Kill the Jiva

Sri Ramana Maharshi

A story was mentioned from Panchadasi. There were two young men in a village in South India. They went on a pilgrimage to North India. One of them died. The survivor, who was earning something, decided to return only after some months. In the meantime he came across a wandering pilgrim whom he asked to convey the information regarding himself and his dead companion to the village in South India. The wandering pilgrim did so, but by mistake changed the names. The result was that the dead man’s parents rejoiced in his safety and the living one’s parents were in grief. Thus, you see, pain or pleasure has no reference to facts but to mental conceptions.

jIva srishti is responsible for it. Kill the jIva and there is no pain or pleasure but the mental bliss persists forever. Killing the jIva is to abide in the Self.