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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
The conversation was casually referred to by a devotee present.
Sri Bhagavan again said: The seeker must listen and try to understand.
If on the other hand he wants to prove me, let him do so by all
means. I do not argue.
The man again began: “My attitude was not properly understood. I
want to know the ‘I’. It must be pointed out to me.”
But he displayed considerable malice. The others did not like it and so
tried to bring him round. He became worse. Sri Bhagavan finally said: “Go
back the way you came. Do it externally or internally, as it suits you.”
The man grew excited and others also were equally excited. He was
finally led out of the hall and sent away.
Later it was learnt that the man was an adherent of yoga and that he used
to abuse all other methods. He used to vilify jnana and the jnanis.
At night, after supper, Sri Bhagavan spoke of one Govinda Yogi, a
Malayali Brahmin pandit of some repute, who used to extol yoga and
vilify the other methods. He always cited the Gita, the Upanishads,
etc., to support his statements. Others, e.g., Sri Narayana Guru, used
to refute him on the same grounds.
Later Sri Bhagavan spoke appreciating the amiability of Amritanatha. He
is a great tapasvi, who had made considerable japa. He had fed the poor
on many occasions in many places. He could easily gain the goodwill of
others including great men like Sir P. Ramanathan and Pandit Malaviya.
13th March, 1939
Talk 646.
Sri Bhagavan referred to the following passage of Gandhiji in the
Harijan of the 11th instant:
“How mysterious are the ways of God! This journey to Rajkot is
a wonder even to me. Why am I going, whither am I going? What
for? I have thought nothing about these things. And if God guides
me, what should I think, why should I think? Even thought may
be an obstacle in the way of His guidance.
“The fact is, it takes no effort to stop thinking. The thoughts do not
come. Indeed there is no vacuum - but I mean to say that there is
no thought about the mission.”
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