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The Other Side
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Sri Ramakrishna tells the story of three men who saw a wall and a ladder.
One climbed the ladder, saw what was on the other side and jumped over.
The second climbed saw what was on the other side, called the third one and jumped over.
The third one climbed, saw what was on the other side, climbed back down and told others about it.
Seeing what is on the other side is atma darshan, i.e., jnana. The different behaviour of these three jnanis is only on the outlook of others — they are all one and the same in jnana; their different behaviours are only according to the prarabdha (destiny) of the body, as the doer is dead.
The first man is a brahma varishta — he is drowned in samadhi and remains always unaware of the body and surroundings.
The second is a brahma variyan — he will give only clues as for example Seshadri Swami, Tinnai Swami. They do not care to get involved with the people and world, but if they are pressed, they will give clues.
The third is a brahma vit or brahma varan — the great gurus such as Bhagavan, Sri Ramakrishna, Sankara, fall into this class.
~ From Manoj Sethi
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