Special Question: Bhagavan Ramana’s preaching is that the word ‘I’ is the greatest mantra...?

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Radhe Krishna To all,

 

Bhagavan Ramana’s preaching is that the word 'I' is the greatest mantra,

greater than even the Pranava Mantra, and by constantly practicing self-enquiry,

the mind will merge into its source and liberation results.

 

But I am not able to reconcile Ramana's saying with your statement " Mahamantra

of Krishna is the greatest mantra " . How can somebody who has realized say that

only one particular form is the greatest while every form has to be eventually

abandoned.

 

Is not the enquiry 'Who Am I' the only path where all other paths end? Please

clarify.

 

Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

In this

context, please allow me

to ask you a few

questions –

 

One day

while the young Ramana was at home, the fear of death gripped him. He decided

to face this fear and in order to investigate, immediately rushed upstairs and

lay as stiff as a corpse, pretending to be dead. He got rid of the fear of Death

once for all and emerged as a Realized Being.

 

1. After the above incident happened, a visitor to his house uttered the word

'Arunachala' and this drew him at once to the Arunachala Hill. He narrates this

account himself. Now, who is greater, 'I' or 'Arunachala'?

 

2. Before leaving for the Arunachalam, he wrote a letter to his family members

in which he said he was going to meet his Father. Now, who is greater, ‘I’

or his Father?

 

3. As soon as he reached the Holy Arunachala temple, he ran straight into the

sanctum sanctorum and embraced the Lord who was in the form of a Lingam. Now,

who is greater, 'I' or the Lord in the form of the Lingam ?

 

4. While he lived in Tiruvannamalai, once, when

his mother fell ill, he composed two beautiful poems on Lord Arunachaleswara

pleading the Lord to cure her. Now, who is greater, 'I' or the Lord

Arunachaleswara?

 

5. Once, when the Arunachaleswara deity was taken as a procession around the

Hill ('giri valam'), as the procession passed the Ashram, Bhagavan Ramana

immediately stood up in reverence. When the devotees around wondered why he did

so and enquired, he replied, 'Appavirkku pillai enrum adakkam' (The son is

always subservient to the Father). Now, who is greater, 'I' or the Father?

 

6. Bhagavan Ramana's compositions like 'Arunachala Aksharamanamalai',

'Arunachala Stuthi Panchakam', 'Arunachala Ashtakam' etc. sing praise of none

other than Lord Arunachaleswara. Now, who is greater, 'I' or Lord

Arunachaleswara?

 

7. The lyrics of one of his Tamil compositions read thus: 'ninaivaru naal

mudhalaaga miga peridhena…' referring to the Arunachala which translates as

'since the day I

remember, I ascertained Arunachala as the greatest'. Now, who is greater, 'I'

or the Arunachala?

 

In one of his songs, Bhagavan Ramana says that the 'I' is nothing but Siva who

is present in all the life forms including Lord Vishnu and Brahma. He has not

composed any song on Lord Vishnu or Brahma. Is he not a Jivan Mukta?

 

Remember that all the aforementioned incidents had happened only after He had

Realized the Self.

 

You will find answers to your question if you can answer the above questions.

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