He Still Speaks, He Speaks In Silence

Ramana Maharshi

-Staff

By Staff

Monday, October 6, 2008, 17:39

It is a well known fact to the devotees that Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi taught in the most simple and direct way, usually in silence. Had He to use words, they were brief and crisp yet impregnated with the potency of the highest truth. Each and every day presented spiritual gems from Bhagavan from events that are often brushed aside as mundane and ordinary. They were either teachings or reminders of truths that often seem to get lost in the whirlpool of the mind. A gentle stoke at the hearth of the heart with His grace would restore the feeble flame with its glowing brilliance.

Once a devotee complained to Bhagavan of another who had accompanied him, of having accepted a Guru who was according to him, did not fit into the highest order. Bhagavan immediately retorted questioningly of his capacity and capability to judge and evaluate another Guru. He said that it did not matter much about the Guru but the devotion of a disciple was the matter of consideration. He further said that even a stone could become the supreme Lord with devotion ! A reminder for all the lost souls desperately seeking solutions in troubled waters quite oblivious of the ever ready helmsman, Ramana.

A reminder for me as well who was faltering in my faith even after His reassurance. The flickering flame of faith kept alive by His grace, His hands, to glow steadily.

Bhagavan still speaks. He speaks in silence !