![]() ![]() Many sayings that are attributed to him, particularly on the internet, are of dubious authenticity, and even when the source of any of them can be found, it is usually not a particularly reliable one. ![]() People often ask me questions about things that he is supposed to have said, but in many cases it turns out that what they are quoting is something they found quoted somewhere on the internet without any source being given, so I always prefer to know where and by whom such sayings were originally recorded, in order to be able to assess how reliable they are likely to be. Michael James: Before answering this question, I think it would be useful to make some general observations about sayings that are attributed to Sri Ramana. ![]() Do you agree with what Sri Ramana said above? Ramana Maharshi: By rooting out the false idea of the body being the Self. Question: How to root out our sexual impulse? When the mind is destroyed, the other desires are destroyed also. ![]() If a man has a strong desire for the higher life then the sex tendency will subside. Ramana Maharshi: The householder’s life is not a bar, but the householder must do his utmost to practise self-control. Question: Is marriage a bar to spiritual progress? Ramana Maharshi: What is the use of that? If it exists in the mind, what use is it to force people to abstain? Question: At Sri Aurobindo’s ashram there is a rigid rule that married couples are permitted to live there on condition that they have no sexual intercourse. Then there is no question of desires any more. Ramana Maharshi: A true brahmachari is one who dwells in Brahman. Question: Do you approve of sexual continence? The following is the first of these instalments: No differences exist in the non-dual view of Sri Ramana.Ātma-vicāra is the only means by which we can experience ourself as we really are.Self-investigation and sexual restraint.Since it is a very long interview, running to more than 17,000 words, I will reproduce it here (with slight modifications) in five instalments: Recently I was interviewed (via email) by the editor of the online Non-Duality Magazine for their current issue entitled The Celibacy Question, and the entire interview is posted here. ![]()
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