Guest guest Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Dear Miles: Please post something in Sri Ramana's defense as you usually do. Like, does the highest of the high need defenders? Eternal Self love, Alton RamanaMaharshi, "THE \"SELF\"" <leenalton@h...> wrote: > Editor of Conscious Immortality wrote: > A disciple was once agitated because someone in the town spoke deprecatingly of the Maharshi. > > M: I permit him to do so. Let him say even more. Let others follow suit. Just let them leave me alone. If anyone cares to believe those scandalous words, I shall consider it a great service to me, because if he persuades people to think of me as a false swami, they will no longer come to visit me and then I shall be able to have a quite life. I want to be left alone, therefore I welcome the libelous pamphlet. (He Laughed). > > Editor again: Once when the Maharshi was violently harangued by an emissary of Perumal Swami, he listened silently to the whole thing. At the end he said, 'One day I will get up and go away altogether.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya Dear Alton, > Please post something in Sri Ramana's defense as you usually do. > Like, does the highest of the high need defenders? The same (or similar - Talk 250) conversation appears in Talks along with the following: 'There was again a reference to the same subject when Maharshi was alone. The villifier seems to be getting into hot waters on account of his inconsiderate action. When it was mentioned, Maharshi seemed to be concerned for the man's safety, and He said with obvious sympathy : 'Even if allowed to have his own way for earning money [...i.e. publishing books putting Maharshi in bad light...] , the man gets into trouble. If he availed himself of our indulgence and acted sensibly, he could have got on well. But what can we do?'' ....and in response to a devotee who felt he had failed to defend Maharshi against disparaging talk and wondered what penalty was suitable for him, Maharshi said... 'Patience, more patience; tolerance, more tolerance!' (Talk 235) Ever Yours in Sri Bhagavan, Miles ========= > RamanaMaharshi, "THE \"SELF\"" > <leenalton@h...> wrote: >> Editor of Conscious Immortality wrote: >> A disciple was once agitated because someone in the town spoke > deprecatingly of the Maharshi. >> >> M: I permit him to do so. Let him say even more. Let others follow > suit. Just let them leave me alone. If anyone cares to believe those > scandalous words, I shall consider it a great service to me, because > if he persuades people to think of me as a false swami, they will no > longer come to visit me and then I shall be able to have a quite > life. I want to be left alone, therefore I welcome the libelous > pamphlet. (He Laughed). >> >> Editor again: Once when the Maharshi was violently harangued by an > emissary of Perumal Swami, he listened silently to the whole thing. > At the end he said, 'One day I will get up and go away altogether.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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