What is right and wrong?

[Guest guest]

Three ladies are on a short visit to Sri Ramanasramam, Mrs. Hearst

from New Zealand, Mrs.Craig and Mrs.Allison from London.

One of the question that they asked was :

" If it is a question of doing something one considers wrong, and

hereby saving someone else from a great wrong, should one do it or

refrain?"

 

Sri Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi:

What is right and wrong? There is no standard by which to judge

something to be right and another to be wrong. Opinions differ

according to the nature of the individual and according to the

surroundings. They are again ideas and nothing more. Do not worry

about them. But get rid of thoughts. If you always remain in the

right then right will prevail in the world.

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One of the ladies was not satisfied with this answer and asked for further elucidation.

Sri Bhagawan then pointed out that to see wrong in another is one's

own wrong. The discrimination between right and wrong is the origin

of sin. One's own sin is reflected outside and the individual in

ignorance superimposes it on another. The best course for one is to

reach the state in which such discrimination does not arise. Do you

see wrong or right in your sleep? Did you not exist in sleep? Be

asleep even in the wakeful state. Abide as the Self and remain

uncontaminated by what goes on around.

Moreover, however much you might advise them, your hearers may not

rectify themselves. Be in the right yourself and remain silent. Your

silence will have more effect than your words or deeds. That is the

development of will-power. Then the world becomes the Kingdom of

Heaven, which is within you.

 

( This portion of conversation was taken out from Talk#453 - Talks

with Sri Ramana Maharshi, published by Sri Ramanasramam.)

 

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