Dear Sri Subramanian Sir,
So long as one believes in the objective world and objects of the world continue to interest, it is well-nigh impossible to attain quietude of the mind. Srimad Bhagavad Gita says that one should gradually, gradually attain quietude with intellect held steadfast and the mind sunk in the Self, allowing no thought to arise. And also, to whatever side the restless, unsteady mind wanders away, one should check it and bring it back controlled to the Self. ( V-25, & V-26 )
Dear sir, before coming to Sri Bhagwan, whenever I read the above cited verses from the Sacred Gita, I felt at a loss, some sort of inadequacy. I didn’t know what to do. But the moment I experienced Sri Bhagwan’s Grace, these and other Verses from the Gita and a few other scriptures became lighted , as I mentioned earlier, and acquired new meaning. This inspired me to say that Sri Bhagwan delivered the liberating Verses of the Gita as Lord Sri Krishna and and taught them to His adoring devotees as Guru Sri Ramana.
Mere intellectual understanding without sadhana adds up to nothing. Sri Bhagwan, out of great compassion for the mankind, gave twin infallible and secret weapons ‘Who Am I ?’ and ‘Whence Am I ?’ to cut at the very root of the empirical, conceptual and the objective world and bring back the all-important self-attention to Home i.e. the Self.
Thank you so much sir.
Regards,
Anil