Maharshi:The highest state is the same as is the experience.

[Guest guest]

The two lady sisters returned in the morning and the younger one asked:

Is the experience of the highest state the same to all ?

Or is there any difference ?

 

 

Maharshi : The highest state is the same as is the experience.

 

D. But I find some difference in the interpretations put on the highest truth.

 

M. The interpretations are made with the mind. The minds are different,

and so the interpretations are different.

 

D. I mean to ask if the seers express themselves differently ?

 

M. The expressions may differ according to the nature of the seekers.

They are meant to guide the seekers.

 

D. One seer speaks in terms of Christianity , another in those of Islam,

a third of Buddhism, etc. Is that due to their upbringing ?

 

M. Whatever may be their upbringing , their experience is the same.

But the modes of expression differ according to circumstances.

 

 

 

 

from TALKS WITH RAMANA MAHARSHI

InnerDirections Publishing , 2000

page 449