What is right and wrong?

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Three ladies are on a short visit to Sri Ramanasramam, Mrs. Hearst from New

Zealand, Mrs.Craig and Mrs.Allison from London.

One of the question that they asked was :

" If it is a question of doing something one considers wrong, and hereby saving

someone else from a great wrong, should one do it or refrain?"

 

Sri Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi:

What is right and wrong? There is no standard by which to judge something to be

right and another to be wrong. Opinions differ according to the nature of the

individual and according to the surroundings. They are again ideas and nothing

more. Do not worry about them. But get rid of thoughts. If you always remain in

the right then right will prevail in the world.

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One of the ladies was not satisfied with this answer and asked for further elucidation.

Sri Bhagawan then pointed out that to see wrong in another is one's own wrong.

The discrimination between right and wrong is the origin of sin. One's own sin

is reflected outside and the individual in ignorance superimposes it on

another. The best course for one is to reach the state in which such

discrimination does not arise. Do you see wrong or right in your sleep? Did you

not exist in sleep? Be asleep even in the wakeful state. Abide as the Self and

remain uncontaminated by what goes on around.

Moreover, however much you might advise them, your hearers may not rectify

themselves. Be in the right yourself and remain silent. Your silence will have

more effect than your words or deeds. That is the development of will-power.

Then the world becomes the Kingdom of Heaven, which is within you.

 

( This portion of conversation was taken out from Talk#453 - Talks with Sri

Ramana Maharshi, published by Sri Ramanasramam.)

 

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