From the Garland of Gurus Sayings Cont'd

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Verse 259

 

Scrutiny of Maya

 

Illusion leads up to the ego as the starting point, and when the truth of

the ego is sought, Maya (simply)disappears and in her place stands the Real

Self; thus neither a Sadhaka(sincere spiritual seeker) nor one that has reached

the goal can tell us what she is; but the latter knows that there is no Maya, in

fact.

 

That it is so, is apparent from the utter failure of all scientists and

metaphysicians -those who did not know that they have to look inside for the

truth-to trace the world back to any demonstrable Cause,single or multiple; the

conclusion of every school of thought is demolished by some others; thus all are

prove wrong.

 

Bhagavan Sri Ramana tells us: " The great divergence of scientific and

metaphysical theories proves that the riddle of the universe cannot be solved,

except by the Quest of the True Self; by the question " Who am I? " There is no

creation in the State of Self-Realization. Find the Self and thus realize that

there never was any creation. "

 

Seeking the origin of the world is always bound to fail, just like tracing the

genealogy of the son of a sterile (or barren) woman.