Spiritual Stories Post #23 “Silent Eloquence”

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MURUGA SARANAM

 

31st December 2006

Spiritual Stories Post #23 "Silent Eloquence"

 

Dear Members..

 

Wish you all a very happy New Year and Advance Pongal Wishes.

 

Here is the 23rd posting of our spiritual stories by Bhagwan Raman Maharishi. This is yet another post on Silence.

 

 

Enjoy Reading it.

 

May All Glories be to Lord Dhandaythapani

 

Namma Palani Andavarukku Arohara !!!

 

 

MURUGA SARANAM

 

With Best Regards

Meyyappan S

 

 

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The Story begins here

 

 

Silent Eloquence

 

 

Lakshman Brahmachari from Sri Ramakrishna Mission asked, "Enquiry of 'Who am I?' or of the 'I-thought' being itself a thought, how can it be destroyed in the process?"

 

 

Sri Bhagavan replied with a story.

WHEN SITA WAS asked who was her husband among the rishis (Rama himself being present there as a rishi) in the forest, by the wives of the rishis, she denied each one as he was pointed out to her, but simply hung down her head when Rama was pointed out. Her silence was eloquent.

 

Similarly, the Vedas also are eloquent in neti-neti (not this, not this) and then remain silent. Their silence is the Real State. This is the meaning of exposition by silence. When the source of the 'I'-thought is reached it vanishes and what remains is the Self.

 

Ends

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