Spiritual Stories by Ramana

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ENTER THE HEART

 

A devotee who had suddenly lost his only son came to Bhagavan in a

state of acute grief, seeking relief. He asked a few questions in

which his grief was evident. Bhagavan, as usual, asked him to

enquire into the Self and find out who is grieving. The devotee was

not satisfied. Bhagavan then said, " All right. I will tell you a

story from Vichara Sagaram. Listen " . TWO YOUNGSTERS BY name Rama and

Krishna, told their respective parents that they would go to foreign

countries to prosecute further studies and then earn a lot of money.

After some time, one of them died suddenly. The other studied well,

earned a lot and was living happily. Some time later the one that

was alive requested a merchant who was going to his native place to

tell his father that he was wealthy and happy and that the other boy

who had come with him had passed away. Instead of passing on the

information correctly, the merchant told the father of the person

who was alive, that his son was dead, and the father of the person

that was dead, that his son had earned a lot of money and was living

happily. The parents of the person that was actually dead, were

happy in the thought that their son would come back after some time,

while the parents of the person whose son was alive, but was

reported to be dead, were in great grief. In fact, neither of them

saw their son but they were experiencing happiness or grief

according to the reports they received. That is all. We too are

similarly situated. We believe all sorts of things that the mind

tells us and get deluded into thinking that what exists does not

exist and that what does not exist exists. If we do not believe the

mind but enter the heart and see the son that is inside, there is no

need to see the children outside.