Reincarnation (was: God Bless America)

[Guest guest]

Dear Mazie,

 

having been on this Kriya path for more than thirty years now, naturally I

know a number of stories about our Guruji that have accumulated over the

years. But out of reverence for Sri Ramana to whom this list is dedicated, I

will not tell too many of them here. I feel that the main emphasis on this

list should rightly go to the Sage of Arunachala.

 

But sometimes, the mouth floweth over... In this case, I felt the story

addressed the points that Jan had brought up quite well, so I thought I

might tell it.

 

Warmly,

 

Michael

 

 

-----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----

Von: sraddha54 [sraddha54]

Gesendet: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 21:51

An:

Betreff: Re: Reincarnation (was: God Bless America)

 

 

, MikeSuesserott@t... wrote:

> Dear Jan,

>

>...Even as a very young child I had always felt a

> great longing for rocky peaks and snow-capped mountains, and as you

are

> saying, "a few fragments were recalled" of a past beyond this life.

Though I

> know a little more fully now, rather than speak of myself let me

relate a

> story that was told in my presence by one monk, Brother Anandamoy,

who was a

> direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.

>

> Brother had been with Yoganandaji for only a few month when he had

this

> experience during his practice of Kriya. (Kriya Yoga, as you may

know, is

> the meditation technique taught by Yoganandaji.) So one day while

doing his

> Kriya, this monk accidentally discovered the technique of viewing

his own

> past incarnations. While still engrossed in the experience, and

enjoying it

> thoroughly, he was suddenly interrupted by a call from

outside. "Master

> wants to see you immediately!" In Brother's words, "being the

embodiment of

> ignorance" he hurried straight to Yoganandaji to give him the glad

tidings,

> fully expecting a good dose of praise for his exploit. But even

before he

> could utter a word, Yoganandaji said sternly, "I don't want you to

look at

> your past incarnations. Do not identify yourself with the past

masquerades

> of your soul."

>

> Take care,

>

> Michael

 

Dear Michael,

 

These stories just delight me no end. Guruji advising us to "forget

the past" takes on an entirely broader and more far-reaching

forgetting. So much for my curiosity!

 

Love, Peace,

Mazie

 

 

 

 

/join

 

 

 

 

All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside

back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness.

Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is

where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal

Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously

arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Mike,

 

Thanks for the enjoyable story - and it sure rings a bell.

I had my share of "not being born a blank" too and it was

about what in this era would be impossible: a technically

highly advanced society with a simple lifestyle - living in

tents, enjoying outdoor life when off-duty. Hence the love for

that - and the Canaries are ideal for it.

Humans however are social creatures - they will be unhappy,

unless serving their brethren (caring an sharing). In that respect

i'm reminded by a story on Aurobindo, who shut himself up in a

closed room for abt 20 years and (hence? advised to "realize",

functioning in society. Another pointer came from communism:

workers who did hard, physical work would earn more than doctors

or engineers. That didn't cause a shortage of academics though...

 

Peace,

Jan

 

 

On 11/28/01 at 5:58 PM MikeSuesserott wrote:

 

ºDear Jan,

º

ºlet me take this opportunity to thank you for your great photographs and

ºhaikus that I enjoy a lot. My favorite is titled, "Alone?", and shows a

ºmountain goat on a hill top. Even as a very young child I had always felt a

ºgreat longing for rocky peaks and snow-capped mountains, and as you are

ºsaying, "a few fragments were recalled" of a past beyond this life. Though

ºI

ºknow a little more fully now, rather than speak of myself let me relate a

ºstory that was told in my presence by one monk, Brother Anandamoy, who was

ºa

ºdirect disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.

º

ºBrother had been with Yoganandaji for only a few month when he had this

ºexperience during his practice of Kriya. (Kriya Yoga, as you may know, is

ºthe meditation technique taught by Yoganandaji.) So one day while doing his

ºKriya, this monk accidentally discovered the technique of viewing his own

ºpast incarnations. While still engrossed in the experience, and enjoying it

ºthoroughly, he was suddenly interrupted by a call from outside. "Master

ºwants to see you immediately!" In Brother's words, "being the embodiment of

ºignorance" he hurried straight to Yoganandaji to give him the glad tidings,

ºfully expecting a good dose of praise for his exploit. But even before he

ºcould utter a word, Yoganandaji said sternly, "I don't want you to look at

ºyour past incarnations. Do not identify yourself with the past masquerades

ºof your soul."

º

ºTake care,

º

ºMichael

º

º

º

º/join

º

º

º

º

º

ºAll paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

ºperceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and

ºsubside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not

ºdifferent than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the

ºnature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present.

ºIt is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the

ºFinality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of

ºSelf-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome

ºall to a.

º

º

º

ºYour use of is subject to