Ramana Maharshi Says Ego Will Develop If One Thinks That One Knows Everything

[Guest guest]

31st December, 1945

 

During the first week of last month, on one morning, an ignorant traveller

came to the Ashram and, after staying here for two or three days, and in

accordance with the saying “satra bhojanam matha nidra†(eating in

choultries, sleeping in mutts) went away to eat and stay elsewhere, but was

all the same coming here for some days enjoying the bliss of staying near

and having the darshan of Bhagavan. Before leaving this town he approached

Bhagavan one day with great hesitation and said, in humble tones, “Swami,

the people sitting here always ask you something and you give them some

replies. When I see that, I also feel tempted to enquire, but I do not know

what to ask you. How then can I get mukti?â€

 

Bhagavan, looking at him endearingly and smiling, said,“How do you know that

you do not know anything?†He said,“After I came here and heard the

questions asked by all these people and the replies Bhagavan is pleased to

give them, the feeling that I do not know anything has come upon me.†“Then

it is all right. You have found out that you do not know anything; that

itself is enough. What more is required?†said Bhagavan. “How to attain

mukti by that much alone, Swami?†said the questioner. “Why not? There is

some one to know that he does not know anything. It is sufficient if you

could enquire and find out who that someone is. Ego will develop if one

thinks that one knows everything. Instead of that, isn’t it much better to

be conscious of the fact that you do not know anything and then enquire how

you could gain moksha?â€

 

He felt happy at that and went his way. That questioner might or might not

have understood the essence of that Bhagawathvani (the voice of the Lord)

but, for us people here,those words were echoing in our heart of hearts like

mantraksharas (letters of the gospel).

 

Sources:

 

1) Letters from Sri Ramanasramam VOLUMES I, II & Letters from and

Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam By SURI NAGAMMA Translated by D. S. SASTRI

 

2) Arunacha's Ramana Volume V Book

 

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