Sacred practice of Mantra

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>8. Can anyone get any benefit by repeating sacred syllables

> [ mantras] picked up casually ?

>

>M: "No.

> He must be competent and initiated in such mantras."

>

> Maharshi illustrated this by the following story:

>

> A King visited his Premier in his residence. There he was told

> that the Premier was engaged in repetition of sacred syllables.

> [ japa ] . The king waited for him and , on meeting him ,

> asked what the japa was. The premier said that it was the holiest

> of all,

> Gayatri. The King desired to be initiated by the Premier.

> But the premier confessed his inability to initiate him.

> Therefore the king learned it from someone else , and meeting

> the Minister later he repeated the Gayatri and wanted to know

> if it was right . The Minister said that the mantra was correct,

> but it was not proper for him to say it.

> When pressed for an explanation, the minister called to a page

> close by and order him to take hold of the King.

> The order was not obeyed . The order was often repeated and still

> not obeyed . The King flew into a rage and ordered the same man

> to hold the Minister , and it was immediately done.

> The minister laughed and said that the incident was the explanation

> required by the King. "How?" , asked the king.

> The minister replied , "the order was the same and the executor also ,

> but the authority was different. When I ordered , the effect was

> nill ,

> when you ordered , there was immediate effect.

> Similarly with mantras."

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>Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi

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>

>Thanks Vicki

>similar ideas are expressed

>here in a story Dharma expressed interest in . . .

>

>One day a chela was advised by his Guru to go visit

>a holy man who lived on an island.

>The chela rowed to the island and made his way to the interior where the

>residence of the holy man was to be found.

>He was astonished to find a rather simple

>and ordinary looking person who did not seem of much intelligence and also

>sometimes seemed hard of hearing.

>The monk in conversation with the alleged Holy Man

>asked what his Spiritual practice was.

>"I have practiced a sacred mantra from my Guru

>for many years. This has been my only meditation."

>"What is the Mantra?" asked the chela?

>"OM MANI PADME YAK" said the man.

>The chela tried not to laugh.

>"YAK?" said the chela,

>"Sir, you must have misheard,

>the correct mantra is,

>OM MANI PADME HUM"

>The holy man seemed surprised at this revelation.

>"I will change my ways immediately - thank you

>friend for your advice. I will change my

>meditation so that I can make some real progress."

>The chela laughing to himself, decided to row back.

>Not believing that he had wasted time

>visiting such an ignoramus, who did not know the

>most basic mantras.

>As he rowed, still chuckling, he could not believe his eyes,

>he saw the Holy Man in an agitated state

>striding towards him, walking on the water.

>"Friend, friend," said the Holy Man,

>"What was the correct mantra again?"

>

>Lobster

>Om Mani Peme Hung

[Guest guest]

Hi Lobster!

>a story Dharma expressed interest in . . .

>>

>snip<

>>"I have practiced a sacred mantra from my Guru

>>for many years. This has been my only meditation."

>>"What is the Mantra?" asked the chela?

>>"OM MANI PADME YAK" said the man.

>snip<

>>As he rowed, still chuckling, he could not believe his eyes,

>>he saw the Holy Man in an agitated state

>>striding towards him, walking on the water.

>>"Friend, friend," said the Holy Man,

>>"What was the correct mantra again?"

 

Wonderful! )))))) LOL! )))))))))

 

Thanks for this! I've seen variations on the same theme, but this is a

wonderful version.

 

Love,

Dharma