Now my favorite snip

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Dear Poppa,

 

> "The only useful, productive thing the mind can do is

> disappear." -- From Godman's interviews

 

You're right, that's a terrific interview. Thanks for making

me reread it.

 

Why are there so few comments about David's new website

in the mail groups (not just this one)? It seems strange to

me. I think the new site is the greatest source of information

about Bhagavan on the Internet. I'll go further than that. For

many people, it's the greatest source of information about

Bhagavan that has been published in any form -- even more

useful than Bhagavan's own writings, because many people

tend to find Bhagavan's writings difficult to understand.

 

It's as if David has been sent by God to prepare and

disseminate an accurate portrayal of Bhagvan's teachings to

the world, and nobody pays attention.

 

Somewhere on the new site, David quotes somebody

saying that:

 

"The more accurately you explain Ramana Maharshi's

teachings, the fewer people you will find are interested

in them."

 

I think this is probably true. In the words you quoted:

 

> "The only useful, productive thing the mind can do is

> disappear."

 

That's precisely what makes Bhagavan's true teachings

uninteresting to people. There's nothing to say about

them. There's nothing there for the mind. It's not about

that.

 

Link to the interview on David's site:

http://www.davidgodman.org/interviews/al1.shtml

 

 

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Monday, March 10, 2003 6:39 PM

[RamanaMaharshi] Now my favorite snip

"The only useful,productive thing the mind can do is disappear."

 

>From Godman's interviews.