Sri Ramana Maharshi
D.: Without logic, without learned terminology, please instruct me the way to the Bliss of Self. Let it be of Guru’s grace only.
M.: Have a clear idea of your requirement. Who seeks to gain what? Then ask the method.
D.: Bliss manifests occasionally but I am unable to describe it. At times there is illumination, but is it the Reality? If so, how to make it permanent? The method must be simple. Please make it clear without logic, learned discussions or mystifying words.
(No answer.)
Another visitor asked: Please tell me which is the most efficacious of all the methods, e.g., prayer to God, Guru anugraha, i.e., master’s grace, concentration of mind, etc.
M.: The one is the consequence of the other. Each of them leads to the next stage. They form a continuous whole. God, Guru, and the Self are not different. They are one and the same. Therefore the methods offer no choice.
D.: Without logic, without learned terminology, please instruct me the way to the Bliss of Self. Let it be of Guru’s grace only.
M.: Have a clear idea of your requirement. Who seeks to gain what? Then ask the method.
D.: Bliss manifests occasionally but I am unable to describe it. At times there is illumination, but is it the Reality? If so, how to make it permanent? The method must be simple. Please make it clear without logic, learned discussions or mystifying words.
(No answer.)
Another visitor asked: Please tell me which is the most efficacious of all the methods, e.g., prayer to God, Guru anugraha, i.e., master’s grace, concentration of mind, etc.
M.: The one is the consequence of the other. Each of them leads to the next stage. They form a continuous whole. God, Guru, and the Self are not different. They are one and the same. Therefore the methods offer no choice.
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