Fwd: The incense has been burnt...

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RamanaMaharshi, g.ebert@g... wrote:

As my computer is for reperation I thought I could not go online for

some

time, but then I discovered an old never used modem at my working

place and

lend it - and - wonder of wonders, it works together with my old

computer and

so this is an interim solution and I am able to share this homorous

story

about Sri Ramana with you.

In HIM

Gabriele

 

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As soon as Bhagavan returned to the hall and sat on the couch, one of

the

devotees put some incense into the stove nearby. The fumes were

little too

intense and as they spread around Bhagavan's face, he felt almost

suffocated.

"Shall we open the windows?" suggested a devotee.

Bhagavan said, "Let it be. Leave it alone. In the temples, we burn the

incense and fan the fumes towards the deity so that the idol is

completely

enveloped in the fumes. Your idea in burning the incense here also is

to see that

the Swami should enjoy the fumes.

Moreover, they are spreading out of their own accord.

Why are you now trying to drive the fumes away?"

 

Just as Bhagavan was saying this, a devotee fanned the embers in the

stove

with his hand. Suddenly the whole thing burst into a flame. We were

afraid

that the heat of the flame might affect Bhagavan and began to feel

anxious. But

Bhagavan saind with a smile: "Yes, now it is all right. The incense

has been

burnt and the lights have been waved, the process of puja is now

complete."

Then Bhagavan resumed silence.

 

 

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Nagamma: Letters from and Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam, p. 113

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