Devotee: I do not know what happens in sleep. That is the reason I ask now.
Ramana Maharishi: The question affects the sleeping phase and must be raised there. It does not affect the waking phase and there is no apparent reason for this question. The fact is that you have no limitations in sleep and no question arises. Whereas now you put on limitations, identify yourself with the body and questions of this kind arise.
Devotee: I understand it, but do not realise it (i.e. unity in variety).
Ramana Maharishi: Because you are in variety, you say you understand unity - that you have flashes, etc., remember things, etc.; you consider this variety to be real. On the other hand Unity is the reality, and the variety is false. The variety must go before unity reveals itself - its reality. It is always real. It does not send flashes of its being in this false variety. On the contrary, this variety obstructs the truth.
Ramana Maharishi: The question affects the sleeping phase and must be raised there. It does not affect the waking phase and there is no apparent reason for this question. The fact is that you have no limitations in sleep and no question arises. Whereas now you put on limitations, identify yourself with the body and questions of this kind arise.
Devotee: I understand it, but do not realise it (i.e. unity in variety).
Ramana Maharishi: Because you are in variety, you say you understand unity - that you have flashes, etc., remember things, etc.; you consider this variety to be real. On the other hand Unity is the reality, and the variety is false. The variety must go before unity reveals itself - its reality. It is always real. It does not send flashes of its being in this false variety. On the contrary, this variety obstructs the truth.
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