RE: [NDS] Jan/Q.1. What does Nisagardatta mean by ...

February 24, 2001

Jan [swork]

Ultimately it will have to be decided by trial and error and perhaps in the

direction my heart

is pointing at.

Sorry to keep boring you with my posts. The time for me to remain silent is

near.

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love,

seeker

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You are not boring Jan. Ask anything you want. Sri Ramana was asked all the

time and he almost always was happy to engage in a discussion and answer,

particularly in the last 40 years or so of his stay in Arunachala. As many

know Ramana was more or less silent in the beginning for some years but

gradually increased his interaction with his environment.

A friend of mine, a psychologist and a well known yogi visited India in the

1980s seeing many gurus and teachers. Once he went to see a very famous yogi

but the Swami was away. Someone at that Ashram told him to go and see this

other person. So my friend went to see Sri Nisargadatta and ended up staying

there for a week. Nisargadatta was not well know then. He said that

Nisargadatta would stand at the door and look at the line of people waiting

to see him. Sometimes Nisargadatta would actually pick people from the line

by pointing at them and let them come in. You! You! and You! Nisargadatta

would say pointing at those he wanted inside. Then he would be happy to talk

to them and answer any questions.

Don't be bothered by other people's opinions Jan. It is enough that you are

bothered by your own! :-). Sages, who see to the heart of the matter become

very gentle even with themselves.

Love

Harsha

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