Guest guest Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 >From "At the Feet of Bhagwan" T.K. Sundaresa Iyer (T.K.S) met Sri Ramana in 1908 when T.K.S was only a twelve year old boy. His cousin Krishnamurthy had been visiting Ramana Maharshi regularly and would sing songs of devotion to him. One day T.K.S asked his cousin where he went every day. Krishnamurthy told him about Ramana and said, "The Lord of the Hill Himself is sitting in human form, why don't you come with me." Both of them then climbed the Hill and went to Virupksha cave to visit the Sage. Now the story in T.K.S.'s own words: "I too climbed the Hill and found Bhagavan sitting on a stone slab, with about 10 devotees around him. Each would sing a song. Bhagavan turned to me and asked, "Well, won't you sing a song also." One of Sundramurthy's songs came to my mind and I sang it. It's meaning was, "No other support have I, except thy holy feet. By holding on to them, I shall win your grace. Great men sing your praise Oh, Lord. Grant that my tongue may repeat Thy name even when my mind strays.Yes. That is what must be done," said Bhagavan, and I took it to be his teaching for me. >From that time on, I went to see him regularly for several years without missing a day." "One day I wondered why I was visiting him at all. What was the use? There seemed to be no inner advancement. Going up the hill was meaningless toil. I decided to end my visits on the hill. For one hundred days exactly I did not see Bhagavan. On the hundred and first day I could suffer no longer and I ran to Skandasramam, above Virupaksha Cave. Bhagavan saw me climbing, got up and came forward to meet me. When I fell at his feet, I could not restrain myself and burst into tears. I clung to them and would not get up. Bhagavan pulled me up and asked: "It is over three months since I saw you. Where were you?'' I told him how I thought that seeing him was of no use. "All right,'' he said, "maybe it is of no use, so what? You felt the loss, did you not?'' Then I understood that we did not go to him for profit, but because away from him there was no life for us." >From "At the Feet of Bhagwan" by T.K. Sundaresa Iyer. /MagazineV2/harsha/stories.html#at%20the%20feet ===== /join Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 It's funny but I tear up at the funniest of things these days. Love Bobby G. , Harsha <harshaimtm> wrote: > From "At the Feet of Bhagwan" > > T.K. Sundaresa Iyer (T.K.S) met Sri Ramana in 1908 > when T.K.S was only a twelve year old boy. His cousin > Krishnamurthy had been visiting Ramana Maharshi > regularly and would sing songs of devotion to him. One > day T.K.S asked his cousin where he went every day. > Krishnamurthy told him about Ramana and said, "The > Lord of the Hill Himself is sitting in human form, why > don't you come with me." Both of them then climbed the > Hill and went to Virupksha cave to visit the Sage. > > > Now the story in T.K.S.'s own words: > > > "I too climbed the Hill and found Bhagavan sitting on > a stone slab, with about 10 devotees around him. Each > would sing a song. Bhagavan turned to me and asked, > "Well, won't you sing a song also." One of > Sundramurthy's songs came to my mind and I sang it. > It's meaning was, "No other support have I, except thy > holy feet. By holding on to them, I shall win your > grace. Great men sing your praise Oh, Lord. Grant that > my tongue may repeat Thy name even when my mind > strays.Yes. That is what must be done," said > Bhagavan, and I took it to be his teaching for me. > From that time on, I went to see him regularly for > several years without missing a day." > > > "One day I wondered why I was visiting him at all. > What was the use? There seemed to be no inner > advancement. Going up the hill was meaningless toil. I > decided to end my visits on the hill. For one hundred > days exactly I did not see Bhagavan. On the hundred > and first day I could suffer no longer and I ran to > Skandasramam, above Virupaksha Cave. Bhagavan saw me > climbing, got up and came forward to meet me. When I > fell at his feet, I could not restrain myself and > burst into tears. I clung to them and would not get > up. Bhagavan pulled me up and asked: "It is over three > months since I saw you. Where were you?'' I told him > how I thought that seeing him was of no use. "All > right,'' he said, "maybe it is of no use, so what? You > felt the loss, did you not?'' Then I understood that > we did not go to him for profit, but because away from > him there was no life for us." > > > From "At the Feet of Bhagwan" by T.K. Sundaresa Iyer. > > > /MagazineV2/harsha/stories.html#at% 20the%20feet > > > > ===== > /join > > > > > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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