A Ministry of Healing from the Heart
This book has been my companion for about 20 years and I can always find something significant to help me understand this human existence. Here is a story about some visitors to Shri Ramana Maharshi.
Somerset Maugham, a well-known English author, was on a visit to Shri Bhagawan [Ramana Maharshi]. He also went to see Maj. Chadwick in his room and there he suddenly became unconscious. Maj. Chadwick requested Shri Bhagawan to see him. Shri Bhagawan went into the room, took a seat and gazed on Mr. Maugham. He regained his senses and saluted Shri Bhagawan. They remained silent and sat facing each other for nearly an hour. The author attempted to ask questions but did not speak. Maj. Chadwick encouraged him to ask. Shri Bhagawan said, "All finished, Heart-talk is all talk. All talk must end in silence only." They smiled and Shri Bhagawan left the room." p. 517
Mr. Jharka...asked how to get peace of mind. "It is in the mind that birth and death, pleasure and pain, in short the world and ego, exist. If the mind is destroyed all these [are] destroyed too. Note that it should be annihilated, not just made latent. For the mind is dormant in sleep. It does not know anything. Still, on waking up, you are as you were before. There is no end of grief. But if the mind be [sic] destroyed the grief will have no background and will disappear along with the mind." Talks with Shri Ramana Maharshi Shri Ramanasraman, Tiruvannamalai, India: T. N. Venkataraman, 1989.
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