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To Drown In Silence!

The seeker seeks the master, Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's Grace to drown him in silence. Read a short poem.

To sink in the depths of silence,

Is what I seek with your ever 

 available guidance,

 It's never enough to take little dips in    
 its waters,

 But to drown in it once for all is what               really matters,

 It's what to be in total peace,

 And completely at ease,

 What then remains for me

  but to simply be? 



















  









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