Ramana Maharshi says Whatever good or bad comes to be unaffected is Jnana

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Whatever and however much [good or bad] either comes [to one] or goes [away

from one], to remain as other than the knower of them and to be unaffected

by them, unlike a straw carried away by the wind, is Jnana.

 

 

Michael James: Whatever good or bad comes to a Sahaja Jnani,He remains

Himself ever unaffected by them and unconcerned with them, since He knows

Himself to be Self, which is other than the experiencer of the good or the

bad. His state may be compared to a cinema screen, which is neither burnt by

pictures of fire nor drenched by pictures of water, though it is the support

of all those pictures. This completely unattached and unconcerned state of

true knowledge (jnana) was well illustrated by the life of Sri Bhagavan.Though

so many bad things went on around Him – though some bogus sadhus tried to

pose as His guru, though because of jealousy they tried to kill Him by

rolling boulders on Him, though some insincere devotees pretended to love

Him but did mischief behind His back, though some people gave Him

intoxicating drugs like bhang, though a will was made in His name,though

court cases went on against Him, though an abusive book was written about

Him, though some of His good devotees like Sri Muruganar were ill-treated

and abused, though some so-called disciples even tried deliberately to

misinterpret His teachings by mistranslating them and by writing false

commentaries on them, and so on – and though so many good things went on

around Him –though sincere devotees came to Him and praised Him as the

Supreme Lord, though His Jayanti, Golden Jubilee and other functions were

celebrated on such a grand scale, though His name and fame spread all over

the world, and so on – He ever remained as a mere witness, unconcerned with

all these things.

 

Source: GURU VACHAKA KOVAI The Light of Supreme Truth or THE COLLECTION OF

GURU’S SAYINGS translated from original Tamil By Sadhu Om and Michael James

 

Guru Vachaka Kovai is the biggest collection of Bhagavan’s spoken teachings

that was thoroughly checked and revised by him during his lifetime. As such

it has a unique place in the Ramana literature.

 

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Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Prasanth Jalasutram