"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Monday, May 6, 2013

Day by Day with Bhagavan

Sri Ramana Maharshi
26-10-1945 Morning

For some days now Bhagavan's rheumatic troubles have been pretty bad and so his legs are being occasionally massaged with some medicated oils. For about ten days now there has been in the town some swami who professes to be able to cure with his vibhuti (holy ash) all kinds of diseases; and people from various villages have been flocking to see him and most of them also peep in at the ashramam to see Bhagavan. So Bhagavan said, "If all these people come and see I have these physical ills myself and need to be massaged with medicated oils, they will know I am no good and won't come anymore. So this massaging is good in one way."

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