Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 --- Harsha wrote: Dear Harsha, Osiyo! (Hello!) It is a delight to sit with all of you here in this circle--this current post of yours Harsha--Ramana's words: "the full consciousness". . ."the all pervading reality"--"being non different in all the principles and being other than the sense "I am the body"-- are the kind of words that changed by entire life in my earlier years. It only took that one book by Paul Brunton, The Secret Path, I think it was called, and Sri Ramana had my entire devotion forever. I then took initiation in the Sarada-Ramakrishna lineage with Swami Bhashyananda of the Chicago Vedanta Center; he was a visiting lecturer at my college in Canada. I am now a member of the Interfaith Contemplative Order of Sarada in America (OSA), whose interfaith outreach is called the Contemplative Vedanta Support Network (CVSN). I live spiritual life as a Contemplative Vedantist, a Hermit of Sarada. I do a lot of work with persons who are following an interfaith sadhana. As a Cherokee-Christian-Vedantist, I seem to have been born to be interfaith! Saying hello and wado! (thanks!) from 8200' high in the Rockies west of Boulder, Colorado~ With love in Bhagavan, Sister Judith, rainbowbird~ tsisqua unvgoladv Eastern Cherokee _________ > The full consciousness [purna chit] which is not > other than the true > import of the word "I", being non different in all > the principles > [tattvas] and being other than the sense 'I am the > body' is the all > pervading reality. > > (From the Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi - > Translation of Devikalotra) > > > ------------------------ Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Has someone you know been affected by illness or > disease? > Network for Good is THE place to support health > awareness efforts! > http://us.click./rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/bpSolB/TM > --~-> > > > /join > > > > > > "Love itself is the actual form of God." > > Sri Ramana > > In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma > Links > > > > > > > > > The all-new My - Get yours free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Hello Sister Judith, I am a little late in welcoming you here, but I have been enjoying your presence and your posts. In 1992 when I first read Christopher Isherwood's book on Ramakrishna, I became quite in love with Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekenanda. For years I kept a picture of Sarada Devi on my desk as a guide, during the early years of my experience of kundalini awakening, and sometimes had dreams of her. She is such a lovely peaceful presence. For anyone who gets to Chicago, the Vedanta society there is located in Hyde Park on the south side of the city, in a lovely old brick building near the University of Chicago. It is a wonderful place to visit. There is a chapel with an altar filled with images and icons of many gods and saints of many faiths, and a little bookstore in the outer rooms on the first floor with lots of books on Ramakrishna and Sarada Devi, lots of translations of the Gita and many other goodies, including the finest comic book collection of the Mahabarata I have seen anywhere! Love, Jill On Jan 15, 2005, at 10:49 AM, Sister Judith Thackray-OSAh wrote: > > > --- Harsha wrote: > > Dear Harsha, > Osiyo! (Hello!) > It is a delight to sit with all of you here in this > circle--this current post of yours Harsha--Ramana's > words: "the full consciousness". . ."the all > pervading reality"--"being non different in all the > principles and being other than the sense "I am the > body"-- are the kind of words that changed by entire > life in my earlier years. It only took that one book > by Paul Brunton, The Secret Path, I think it was > called, and Sri Ramana had my entire devotion forever. > > I then took initiation in the Sarada-Ramakrishna > lineage with Swami Bhashyananda of the Chicago Vedanta > Center; he was a visiting lecturer at my college in > Canada. > > I am now a member of the Interfaith Contemplative > Order of Sarada in America (OSA), whose interfaith > outreach is called the Contemplative Vedanta Support > Network (CVSN). I live spiritual life as a > Contemplative Vedantist, a Hermit of Sarada. > I do a lot of work with persons who are following an > interfaith sadhana. As a Cherokee-Christian-Vedantist, > I seem to have been born to be interfaith! > > Saying hello and wado! (thanks!) from 8200' high in > the Rockies west of Boulder, Colorado~ > > With love in Bhagavan, > Sister Judith, > rainbowbird~ > tsisqua unvgoladv > > Eastern Cherokee > > _________ > > > The full consciousness [purna chit] which is not > > other than the true > > import of the word "I", being non different in all > > the principles > > [tattvas] and being other than the sense 'I am the > > body' is the all > > pervading reality. > > > > (From the Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi - > > Translation of Devikalotra) > > > > > > ------------------------ Sponsor > > --------------------~--> > > Has someone you know been affected by illness or > > disease? > > Network for Good is THE place to support health > > awareness efforts! > > > http://us.click./rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/bpSolB/TM > > > > --~- > > > > > > > > /join > > > > > > > > > > > > "Love itself is the actual form of God." > > > > Sri Ramana > > > > In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The all-new My - Get yours free! > > > > > > /join > > > > > > "Love itself is the actual form of God." > > Sri Ramana > > In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma > > > > Links > > • > / > > • > > > • Terms of > Service. > > Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 , Jill Eggers <eggersj@g...> wrote: > Hello Sister Judith, > > I am a little late in welcoming you here, but I have been enjoying your > presence and your posts. In 1992 when I first read Christopher > Isherwood's book on Ramakrishna, I became quite in love with > Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekenanda. For years I kept a > picture of Sarada Devi on my desk as a guide, during the early years of > my experience of kundalini awakening, and sometimes had dreams of her. > She is such a lovely peaceful presence. > > For anyone who gets to Chicago, the Vedanta society there is located in > Hyde Park on the south side of the city, in a lovely old brick building > near the University of Chicago. It is a wonderful place to visit. > There is a chapel with an altar filled with images and icons of many > gods and saints of many faiths, and a little bookstore in the outer > rooms on the first floor with lots of books on Ramakrishna and Sarada > Devi, lots of translations of the Gita and many other goodies, > including the finest comic book collection of the Mahabarata I have > seen anywhere! > > Love, > > Jill Namaste, Back in the eighties, I picked up those comics for my kids, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Hanuman, Dasa Avatars etc etc. B.R. Adada, Ananda Book Depot, 1756, Ghandi Rd, Ahmedabad 380-001, India. .....ONS....Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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