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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
may be in samadhi, still others may disappear from sight before
death. But that makes no difference to their jnana. Such suffering is
apparent only to the onlooker and not to the Jnani, for he has already
transcended the mistaken identity of the Self with the body.
Talk 88.
The same gentleman asked: What is the significance of Christ in the
illumination of St. Paul?
M.: Illumination is absolute, not associated with forms. After St.
Paul became Self-conscious he identified the illumination with
Christ-consciousness.
D.: But Paul was not a lover of Christ then?
M.: Love or hatred is immaterial. The thought of Christ was there. It is
similar to Ravana’s case. Christ-consciousness and Self-Realisation
are all the same.
Talk 89.
M.: Karpura arati is symbolic of the burning away of the mind by the
light of illumination, vibhuti (sacred ashes) is Siva (Absolute Being)
and kunkuma (vermilion powder) is Sakti (consciousness).
Vibhuti is of two kinds: Para vibhuti and apara vibhuti. The sacred
ashes are of the latter class. The para is what remains over after
all the dross has been burnt away by the Fire of Realisation. It is
Absolute Being.
Talk 90.
Again, the Trinity was explained:
God the Father represents Isvara
God the Holy Spirit represents Atman
God the Son represents Guru
Isvaro gururatmeti murti bheda vibhagine vyomavad vyapta dehaya
dakshinamurtaye namah:
Meaning that God appears to his devotee in the form of a Guru (son
of God) and points out to him the immanence of the Holy Spirit. That
is to say that God is spirit, that this spirit is immanent everywhere and
that the Self must be realised, which is the same as realising God.
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