A Zen Master asked a newcomer, “From where are you coming?” and the newcomer said, “The trees are green, and flowers have bloomed, and it is tremendously beautiful here.” Now this is the answer of one who knows. The man is saying, “I am not coming from anywhere; I have always been here. “
Raman Maharshi was dying, and the disciples started crying and weeping, naturally. Raman opened his eyes and he said, “Why are you crying?” One disciple asked, “Bhagwan, where will you be going?” Raman said, “What nonsense are you talking about? I am going to be here. I have not come from anywhere and I am not going anywhere. I have always been here and I will always be here. “
Because the innermost core is eternal, it never comes, never goes. It has no birth, no death. If you know, then your answer will be this.