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Re: Problems in Advaita
santhosh@iss.nus.sg (Santhosh Kumar) writes:
>. Also, as my
>understanding on this subject goes, once an ordinary person
>achieves Nirvikalpa Samadhi, he leaves the body in 21 days.
Santhoshji :
Namaskaar. You remark that one who nirvikalpa samadhi drops their body
in 21 days. I have also heard this many times in India, my Guruji denies
any thing of this sort. Ramana Maharshi, in Talks with Ramana, talks
about kevala and sahaja nirvikalpa samadhi. The first is likened to
a bucket lowered into a water well with still the rope attached, while
sahaja nirvikalpa samadhi is like the river water mixed in the sea.
Thus, the former is temporary while the latter is permanent.
Obviously He had attained both these states but does not die in 21 days :-)
In fact, in latter parts of the book 'Talks with Ramana', he refutes the
statement that one would die in 21 days.
I would be interested if you had some references (shruti and/or
smriti) stating 21 days.
Thanks for your time,
Giri
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