No Mirror Can Ever Shave

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No Mirror Can Ever Shave

 

By C. K. Anavema Reddy

(http://www.ramana-maharshi.org/publish/sepoct02.htm)

 

There is a small piece of conversation from the life of Sri Bhagavan

which, as far as I am aware, has not been recorded. Though brief, it

has remained very vivid in my memory.

 

It was in 1940 that one day one of the devotees sitting in the hall

raised the topic regarding the utility of reading books on religion

and philosophy. In reply Sri Bhagavan said, "You wake up in the

morning and look into the mirror and the mirror shows you that you

have a growth and that you have to get rid of it. You may go on

looking into any number of mirrors; every mirror will tell you the

same thing, but no mirror can ever shave you. You have to shave

yourself. Instead of wasting time looking into mirror after mirror it

is best to start shaving after having looked into the first mirror

and known the truth.

 

"So also all books will tell you the same truth, perhaps in slightly

different ways. Instead of wasting time reading book after book why

not realize for yourself what was obvious from the very first book."

 

These words of Sri Bhagavan are pregnant with deep significance and

are capable of being elaborately commented upon.

 

 

regards

Sundar Rajan

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Namaste Sundar Rajan-Ji.

 

Thanks for quoting Bhagwan's great advice. It is a mirror in which I

saw my face covered by a virtual jungle of ignorance. The growth

dates back to the infinite past! Let me get down earnestly to shaving

it off right away without looking for other mirrors. Only Bhagwan

knows when the shaving will end. But, shave I must!

 

Best regards.

 

Madathil Nair

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advaitin, "Sundar Rajan" <avsundarrajan> wrote:

 

"You wake up in the

> morning and look into the mirror and the mirror shows you that you

> have a growth and that you have to get rid of it. You may go on

> looking into any number of mirrors; every mirror will tell you the

> same thing, but no mirror can ever shave you. You have to shave

> yourself. Instead of wasting time looking into mirror after mirror

it

> is best to start shaving after having looked into the first mirror

> and known the truth.

>

> "So also all books will tell you the same truth, perhaps in

slightly

> different ways. Instead of wasting time reading book after book why

> not realize for yourself what was obvious from the very first

book."

[Guest guest]

Any 'elaborate comment' on Bhagavan's mirror analogy

will be another mirror.The question is do we have

courage to change/transform.How do we do it?Or there

is no 'How' as J Krishnamurty says.

vasant

 

 

 

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Vasantji

 

Any change or transformation is within the realm of change or time

and hence becomes as limited as the original before transformation.

That is exactly what JK's point too. Any process to decondition one

self is again a process that conditions us in another way. What is

needed is knowledge which understand that the truth is beyond process

or transformation or conditioning. The very understanding that the

conditioning that one experiences is just a superficial notion,

itslef deconditions oneself from taking the notions as real. But

unlike what JK says, vedanta says to transcends these notions ones

mind should be able to stand apart and ready to inquire objectively.

- This is what Jk calls observe your mind. For that the subjective

attachments that cloud the inquiry has to be discarded- and that

involves a process - which is essentially purification of the mind -

like cleaning the mirror so that original reflection that is there to

start with can be seen clearly - hence Bhagavaan Ramana Maharshi's

message.

Hari OM!

Sadananda

 

 

 

 

--- vasant godbole <vggodbole wrote:

> Any 'elaborate comment' on Bhagavan's mirror analogy

> will be another mirror.The question is do we have

> courage to change/transform.How do we do it?Or there

> is no 'How' as J Krishnamurty says.

> vasant

>

>

>

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What you have is His gift to you and what you do with what you have is your gift

to Him - Swami Chinmayananda.

 

 

 

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My dear proverbiallinguist,

 

I have sent you 7,8,and 9 earlier without numbering

them.

 

I am forwarding a beautiful letter from advaitin group

for ypour kind perusal.

 

This can be called a nyayam if one wishes to;I do not

know whether in Sanskrit such a nyayam is there or not

but if it were not there ,let me call it :

 

 

ADARSA KSHURA KARMA NYAYAM

mirror shaving action nyayam

 

Sri Ramana Maharshi is a Natural Rushi.Rushi Vaakyam

is infallible.

 

Sri Sankara Bhagavatpujyapada has a similar

illustration in Atma Bodha.

 

I will talk about it in my next letter.

 

May you all achieve your life's goals without wasting

your precious time!!!

 

Proverbially Yours,

 

Chilukuri Bhuvaneswar

 

 

 

Note: forwarded message attached.

 

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[Guest guest]

My dear noble devotee of Sri Sankara

Bhagavatpujyapada,

 

Thank you for posting this e mail.

 

I have posted it for the pleasure of my

Proverbiallinguists members without

your permission.

 

I hope you will forgive me for this ommission.It is so

beautiful that I have simply not thought of even

asking your permission.

 

Please forgive me if I made any mistake. I also sent

one more message like this earlier about Ankola beeja

nyayam from the advitin letters. I do not know whether

it unadvaithic. If so I will take care of such things

in future.

 

Thank you very much.

 

Yours in Sri Sankara Bhagavtpujyapada,

 

Chilukuri Bhuvaneswar

 

 

 

 

--- Sundar Rajan <avsundarrajan wrote:

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