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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
physical organ on the left and the Heart centre on the right. The
Bible says that a fool’s heart is on the left and a wise man’s on
the right. Yoga Vasishta says that there are two hearts; the one is
samvit; and the other the blood-vessel.
D.: What is Anahata?
M.: Anahata is the chakra lying behind the heart. It is not samvit.
Lalita Sahasranama has it, Anahata chakrasthayai namo namah
(Salutations to the core situated in Anahata) and the next mantra
Hrit (in the Heart). Thus it is clear that Anahata is not the same
as Hrit.
Talk 425.
Will-power or any other is gained by practice (abhyasa).
D.: Is success not dependent on Guru’s Grace?
M.: Yes, it is. Is not your practice itself due to such Grace? The fruits are
the result of the practice and follow it automatically. There is a stanza
in Kaivalya which says, “O Guru! You have been always with me
watching me through several reincarnations, and ordaining my course
until I was liberated.” The Self manifests externally as Guru when
occasion arises; otherwise He is always within, doing the needful.
12th June, 1937
Talk 426.
Mr. Das, of Allahabad University: Has the food which one usually
takes anything to do with increase or decrease of one’s spirituality?
That is, does it influence spirituality for good or bad?
M.: Yes. Satvic food in moderate quantity is helpful to spiritual
development.
D.: For a grihi, i.e., a man of the world (householder), what conduct
in life will help him most spiritually?
M.: Dhyana or bhakti, which mean the same thing.
D.: What is meant by taking the name of God? How to reconcile the
following two ideas?
The Bible says: “Do not take the name of God in vain.”
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