Paramahansa Yoganandaji & Sri Ramana Maharshi

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, swathi dora <doraksp>

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Dearest Dora,

 

Your sharing this has so moved me, tears of gratitude to you,

and a great blossoming joy in my heart to hear this exchange

between my Beloveds, Beloveds Whom Live in my Heart.

 

Thank you for this loveliness, this gentleness, this richness

of sohbet, conversation which never ends between the soul and

God, Love, This That we Are.

 

 

Love,

 

Mazie

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> Dear Mazie,

>

> Thanks for your post on ' Paramahansa Yoganandaji & Sri Ramana

Maharshi '.

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> Here I would like to quote the brief conversation that took place

between Sri.Ramana Maharshi and Swami Yogananda on 29th November,

1935.

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> " Swami Yogananda with four others arrived at 8.45 a.m. He looks

big, but gentle and well groomed. He has dark flowing hair, hanging

over his shoulders. The group had lunch in the Asramam.

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> His secretary Mr.C.R.Wright asked few questions on realisation of

God, on Self , about good and evil , how to get Bliss and about the

best way of living. ( For Bhagawan replies please refer to Talk 106.).

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> Later the Yogi asked: How Is the spiritual uplift of the people to

be effected? What are the instructions to be given them?

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> M.: They differ according to the temperaments of the individuals

and according to the spiritual ripeness of their minds. There cannot

be any instruction en masse.

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> D.: Why does God permit suffering in the world? Should He not with

His omnipotence do away with it at one stroke and ordain the

universal realisation of God?

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> M.: Suffering is the way for Realisation of God.

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> D.: Should He not ordain differantly?

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> M.: It is the way.

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> D.: Are Yoga, religion, etc., antidotes to suffering?

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> M.: They help you to overcome suffering.

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> D.: Why should there be suffering?

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> M.: Who suffers? What is suffering?

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> No answer ! Finally the Yogi rose up, prayed for Sri Bhagawan's

blessings for his own work and expressed great regret for his hasty

return. He looked very sincere and devoted and even emotional.

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> ( From Talks with Sri Ramana maharshi, published by Sri

Ramanasramam )

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> Dora

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