Carl Jung
on the Maharshi
“Sri Ramana Maharshi is a true son of the Indian Earth. He is genuine, authentic and, in addition to that, something quite phenomenal. In India, he is the whitest spot in a white space. What we find in the life and teachings of Sri Ramana is the purest of Bharat [India] with its breath liberating humanity. It is a chant of milleniums, the melody is built upon a single Motif which, in a thousand colorful reflexes, regenerates itself within the Indian spirit and the latest incarnation of which is Ramana Maharshi. The life and teachings of Sri Ramana are not only important for India, but also for Westerners. They form a record of great human interest....
When Miguel Serrano asked Dr. Jung about his book entitled "The Undiscovered Self", what he meant by the Self, he was told, “The Self is a circle, whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere. And do you know what the Self is for the Western man? It is Christ (Christ-consciousness), for Christ is the archetype of the hero representing man’s highest aspiration....
