Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 , Jill Eggers <eggersj@g...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > yosy > > > > > > ps. with all due respect, ghandi was a skillful politician. in no > > way > > > comparing to beloved ramana... > > > > > Hello Yosy, > > This comment shows neither respect nor understanding of the life and > work of Mahatma Gandhi. > > Jill > > dear jill, i meant in no way any disrespect to the mahatma, "great soul", whose exalted spiritual status was proven even at the the moment of death, while he uttered "ram, ram..." and whom i hold in highest regard. being a trained lawyer, skillful politician and leader does not contradict it. yet in order to act as he did in this world, the mahatma had to retain some trace of identification and duality to motivate and be motivated. but ramana mahar'shi, totally devoid of any trace of duality and illusion, belongs to entirely different category. even as the quote recently posted shows: >> When asked "What are your opinions about social reform," Sri Ramana Maharshi replied: "Self-reform automatically brings about social reform. Confine yourself to self-reform. Social reform will take care of itself."<< with sincere respect yosy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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