Namaste All,

In the immediate reaction to nature's adversities, we forget discrimination. We forget Gita. This point could not be made in the thread 'Gita's Interpretation'. Let me hope that the following can register the point. Although, I know that only those who have known about Maharshi Ramana will be able to gauge the depth of relevance. But, the importance of a sage's presence in physical form or in spiritual form is general.

Raphael Hurst, also known as Paul Brunton, was an english author who searched through West Asia, India, and East Asia, for truth of life. He finally took station in Arunachala for longish time, in two or three installments. He wrote about Shri Ramana.



The following two paras are from his books:
"Not a few Western minds will inevitably consider that this life of the Maharshi's is a wasted one. But it may be good for us to have a few men who sit apart from our world of unending activity and survey it for us from afar. ---- It may also be that a jungle sage, with self conquered at his feet, is not inferior to a worldly fool who is blown apart hither and thither by every circumstance.
Day after day brings its fresh indications of the greatness of this man. -----"
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"In that gloomy cavern the Maharshi had spent uncounted hours of intense absorption in seraphic peace, locked within the folds of his heart, where dwelt divinity. ------ We foolishly imagine that such a man has failed to keep up with the bustling procession of life. It never occurs to us that he may have far outstepped it."
We are lesser mortals, afraid of destiny and bound so strongly to infinite number of karma unfinished that we barely understand a sage, whose actions have been burned. Such a sage calms the ruffled minds of thousands from near and from far. He feeds thousands daily.


Is He inactive? Only those who have no inkling of spiritual meaning of action will think so. He does nothing, yet He does far more than we can ever hope to do. And He does only Good.

A sage is not inactive. A sage is not indifferent.

Om