Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Thank you for sharing that beautiful story Vicki. That is what our Bhagavan was like in his physical form. Making Himself invisible, He reveals Himself as the Heart, One's Very Being. Love to all Harsha viorica w wrote: THE PUNDITS AND THE PEASANT Prof. K. Swaminathan ONCE during a visit to the Ashram in the 1940s I was sitting outside the Old Hall with many devotees, facing Sri Bhagavan who was reclining on a couch. A group of learned pundits were discussing certain passages from the Upanishads with great enthu-siasm and profundity. All, including Bhagavan, appeared to be attentively listening to this interesting discussion when, all of a sudden, Bhagavan rose from his couch, walked thirty metres to the north, and stood before a villager who was standing there looking lowly with palms joined. Immediately the discussion stopped and all eyes were turned to Bhagavan and the villager standing at a distance. They appeared to be conversing, but at such a distance no one could tell about what. Soon Bhagavan returned to his couch and the discussion resumed. I was curious about this villager and why Bhagavan had gone out of his way to meet him. So, while the discussion continued I slipped away and caught up with him before he left the Ashram. I asked the villager what he and Bhagavan had talked about. He said that Bhagavan had asked him why he was standing there so far away. "I told Bhagavan, 'I am only an ignorant, poor villager. How am I to approach you who are God incarnate?'" " What did the Maharshi say then?" I asked. " He asked me my name, what village I was from, what work I did and how many children I had, etc." " Did you ask Him anything?" " I asked Him how I could be saved and how I could earn His blessings." " What did He tell you?" " He asked me if there was a temple in my village. I told him there was. He wanted to know the name of the deity of that temple. I told Him the name. He then said that I should go on repeating the name of that deity and I would receive all the blessings needed." I came back to Bhagavan's presence and sat among the devotees listening to the learned discussion, in which I had now lost all interest, realizing that the simple humility and devotion of this peasant had evoked a far greater response from our Master than any amount of learning. I then decided that, though a scholar by profession, I should always remain a humble, ignorant peasant at heart, and pray, like that villager, for Bhagavan's grace and blessings. www.ramana-maharshi.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Dear Harsha lots of love from Italy since some days I am on your list without offending someone t h i s letter of yours and the mail from the young boy of brasil really TOUCHED me after a long journey thru how many difficult lifes and a fantastic difficult lifetime in this life I found many years ago thru "my" own work suffering efforts love and so on Maharshi whose books I "carried" for years with me WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THEM only after enduring the final punch I took them again and started to "understand" since than I try "my" best to life accordingly and feel always repeat always blessed.... so please take my thank you for letter regarding this lovingly story about ramana..... thats the way it should......... I hope you "got" me Hoping to hear from you whenever you want Michael michael_bindel (AT) hotmail (DOT) com >Harsha > >To: , RamanaMaharshi >Re: K. Swaminathan-The pundits & the peasant >Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:05:16 -0400 > >Thank you for sharing that beautiful story Vicki. >That is what our Bhagavan was like in his physical form. >Making Himself invisible, He reveals Himself as the Heart, One's >Very Being. > >Love to all >Harsha > >viorica w wrote: > >>THE PUNDITS AND THE PEASANT >> >> >>Prof. K. Swaminathan >> >>ONCE during a visit to the Ashram in the 1940s I was sitting >>outside the Old Hall with many devotees, facing Sri Bhagavan who >>was reclining on a couch. A group of learned pundits were >>discussing certain passages from the Upanishads with great >>enthu-siasm and profundity. All, including Bhagavan, appeared to be >>attentively listening to this interesting discussion when, all of a >>sudden, Bhagavan rose from his couch, walked thirty metres to the >>north, and stood before a villager who was standing there looking >>lowly with palms joined. >> >>Immediately the discussion stopped and all eyes were turned to >>Bhagavan and the villager standing at a distance. They appeared to >>be conversing, but at such a distance no one could tell about what. >>Soon Bhagavan returned to his couch and the discussion resumed. >> >>I was curious about this villager and why Bhagavan had gone out of >>his way to meet him. So, while the discussion continued I slipped >>away and caught up with him before he left the Ashram. I asked the >>villager what he and Bhagavan had talked about. He said that >>Bhagavan had asked him why he was standing there so far away. "I >>told Bhagavan, 'I am only an ignorant, poor villager. How am I to >>approach you who are God incarnate?'" >> >>" What did the Maharshi say then?" I asked. >> >>" He asked me my name, what village I was from, what work I did and >>how many children I had, etc." >> >>" Did you ask Him anything?" >> >>" I asked Him how I could be saved and how I could earn His >>blessings." >> >>" What did He tell you?" >> >>" He asked me if there was a temple in my village. I told him there >>was. He wanted to know the name of the deity of that temple. I told >>Him the name. He then said that I should go on repeating the name >>of that deity and I would receive all the blessings needed." >> >>I came back to Bhagavan's presence and sat among the devotees >>listening to the learned discussion, in which I had now lost all >>interest, realizing that the simple humility and devotion of this >>peasant had evoked a far greater response from our Master than any >>amount of learning. I then decided that, though a scholar by >>profession, I should always remain a humble, ignorant peasant at >>heart, and pray, like that villager, for Bhagavan's grace and >>blessings. >> >>www.ramana-maharshi.org >> >> >> >> Protect your PC - Click here for McAfee.com VirusScan Online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Dear Michael, I have been busy but wanted to respond. Have you read other stories about Bhagavan? His Grace, Beauty, and Power was remarkable. He appeared just as an ordinary person but some of the greatest scholars and yogis of the day sat at his feet. There is a wonderful story I recall when a family of untouchables came to see him. Once I posted it and I will try to find it again. To those who were sincere, Sri Ramana was unfailingly kind and showered them with his grace and love. In his physical form, those who were in tune, saw that Sri Ramana had a very soft heart. At times, the Sage would shed tears hearing a story of a devotee or even when himself reading a story of devotion from the scriptures. Have you read Miles' story in the latest volume III of our magazine. He speaks of Bhagavan as our living teacher. Beautiful article. Have to go now. Love to all Harsha > "MICHAEL BINDEL" <michael_bindel > 2003/09/20 Sat PM 01:13:40 EDT > > Re: K. Swaminathan-The pundits & the peasant Dear Harsha lots of love from Italy since some days I am on your list without offending someone t h i s letter of yours and the mail from the young boy of brasil really TOUCHED me after a long journey thru how many difficult lifes and a fantastic difficult lifetime in this life I found many years ago thru "my" own work suffering efforts love and so on Maharshi whose books I "carried" for years with me WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THEM only after enduring the final punch I took them again and started to "understand" since than I try "my" best to life accordingly and feel always repeat always blessed.... so please take my thank you for letter regarding this lovingly story about ramana..... thats the way it should......... I hope you "got" me Hoping to hear from you whenever you want Michael "Love itself is the actual form of God." Ramana Maharshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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