Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 David Godman: Since Papaji has mentioned Dr Radhakrishnan's visit to the Maharshi, I will briefly mention a little known incident that took place while he was there. On the day prior to his visit a French scholar arrived at Ramanashramam and asked the Maharshi to explain what maya is. The Maharshi ignored his question. About an hour later he asked again and was met with the same response. The scholar followed the Maharshi onto the hill during his evening walk and again asked for an explanation of maya. The Maharshi still didn't acknowledge the question in any way. When Dr Radhakrishnan arrived the following day, all the devotees went to the gate to greet him. He was brought to the Hall where the Maharshi was sitting and, as Papaji has already mentioned, Dr Radhakrishnan made a full-length prostration on the floor. A few minutes later he was taken on a tour of the ashram by the manager. Everyone went with him, leaving only the Maharshi and the Frenchman in the hall. When they were finally alone together, the Maharshi looked at the scholar and said, "Yesterday you asked me three times what maya is. People come here for liberation, but after some time, something or someone more interesting appears and they run after that instead. That is maya." ~ NOTHING EVER HAPPENED DAVID GODMAN vol. 2, p. 142 Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Enter now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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