One you are not, nor you are dual.
You are dual and non-dual both.
Body, breath, senses, mind and intellect, ego,
None of these are you.
Sleep, waking, dream, the fourth and the final state,
None of these are you.
Nor are you mere conjecture, Venkata,
For deep within each seeker’s heart you shine
As “I am”, the true Life of life.
V. 268, Sri Ramana Sannidhi Murai, Tr. Prof. Sri K. Swaminathan
O Sri Bhagwan ! The body that you seemingly owned for the time-being,
Was subject to your own Law.
Now that the body is no more
Are you mere conjecture, Sri Bhagwan ?
No, You are not mere conjecture !
You are here, where can you go ?
For deep within each seeker’s heart you shine
As “I AM”, the true Life of life.
(Dear devotees, I am not a poet. I never composed any poem. Just I felt like writing as I did. Kindly do not mind.)
Whichever way I went
I heard your praise, O happy one,
And to your feet surrendered
My body, wealth and life.
I cried:
“Ocean of virtue mountain-high,
Show me the way to happiness.”
Ramana, just, majestic, said:
“Stand still. Stay where you are.”
V. 967, Sri Ramana Sannidhi Murai, Tr. Prof. Sri K. Swaminathan
Yes. That is the way to happiness. Dear devotees, there is no other way to perennial happiness. Other way leads to sorrows mixed with occasional pleasures. My real nature is Happiness Itself. So, any pleasure experienced outside of myself is only infinitesimal part of the Happiness that is my real nature. So, Sri Bhagwan says, “Be as you are” and experience Happiness, which is your real nature, to your heart’s content.
Thank you,
Anil