Guest guest Posted July 5, 1999 Report Share Posted July 5, 1999 The following exchange between Nisargadatta Maharaj and a questioner may be relevant to the recent discussions here about the difference (if any) between a sage and a lump of clay (or between the "enlightened" and the "unenlightened").... QUESTIONER: Maharaj, you are sitting in front of me and I am here at your feet. What is the basic difference between us? MAHARAJ: There is no basic difference. Q: Still there must be some real difference. I come to you, you do not come to me. M: Because you imagine differences, you go here and there in search of "superior" people. Q: You too are a superior person. You claim to know the Real, while I do not. M: Did I ever tell you that you do not know, and therefore you are inferior? Let those who invented such distinctions prove them. I do not claim to know what you do not. In fact, I know much less than you do. Q: Your words are wise, your behavior noble, your grace all-powerful. M: I know nothing about it all and see no difference between you and me. My life is a succession of events, just like yours. Only I am detached and see the passing show as a passing show, while you stick to things and move along with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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