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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
22nd October, 1938
Talk 563.
A group of people came on a visit to Sri Bhagavan. One of them
asked: “How can I keep my mind aright?”
M.: A refractory bull is lured to the stall by means of grass. Similarly
the mind must be lured by good thoughts.
D.: But it does not remain steady.
M.: The bull accustomed to stray takes delight in going astray.
However he must be lured with luscious grass to the stall. Even
so he will continue to trespass into the neighbour’s fields. He must
gradually be made to realise that the same kind of good grass can
be had in his own place. After a time he will remain in the stall
without straying. Later a time will come when, even if driven
out of the stall, he will return to the stall without going into the
neighbouring fields. So also the mind must be trained to take to
right ways. It will gradually grow accustomed to good ways and
will not return to wrong ways.
D.: What are the good ways to be shown to the mind?
M.: Thought of God.
23rd to 26th October, 1938
Talk 564.
Pandit Bala Kak Dhar, a jagirdar from Kashmir, had come all the way
from Srinagar to have darshan of Sri Bhagavan on Deepavali Day. He
gave a bundle of papers to Sri Bhagavan containing an account of his life
and position. His talks with Sri Bhagavan were all of them personal.
One of his questions was: “Now that I have had the darshan of Sri
Bhagavan and it is enough for me, may I throw away all the charms,
tantras and pujas into the river?”
M.: Daily puja as prescribed in the Dharma sastras is always good. It is
for the purification of the mind. Even if one feels oneself too advanced
to need such puja, still it must be performed for the sake of others. Such
action will be an example to one’s children and other dependents.
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