D.:ItissaidthatDivineGraceisnecessarytoattainsuccessfulundistractedmind(samadhi).Isthatso?M.:WeareGod(Iswara).IswaraDrishti(i.e.,seeingourselvesasGod)isitselfDivineGrace.SoweneedDivineGracetogetGod’sGrace.Maharshismilesandalldevoteeslaughtogether.信奉者:不動の心を成し遂げるには、神の恩寵が必要であると言われてます。そうなのでしょうか?マハルシ:我々が神なのだ。自らを神と見なすことそれ自体が神の恩寵である。つまり、神の恩寵を得るためには、我々は神の恩寵が必要であるという...Talk29(6)
TheHeartisusedintheVedasandthescripturestodenotetheplacewhencethenotion‘I’springs.Doesitspringonlyfromthefleshyball?Itspringswithinussomewhererightinthemiddleofourbeing.The‘I’hasnolocation.EverythingistheSelf.Thereisnothingbutthat.SotheHeartmustbesaidtobetheentirebodyofourselvesandoftheentireuniverse,conceivedas‘I’.Buttohelpthepractiser(abhyasi)wehavetoindic...Talk29(5)
D.:TherearesixcentresmentionedintheYogabooks;butthejivaissaidtoresideintheHeart.Isitnotso?M.:Yes.ThejivaissaidtoremainintheHeartindeepsleep;andinthebraininthewakingstate.TheHeartneednotbetakentobethemuscularcavitywithfourchamberswhichpropelsblood.Thereareindeedpassageswhichsupporttheview.Thereareotherswhotakeittomeanasetofgangliaornervecentresaboutthatregion...Talk29(4)
TheconversationturneduponthequestionastowhetherIswaraPrasad(DivineGrace)isnecessaryfortheattainingofsamrajya(universaldominion)orwhetherajiva’shonestandstrenuouseffortstoattainitcannotofthemselvesleadhimtoThatfromwhenceisnoreturntolifeanddeath.TheMaharshiwithanineffablesmilewhich litupHisHolyFaceandwhichwasall-pervasive,shininguponthecoteriearoundhim,replied...Talk29(3)
M.:Aspropoundedbyallandrealisedbyalltrueseekers,fixityintheSupremeSpirit(Brahmanishta)alonecanmakeusknowandrealiseit.Itbeingofusandinus,anyamountofdiscrimination(vivechana)canleadusonlyonestepforward,bymakingusrenouncers,bygoadingustodiscardtheseeming(abhasa)astransitoryandtoholdfasttotheeternaltruthandpresencealone.マハルシ:すべての者によって提唱され、また、すべての真の求道者たちによって認識されて...Talk29(2)
Onanotheroccasion,theeveningwascalmandcloudy.Itwasdrizzlingoccasionallyandsomewhatcoolinconsequence.ThewindowsoftheAsramamHallwereclosedandMaharshiwasseatedasusualonthesofa.Facinghimsatthedevotees.SomevisitorshadcomefromCuddalore.ASub-Judge,accompaniedbytwoelderlyladies,wasamongthem.TheSub-Judgebeganthediscussionastotheimpermanenceofallmundanethings,byputtin...Talk29(1)
ButGod’swillfortheprescribedcourseofeventsisagoodsolutionofthefree-willproblem(vexataquaestio).Ifthemindisrestlessonaccountofasenseoftheimperfectandunsatisfactorycharacterofwhatbefallsusorwhatiscommittedoromittedbyus,thenitiswisetodropthesenseofresponsibilityandfree-willbyregardingourselvesastheordainedinstrumentsoftheAll-wiseandAll-powerful,todoandsufferasH...Talk28(18)
D.:WhydoesGodwillitso?M.:Itisinscrutable.NomotivecanbeattributedtothatPower-nodesire,noendtoachievecanbeassertedofthatoneInfinite,All-wiseandAll-powerfulBeing.Godisuntouchedbyactivities,whichtakeplaceinHispresence;comparethesunandtheworldactivities.ThereisnomeaninginattributingresponsibilityandmotivetotheOnebeforeitbecomesmany.信奉者:なぜ神の意思はそうなのでしょうか?マハルシ:それはわか...Talk28(17)
D.:Whythenissamsara-creationandmanifestationasfinitised-sofullofsorrowandevil?M.:God’swill!信奉者:それでは、なぜ輪廻は悲しみと悪で満ちているのでしょうか?マハルシ:神の意志である。Talk28(16)
Ego’sperfectionissuddenlybrokenatapointandawantisfeltgivingrisetoadesiretogetsomethingordosomething.Whenthatwantiscuredbythefulfillmentofthatdesire,theegoishappyandtheoriginalperfectionisrestored.Thereforehappinessmaybesaidtobeournaturalconditionornature.Pleasureandpainarerelativeandrefertoourfinitestate,withprogressbysatisfactionofwant.Ifrelativeprogressiss...Talk28(15)
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