Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 224. A devotee asked how he could recognise his own natural primal condition. M.: Absolute freedom from thoughts is the state condusive to such recognition. 225. When Sri Bhagavan and Rangaswami, the attendant,were on the rocks up the hill, Bhagavan noticed someonein the Ashram rocking in a rocking chair, and remarkedto the attendant : " Lord Shiva made over all His possessions to Lord Vishnuand wandered away in the forests and wilderness andcemetries; and lived on food begged by Him. In His view,non-possession is higher in the scale of happinessthan possession of things. " D.: What is that higher happiness ? M.: To be free from anxieities. Posessions create anxieties,such as their safeguarding, their utilisation, etc.Non- possession does not bring any anxieties in its train.Therefore Lord Shiva resigned everything in favourof Lord Vishnu and He Himself went away happy. Divestment of possessions is the highest happiness. -- " TALKS WITH SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI from 224 & 5 " , pp.186--7 love to all, Alan - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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