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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
M.: The Highest Form of Grace is Silence (mowna). It is also the
highest upadesa.
D.: Vivekananda has also said that silence is the loudest form of prayer.
M.: It is so, for the seeker’s silence Guru’s silence is the loudest
upadesa. It is also Grace in its highest form. All other dikshas
(initiations), e.g., sparsa, chakshus are derived from mowna
(silence). They are therefore secondary. Mowna is the primary form.
If the Guru is silent the seeker’s mind gets purified by itself.
D.: Is it proper that one prays to God or Guru when one is afflicted
by worldly ills?
M.: Undoubtedly.
Talk 519.
M.: The mahavakyas and their interpretation lead to interminable
discussions and keep the minds of the seekers engaged externally. To
turn the mind inward the man must directly settle down in the ‘I’. Then
there is an end of external activities and perfect Peace prevails.
Later, a passage from the Yoga Vasishtha was read out before Sri
Bhagavan, indicating initiation by look and initiation by touch.
Sri Bhagavan observed: Dakshinamurti observed silence when the
disciples approached Him. That is the highest form of initiation. It
includes the other forms. There must be subject-object relationship
established in the other dikshas. First the subject must emanate
and then the object. Unless these two are there how is the one to
look at the other or touch him? Mowna diksha is the most perfect;
it comprises looking, touching and teaching. It will purify the
individual in every way and establish him in the Reality.
Talk 520.
An Australian gentleman (Mr. Lowman) is on a visit here. He seems
to be studying the Hindu system of Philosophy. He started saying that
he believed in unity, the jiva is yet in illusion and so on.
M.: What is the unity you believe in? How can the jiva find a place in it?
D.: The Unity is the Absolute.
M.: The jiva cannot find a place in Unity.
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