outer activity is outweighed by the silence of the Mahatmas

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The Teachings of BhagavanSri Ramana Maharshiin His Own WordsCHAPTER ONESUFFERINGBhagavan: ... Seek the reality and get rid of this unreal feeling.This the visitor was unwilling to do, but instead referred againto suffering and to those who strive vainly to remove it.Visitor: There are great men and public workers who cannotsolve the problem of suffering in the world.B.: That is because they are based on the ego. If theyremained in the Self it would be different.Still, presuming the absolute reality of the objective world,the visitor now asked in an indirect way how it would bedifferent, demanding that those who abide in the Self shouldaccept the unreal as Real.V.: Why don't Mahatmas help?For the moment, Bhagavan answers on the visitor's own level.B.: How do you know that they don't? Public speeches,outer activity and material help are all outweighed by the silenceof the Mahatmas. They accomplish more than others.