Though I had with me a sacred treasure, a volume of Sri Ramana Gita in Malayalam in Sri Bhagavan’s own handwriting, given to me with his blessings, I had not closely studied it, or tried to put into practice the instructions contained therein. He added in Malayalam, “Why should one desirous of coming to Tiruvannamalai first go to Kasi (Banaras) or Rameswaram and then come here? Why not straight to Tiruvannamalai instead of the long detour”? I felt a great sense of remorse when Sri Bhagavan had to point out this sloka from Sri Ramana Gita to me. It looked like a miracle when the book opened on the right page but such experiences are common to devotees of Sri Bhagavan. In yoga shastra, anahata chakra is the fourth, and muladhara is the first and lowest of the six centres in the spinal chord. Bhagavan who was reclining on the couch, got down and took out a copy of Sri Ramana Gita, from the rotating shelf nearby and opened it right on the page containing the sloka: If the Heart be located in anahata chakra 1, how does the practice of yoga begin in muladharas? I had once approached Bhagavan and asked him about the different locations suggested for concentration in various srutis, e.g., between eyebrows, tip of the nose, heart centre, muladhara, etc. So, the pursuit of the Self by the continuous quest “Who am l?” is the safest and surest way to dispel ignorance and remain as the Self. Any other form of so-called happiness, obtained from external sources is illusory and evanescent. Abiding as the Self, which is Pure Consciousness, is the greatest happiness, perfect and permanent.
BHAGAVAN Sri Ramana Maharshi has taught us that eternal happiness is one’s real nature and the best way for realising it is for the Self to be itself.
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