Sri Ramana Maharshi
31-5-1946
In the evening Bose asked, “Is it good to do japa and puja and so on when we know that enquiry into the Self is the real thing?”
Bhagavan: All are good. They will lead to this eventually. Japa is our real nature. When we realize the Self then japa goes on without effort. What is the means at one stage becomes the goal at another. When effortless, constant japa goes on, it is realisation.
Bose: Why did Bhagavan regard Arunachala as Father?
Bhagavan did not reply but sat smiling.
Bose: Perhaps for the benefit of others?
Bhagavan: Yes; so long as there is the feeling ‘I’, it must have a source from whence it came.
Bhagavan: All are good. They will lead to this eventually. Japa is our real nature. When we realize the Self then japa goes on without effort. What is the means at one stage becomes the goal at another. When effortless, constant japa goes on, it is realisation.
Bose: Why did Bhagavan regard Arunachala as Father?
Bhagavan did not reply but sat smiling.
Bose: Perhaps for the benefit of others?
Bhagavan: Yes; so long as there is the feeling ‘I’, it must have a source from whence it came.
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