The same man again asked about the nature of and the means to get samādhi.
M.: When the one who asks the nature of and the method of getting into it vanishes, samādhi will result.
Mr. Chadwick: It is said that one look of a Mahātma is enough; that idols, pilgrimages, etc. are not so effective. I have been here for three months, but I do not know how I have been benefited by the look of Maharshi.
M.: The look has a purifying effect. Purification cannot be visualised. Just as a piece of coal takes long to be ignited, a piece of charcoal takes a short time, and a mass of gunpowder is instantaneously ignited, so it is with grades of men coming in contact with Mahātmas.
Mr. Cohen: I get into meditation and reach a point which may be called peace and a contemplative mood. What should be the next step?
M.: Peace is Self-Realisation. Peace need not be disturbed. One should aim at Peace only.
D.: But I do not have the satisfaction.
M.: Because your peace is temporary. If made permanent it is called Realisation.