: Because the man is not able to help himself, finding himself too
weak, he seeks more strength in the shape of a Guru.
Talk 303.
Mr. K. R. V. Iyer sought more light on nada (sound).
M.: He who meditates on it feels it. There are ten kinds of nadas.
After the final thundering nada the man gets laya. That is his natural
and eternal state. Nada, jyoti, or enquiry thus take one to the same
point. (The former are indirect and the last is direct).
D.: The mind becomes peaceful for a short while and again emerges
forth. What is to be done?
M.: The peace often gained must be remembered at other times. That
peace is your natural and permanent state. By continuous practice
it will become natural. That is called the ‘current.’ That is your
true nature.
Nada, photisms, etc., imply the existence of triputi (the triads of
cogniser, cognition and the cognised). The current resulting from
investigation for the Self is suddha triputi or pure triad - that is to
say, undifferentiated triad.
26th December, 1936
Talk 304.
A Swiss lady described a photism she had to Sri Bhagavan. While
she was sitting with her eyes wide open, she saw Sri Bhagavan’s face
becoming cherub-like and draped in glorious flowers. She was drawn
in love towards that child-like face.
M.: The vision is in your mind. Your love is the cause. Paul Brunton saw
me as a giant figure; you saw me like a child. Both are visions.
(The lady said: Paul Brunton asked me if I had any spiritual
experience here, and I denied it. Now this happens).
M.: Do not be deceived by visions.
D.: If one is miles away in Europe and invokes your aid ....
M.: Where is Europe? It is in you.
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