God, Self, and World In The Spiritual Teachings of Ramana Maharishi, a disciple asks, "Should I not try to help the suffering world?" Ramana Maharishi answers, "If God has created the world, it is his business to look after it, not yours." Ramana Maharishi's response presumes many things about the nature of God, Self, and the world. It shows that the conventional view of morality and therefore, the disciple's question, is wrong. A point that …showed first 75 words of 863 total…

…showed last 75 words of 863 total…not permanent and enduring. Something that is not permanent is not real. Therefore, suffering is only created by ignorance, a mind that sees separation. Clearly, the disciples question in itself is wrong. The problem is his perspective. He is asking from an unenlightened and unself-realized state of consciousness. Like Ramana Maharishi, once he has realized that the Self, the world, and God are one, his view of the world and conventional morality will be changed.