Conversations with Annamalai swami
TALK 5:
Mr.M.Frydman an engineer, remarked on the subject of Grace, ``A salt doll diving in to the sea will not be protected by a water proof coat.``
It was a very happy simile and was applauded as such. Maharshi added, ``The body is the water proof coat``.
TALK 6:
A question was asked by a monk about how to prevent the mind from being distracted.
RAMANA MAHARSHI: You see the objects on forgetting your own Self. If you keep hold of your self, you will not see the objective world.
CONVERSATIONS WITH ANNAMALAI SWAMI
Q: We are able to have satsang here. It is very nice, very sweet. When we leave here, how can we get such satsang?
Annamalai Swami: If it is not your destiny to stay with a jnani you can always try to establish contact with the formless Self. This is the real satsang.
You say that it is your prarabdha to live in a big city. Prarabdha only pertains to the activities of the body. No prarabdha can prevent you from turning inwards and putting your attention on the Self. This is a freedom which every human being has irrespective of his prarabdha.
If your prarabdha does not give you satsang with a jnani, go directly to the source and have satsang of the unmanifest Self. This satsang is much harder to achieve and maintain, but if you have no other alternatives you must try it.
Small babies live in towns without being affected by the atmosphere or the people there. If you live a pure life and make the right effort you can also reach the state in which the world cannot affect you, the unmanifest Self.
Q: It will be very difficult. I shall be calling for help very frequently.
AS: If you have a desire to have satsang, or a desire to be always engaged in meditation on the Self, these things will happen. If your desire is strong enough the power of the Self will make all the arrangements for you. It will send you a Guru, or satsang, or whatever else you might need. If you are earnestly doing meditation on the Self, everything you need will automatically come to you.
- LWB p. 312
Mr.M.Frydman an engineer, remarked on the subject of Grace, ``A salt doll diving in to the sea will not be protected by a water proof coat.``
It was a very happy simile and was applauded as such. Maharshi added, ``The body is the water proof coat``.
TALK 6:
A question was asked by a monk about how to prevent the mind from being distracted.
RAMANA MAHARSHI: You see the objects on forgetting your own Self. If you keep hold of your self, you will not see the objective world.
CONVERSATIONS WITH ANNAMALAI SWAMI
Q: We are able to have satsang here. It is very nice, very sweet. When we leave here, how can we get such satsang?
Annamalai Swami: If it is not your destiny to stay with a jnani you can always try to establish contact with the formless Self. This is the real satsang.
You say that it is your prarabdha to live in a big city. Prarabdha only pertains to the activities of the body. No prarabdha can prevent you from turning inwards and putting your attention on the Self. This is a freedom which every human being has irrespective of his prarabdha.
If your prarabdha does not give you satsang with a jnani, go directly to the source and have satsang of the unmanifest Self. This satsang is much harder to achieve and maintain, but if you have no other alternatives you must try it.
Small babies live in towns without being affected by the atmosphere or the people there. If you live a pure life and make the right effort you can also reach the state in which the world cannot affect you, the unmanifest Self.
Q: It will be very difficult. I shall be calling for help very frequently.
AS: If you have a desire to have satsang, or a desire to be always engaged in meditation on the Self, these things will happen. If your desire is strong enough the power of the Self will make all the arrangements for you. It will send you a Guru, or satsang, or whatever else you might need. If you are earnestly doing meditation on the Self, everything you need will automatically come to you.
- LWB p. 312
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