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Once the private secretary to the Governor of Pondicherry came to the Ashram with a long list of questions written in an elaborate style of French. Handing over the paper to Bhagavan, he sat on the window sill opposite the couch.
Finding the questions in French, Bhagavan asked me to translate them. As I was struggling with word-by-word translation and was finding the French difficult to translate, Bhagavan said, “That’s not necessary, just tell me the gist.”
I scanned the questions and told Bhagavan that he really didn’t want oral answers but rather in the form of an experience. Bhagavan paused for a moment, and then slowly turned his face in the direction of the questioner and rested eyes on him.
After about 30 seconds, I noticed the man’s body trembling and shaking all over. Then he blurted out, “Oh no, Bhagavan, not now! Please, Bhagavan, not now!” I was standing at the side of Bhagavan, watching extraordinary scene and wondering what a being Bhagavan was. He was a storehouse of power, yet so kind, gentle and compassionate.
Source: Face to Face with Sri Ramana Maharshi (page 71).
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