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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
The pure light in the brain is suddha manas (the pure mind) which later
becomes contaminated and is malina manas, the one ordinarily found.
All these are however contained in the Self. The body and its
counterparts are in the Self. The Self is not confined in the body, as
is commonly supposed.
16th March, 1938
Talk 475.
Sri Maharshi read out a news item from a paper to the following effect:
A forest guard armed with a rifle was going in the jungle and noticed two
bright spots in a thicket. On closer approach to find out what they were,
he was face to face with a huge tiger within a few yards of him. He threw
down his gun and assumed a prayerful attitude towards the jungle king.
The tiger stood up and slowly moved away without injuring him.
21st March, 1938
Talk 476.
Dr. Stanley Jones, a Christian missionary, visited Maharshi. He writes
books and delivers lectures. He has two Asramams under his control
in North India. He was accompanied by another gentleman and two
ladies. He is at present writing a book On the Indian Road and wants to
meet the spiritually great men in India so that he may collect material
for the book. He desired to know how the Indian sages have proceeded
and what they have found as their experience in divinity. So he asked
questions. (This is only a short sketch of his interview).
D.: What is your quest? What is the goal? How far have you
progressed?
M.: The goal is the same for all. But tell me why you should be in search
of a goal? Why are you not content with the present condition?
D.: Is there then no goal?
M.: Not so. What makes you seek a goal? It is a counter-question to
be answered by you.
D.: I have my own ideas of these subjects. I want to know what
Maharshi has to say.
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