We are indeed fortunate to have His simple teachings

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" Consider the following:-

 

A man sleeps. He says on waking that he slept. The question is asked: 'Why does

he not say in his sleep that he is sleeping?' The answer is given that he is

sunk in the Self and cannot speak, like a man who has dived in water to bring

out something from the bottom. The diver cannot speak under water; when he has

actually recovered the articles he comes out and speaks. Well, what is the

explanation?

 

Being in water, water will flow into his mouth if he were to open the mouth for

speaking. Is it not simple?

 

But the philosopher is not content with this simple fact. He explains, saying

that fire is the deity presiding over speech; that is inimical to water and

therfore cannot function!

 

This is called philosophy and the learners are strugling to learn all this! Is

it not a sheer waste of time? Again the Gods are said to preside over the limbs

and senses of the individual. They are the limbs and senses of Virat. So they go

on explaining Hiranyagarbha, etc. Why should confusion be created and then

explained away?

 

Ah! Fortunate is the man who does not involve himself in this maze!

 

I was indeed fortunate that I never took to it. Had I taken to it, I would

probably be nowhere - always in confusion. My purva vasanas (former tendencies)

directly took me to the enquiry " Who am I " It was indeed fortunate! "

 

( From Talk # 392 , ' Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi ' published by Sri Ramanasramam )

 

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