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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
13th March, 1937
Talk 374.
H. H. The Maharajah of Travancore had an interview from 4-30 p.m.
to 5-15 p.m.
Their Highnesses The Maharajah and the Maharani of Travancore who
arrived at Tiruvannamalai by the 8 a.m., train visited the Asramam at 4-15
p.m. The public were excluded from the hall where Bhagavan sat. Even
devotees who were daily visiting the hall were by a sad mistake excluded from
the interview. The Royal party was introduced to Sri Bhagavan by a retired
District Magistrate. Two aides-de-camp, the Private Secretary to H. H. The
Maharajah, some officials of the Travancore State and an Advocate of
Mylapore were present. The discussion started by the District Magistrate
went on about manas, concentration, Realisation, purpose of creation, etc.
Her Highness put some questions expressing her doubts and they were
all explained by Sri Bhagavan. H. H. The Maharajah also took part in the
discussion. The whole conversation was in Tamil and Malayalam.
During the visit of the Royal Family of Travancore, Her Highness
appeared very cultured, vivacious and conversant with Malayalam,
Tamil and English. Most of the questions were put by Her Highness.
One of the questions was:
D.: What is the purpose of creation?
M.: It is to give rise to this question; investigate the answer to this
question, and finally abide in the supreme or rather the primal
source of all, including the Self. The investigation will resolve itself
into one of quest for the Self and cease only after the non-self is
sifted away and the Self realised in its purity and glory.
D.: How is the investigation to start?
M.: The Self is plain to all and the starting also equally plain.
D.: What is the starting point for one in my stage of development.
M.: Each one has some method of upasana or japa. If that is pursued
in all sincerity with due perseverance, it will automatically lead to
the investigation of the Self.
[The writer of these notes was not present and the above was gathered
from one of the attendants of Sri Maharshi.]
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