T. K. Sundaresa Iyer and Ramana Maharshi
As the days passed, he was often filled
with doubts. Once, he asked Bhagavan, “What is that one thing Bhagavan,
knowing which all doubts are resolved?”
Bhagavan replied, “Know the
doubter; if the doubter be held, the doubts will not arise. Recognize
for certain that all are jnanis, all are realized beings. But only a few
are aware of this fact. Therefore, doubts arise. Doubts must be
uprooted. This means, that the doubter must be uprooted. When the doubter ceases to exist, no doubts will rise. Here, the doubter means the mind.”
TKS asked, “What is the method, Bhagavan?”
Bhagavan answered sharply,
“Inquire „Who am I?‟ This investigation alone will remove and uproot the
doubter mind and thus establish one in the Self, the transcendental
state.”
On another occasion, TKS had another doubt. He was a
pundit, a traditional man, who had read many scriptures. Thus, the six
chakras, the psychic centres, kundalini and so on, fascinated him. He
asked Bhagavan about them and Bhagavan replied,
“The Self alone
is to be realized. Kundalini shakti, visions of God, occult powers and
their spell binding displays are all in the Self. Those who speak of
these and indulge in these have not realized the Self. Self is in the
Heart and is the Heart itself. All other forms of manifestations are in
the brain. The brain itself gets its power from the Heart. Remaining in
the Heart is realizing the Self. Instead of doing that, to be attracted
by brain oriented forms of disciplines and methods is a sheer waste of
time. Is it not foolish to hold on to so many efforts and so many
disciplines that are said to be necessary for eradicating the
non-existent ignorance?”
From Ramana Periya Puranam
