Sri Ramana Maharshi
A visitor asked: “We are advised to concentrate on the spot in the forehead between the eyebrows. Is it right?”
M.: Everyone is aware, ‘I am’. Leaving aside that awareness one goes about in search of God. What is the use of fixing one’s attention between the eyebrows? It is mere folly to say that God is between the eyebrows. The aim of such advice is to help the mind to concentrate. It is one of the forcible methods to check the mind and prevent its dissipation. It is forcibly directed into one channel. It is a help to concentration. But the best means of realization is the enquiry “Who am I?” The present trouble is to the mind and it must be removed by the mind only.
D.: Are there restrictions to be observed in food?
M.: Sattva food taken in moderation.
D.: There are several asanas mentioned. Which of them is thebest?
M.: Nididhyasana (one-pointedness of the mind) is the best.
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A visitor asked: “Sri Bhagavan! When I heard of you, a strong desire arose in me to see you. Why should it be so?”
M.: The desire arose in the same way as the body arises to the Self.
D.: What is the purpose of life?
M.: To seek to know the significance of life is itself the result of good karma in past births. Those who do not seek such knowledge are simply wasting their lives.
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