Guest guest Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 II EXPECTATION Days melted into weeks, and weeks into months and the foreigner impatiently awaited the Great Experience: eachday was the day, and each moment the moment. The Indianis never in a hurry: he knows his work well, and, lookingwistfully ahead, continues his practice, full of unshakeableconfidence. But the foreigner, being used to work on atime table, fixes hour and date, as if for an interview. As theclock strikes, he buckles on his belt, sits stiff, shuts his eyes,and waits for the interview. The clock strikes again, he openshis eyes, unbelts himself, and rises, postponing his hope tothe evening or the next morning, and so on and on he goes. When many months thus rolled by and nothing startling happened, he cried with all the fervour of his soul:"How long, O Lord, how long?" But lo! what had happenedto him! He looked back at his old self and looked at thepresent one – what a change, Good God! And he wonderedwhat could have happened in six short months. Then theGreat Secret dawned on him – the secret influence of theDivine Man in whose radiant ocean he had been dailybathing: the interview, after all, did take place, althoughthe foreigner was not aware of it. Guru Ramana - MEMORIES AND NOTES By S. S. COHEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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