Devotee: I am doing idol worship.
Ramana Maharishi: Go on with it. It leads to concentration of mind. Get one-pointed. All will come out right. People think that freedom is somewhere yonder and should be sought out. They are wrong. Freedom (moksha) is only knowing the Self within yourself. Concentrate and you will get it. Your mind is the cycle of births and deaths (samsara).
Devotee: Should I not go on with repetition of sacred syllables, (mantra japa), e.g., Krishna or
Rama’s name, when I worship images?
Ramana Maharishi: Mental japa is very good. That helps meditation. Mind gets identified with the repetition and then you get to know what worship (puja) really is - the losing of one’s individuality in that which is worshipped.
Ramana Maharishi: Go on with it. It leads to concentration of mind. Get one-pointed. All will come out right. People think that freedom is somewhere yonder and should be sought out. They are wrong. Freedom (moksha) is only knowing the Self within yourself. Concentrate and you will get it. Your mind is the cycle of births and deaths (samsara).
Devotee: Should I not go on with repetition of sacred syllables, (mantra japa), e.g., Krishna or
Rama’s name, when I worship images?
Ramana Maharishi: Mental japa is very good. That helps meditation. Mind gets identified with the repetition and then you get to know what worship (puja) really is - the losing of one’s individuality in that which is worshipped.
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