The State of Immaculate Aloofness

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>From The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi editor Arthur Osborne.

'Not from any desire, resolve, or effort on the part of the rising sun, but

merely due to the presence of his rays, the lens emits heat , the lotus

blossoms, water evaporates and people attend to their various duties in life.

In the proximity of the magnet the needle moves. Similarly, the soul or jiva

subjected to the threefold activity of creation, preservation and destruction

which takes place merely due to the unique Presence of the Supreme Lord,

performs act in accordance with its karma, and subsides to rest after such

activity. But the Lord Himself has no resolve; no act or event touches even the

fringe of His Being. This state of immaculate aloofness can be likened to that

of the sun, which is untouched by the activities of life, or to that of the

all-pervasive ether, which is not affected by the interaction of the complex

qualities of the other four elements.