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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
took it to be a tame one belonging to someone in the crowd. The animal
went straight to Palaniswami, who was having a bath in the spring by the
Virupaksha Cave. He stroked the creature and patted it. It followed him
into the cave, inspected every nook and corner and left the place and joined
the crowd to pass up to Skandasramam. I noticed it. Everyone was struck
by its attractive appearance and its fearless movements. It came up to me,
got on my lap and rested there some time. Then it raised itself up, looked
about and moved down; it went round the whole place and I followed it
lest it should be harmed by the unwary visitors or by the peacocks. Two
peacocks of the place looked at it inquisitively, whereas the mongoose
moved nonchalantly from place to place and finally disappeared into the
rocks on the south-east of the Asramam.”
Talk 85.
The same gentleman asked the Master about the material relation
between memory and will and their relation to the mind.
M.: They are functions of the mind The mind is the outcome of the
ego and the ego is from the Self.
6th November, 1935
Talk 86.
The Master gave the true significance of the Christian faith thus:
Christ is the ego.
The Cross is the body.
When the ego is crucified, and it perishes, what survives is the
Absolute Being (God), (cf. “I and my Father are one”) and this
glorious survival is called Resurrection.
Talk 87.
Major A. W. Chadwick, an ardent English devotee, asked, “Why did
Jesus call out ‘My God! My God!’ while being crucified?”
M.: It might have been an intercession on behalf of the two thieves
who were crucified with Him. Again a Jnani has attained liberation
even while alive, here and now. It is immaterial as to how, where and
when he leaves his body. Some jnanis may appear to suffer, others
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