Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Unlike other teachers of jnana, Bhagavan neither followed any of the traditional practices such as giving diksha, recognising the guru-disciple relationship or training disciples in rules and regulations, nor did he gave upadesa in the conventional fashion. When he spoke, he simply cleared the doubts of seekers, giving advice that corresponded to their spiritual maturity. Bhagavan was always absorbed in the Self. Hence, just as the presence of light is sufficient for the removal of darkness, his darshan was often sufficient for the removal of ignorance. This illustrates Thayumanavar's conclusion: "Those who speak will not get collected in nishta [ Self-abidance]; those who are firmly established in nishta will not teach [by verbal instructions]." (p. 22) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ taken from: Sri Ramana Darsanam by Sadhu Natanananda edited by David Godman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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