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RamanaMaharshi, Harsha wrote:

> Dearest Hur,

>

> Please keep in mind that this is an assembly of Bhagavan Ramana's

> devotees. Sri Ramana did not distinguish between devotion and

inquiry

> and indeed said that these are the two ways to Self-Realization.

Either

> Self-Inquiry or complete surrender to the Guru that is one's own

Heart.

> And these are not mutually exclusive. Devotion and Inquiry merge

and are

> the same.

>

> Ramana Maharshi himself has written some beautiful and moving poems

to

> Arunachala taking the role of the devotee. Have you read them?

>

> Here is one stanza from memory. Please someone correct if needed.

>

> "I came to feed on thee, but thou has fed on me!

> Now I am peaceful O' Arunachala!"

>

> Love to all

> Harsha

>

 

dear harsha, i understand and respect that and it's out of this

respect that "usually" i practice restraint posting at ramana related

groups. one can also argue that maybe i am avoiding ramana related

groups because of my own attachments to the ideals of ramana.

 

in any case, i was once a worshipper and i know what a beautiful and

powerful love story it is. yet there's also another state of mind,

and it's no fault of mine, that this imaginary Other

disappared...though love and consciousness still remain.

 

hur