Spiritual Stories of Bhagavan Ramana - Silence Is the True Upadesa

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of the great compassion and fatherly love('vatsalya') which he felt

for his aged disciples,the young Sri Dakshinamurti was overjoyed to

see their earnestness,wisdom and maturity,and gave apt replies to

each of their questions.But, as he answered each consecutive

question, more doubts arose in their minds and they asked more

questions. Thus, they continued to question Sri Dakshinamurti for a

whole year, and he continued to clear their doubts through his

compassionate answers. Finally, however, Sri Dakshinamurthi

understood that if he continued answering their questions, more

doubts would arise in their minds and their ignorance('ajnana') would

never end. Therefore, suppressing even the feeling of compassion and

fatherly love which was welling up within him, he immersed himself

into Supreme Silence. Because of their great maturity(which had

ripened to perfection through their year-long association with the

Sadguru), as soon as Sri Dakshinamurthi assumed

Silence, they, too, automatically merged into Supreme Silence, the

true state of the Self." [ Wonderstruck by this story of Sri

Bhagavan, Sri Muruganar remarked that in no book was it mentioned

that Sri Dakshinamurthi ever spoke anything. "But this is what

actually happened," replied Sri Bhagavan curtly. From the

authoritative way in which Sri Bhagavan replied and from the clear

and descriptive way in which he narrated the story, Sri Muruganar

understood that Sri Bhagavan was none other than Sri Dakshinamurthi

himself ! ] -------------from 'Spiritual Stories as told by Sri

Ramana Maharshi', compiled by a devotee, Joan Greenblatt, published

by Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai. (Source - Tattvaloka, December

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