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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
Sri Bhagavan continued: Some people even say that while they sleep
they are enclosed somewhere in the body. They forget that such
an idea did not persist in sleep but rises up only on waking. They
bring their waking-state to bear upon their sleep.
The lights went down and all retired.
1st January, 1939
Talk 602.
Dr. Emile Gatheir, S. J., Professor of Philosophy at the Sacred Heart
College, Shembaganur, Kodaikanal, asked: “Can you kindly give me
a summary of your teachings?”
M.: They are found in small booklets, particularly Who am l?
D.: I shall read them. But may I have the central point of your
teachings from your lips?
M.: The central point is the thing.
D.: It is not clear.
M.: Find the Centre.
D.: I am from God. Is not God distinct from me?
M.: Who asks this question? God does not ask it. You ask it. So find
who you are and then you may find if God is distinct from you.
D.: But God is Perfect and I am imperfect. How can I ever know
Him fully?
M.: God does not say so. The question is for you. After finding who
you are you may see what God is.
D.: But you have found your Self. Please let us know if God is distinct
from you.
M.: It is a matter of experience. Each one must experience it himself.
D.: Oh! I see. But God is Infinite and I am finite. I have a personality
which can never merge into God. Is it not so?
M.: Infinity and Perfection do not admit of parts. If a finite being
comes out of infinity the perfection of infinity is marred. Thus your
statement is a contradiction in terms.
D.: No. I see both God and creation.
M.: How are you aware of your personality?
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