Guest guest Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 HARSHAJI!!! What a stunningly beautiful post!! I can't stop smiling now. You just made the perfect ending to a perfect day for me. Thank you! Bowing to all in love and gratitude, Kheyala , Harsha wrote: > Dear Gary, > > Over a period of more than half a century, some of the greatest yogis > and sages of India and even a few shankracharyas had the good fortune to > visit Bhagavan. So here was Sri Ramana, sitting virtually naked and > content and care free. These yogis with mystical powers and siddhis and > learned men bowed when they saw the true master sitting there. > > After Sri Ramana arrived in Arunachala, he never felt the desire to go > anywhere and give darshan and so forth. Appearing ordinary in all ways, > the sage of arunchala was full of life, humor, laughter, and yet > manifested a silence that was the epitome of serene beauty. > > One time, someone came to visit Sri Ramana while he was sitting all > alone. The person asked Bhagavan "where is the swami"? Sri Ramana said, > the swami has gone out somewhere. That was Sri Ramana's way. He did not > consider himself any swami or different than anyone. So the person left > and ran into a devotee and told her how he cannot locate the Swami. This > long time devotee of Bhagavan took this person to Ramana and said this > is the swami. After the person had left, the devotee asked Ramana > whether it is right for him to trick people like that and tell them > that the Swami is gone out somewhere. Sri Ramana said, what am I > supposed to do, wear a bell on my neck or have a label posted on my > forehead saying here is the swami. > > Ramana was the most natural Guru. His power and grace to open the Heart > and make the devotees realize their own being was literally > overwhelming. Poor illiterate devotees who knew nothing of yoga, > meditation, or scriptures but were lucky enough to get his instructions > on cooking and other minor things have recounted the old days and said > things like "He used to make us like Himself". Meaning, he would make > them see their own Self in an instant, bypassing all spiritual > practices! Sri Ramana has no equals. There are some wonderful stories we > have posted before. Have you read, "Love and Romance at Ramana ashram". > I think I posted something from the newsletter with that title. It is a > great story. So many wonderful stories. I think we have a link on HS on > Sri Ramana stories as well. > > Love to all > Harsha > > garyfalk1943 wrote: > > > > > It is very refreshing to see an instance where Sri Chinmoy has > > acknowledged another spiritual master as being an Avatar, and not > > merely a "partial one", presumably, like Jesus or Sri Aurrobindo. > > > > Sri Chinmoy has relegated almost every spiritual master who has ever > > lived to rungs on the spiritual ladder far below his own, which of > > course, is none other than the rung on the very top. > > > > I was not at all surprised that Sri Chinmoy did not confide to Mani > > that he (Sri Chinmoy)too, was an Avatar, in fact, the Avatar known in > > Hindu mythology as Kalki, the 10th. and final incarnation of the god > > Vishnu. > > > > That is not something Sri Chinmoy announces publically, although he > > has made that claim to at least one group of relatively close > > disciples. > > > > Just a little anecdote from my experience as a disciple of his when I > > was living in Jamaica, Queens, from 1970 thru 1980. > > > > After Sri Chinmoy's first visit to Ramanashram, the Mother gave him a > > big slap as punishment for what she considered to be young Chinmoy's > > disloyalty to Sri Aurobindo. > > > > > > Gary > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Dear Harsha how wonderful to feel your LOVE for our beloved Ramana thank you for this wonderful mail michael feels Ramana like you described him its incredible its so great and what makes it for the mind even "easier" so many testimonies so many wonderful great and simple everyday "stories" about this ONE i bow in devotion respect and love in GD michael wrote: Dear Gary,Over a period of more than half a century, some of the greatest yogis and sages of India and even a few shankracharyas had the good fortune to visit Bhagavan. So here was Sri Ramana, sitting virtually naked and content and care free. These yogis with mystical powers and siddhis and learned men bowed when they saw the true master sitting there.After Sri Ramana arrived in Arunachala, he never felt the desire to go anywhere and give darshan and so forth. Appearing ordinary in all ways, the sage of arunchala was full of life, humor, laughter, and yet manifested a silence that was the epitome of serene beauty.One time, someone came to visit Sri Ramana while he was sitting all alone. The person asked Bhagavan "where is the swami"? Sri Ramana said, the swami has gone out somewhere. That was Sri Ramana's way. He did not consider himself any swami or different than anyone. So the person left and ran into a devotee and told her how he cannot locate the Swami. This long time devotee of Bhagavan took this person to Ramana and said this is the swami. After the person had left, the devotee asked Ramana whether it is right for him to trick people like that and tell them that the Swami is gone out somewhere. Sri Ramana said, what am I supposed to do, wear a bell on my neck or have a label posted on my forehead saying here is the swami.Ramana was the most natural Guru. His power and grace to open the Heart and make the devotees realize their own being was literally overwhelming. Poor illiterate devotees who knew nothing of yoga, meditation, or scriptures but were lucky enough to get his instructions on cooking and other minor things have recounted the old days and said things like "He used to make us like Himself". Meaning, he would make them see their own Self in an instant, bypassing all spiritual practices! Sri Ramana has no equals. There are some wonderful stories we have posted before. Have you read, "Love and Romance at Ramana ashram". I think I posted something from the newsletter with that title. It is a great story. So many wonderful stories. I think we have a link on HS on Sri Ramana stories as well.Love to allHarshagaryfalk1943 wrote:>> It is very refreshing to see an instance where Sri Chinmoy has> acknowledged another spiritual master as being an Avatar, and not> merely a "partial one", presumably, like Jesus or Sri Aurrobindo.>> Sri Chinmoy has relegated almost every spiritual master who has ever> lived to rungs on the spiritual ladder far below his own, which of> course, is none other than the rung on the very top.>> I was not at all surprised that Sri Chinmoy did not confide to Mani> that he (Sri Chinmoy)too, was an Avatar, in fact, the Avatar known in> Hindu mythology as Kalki, the 10th. and final incarnation of the god> Vishnu.>> That is not something Sri Chinmoy announces publically, although he> has made that claim to at least one group of relatively close> disciples.>> Just a little anecdote from my experience as a disciple of his when I> was living in Jamaica, Queens, from 1970 thru 1980.>> After Sri Chinmoy's first visit to Ramanashram, the Mother gave him a> big slap as punishment for what she considered to be young Chinmoy's> disloyalty to Sri Aurobindo.>>> Gary>/join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam protection around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 No, it was a PROVERBIAL slap!!! Don't ask me how I know. i read it distinctly to be so Love if you can!!1 yours bbbb On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 Lady Joyce wrote : > > >- > "garyfalk1943" <falkgw (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> ><> > >[courtesy snip] > >Just a little anecdote from my experience as a disciple of his when I >was living in Jamaica, Queens, from 1970 thru 1980. > >After Sri Chinmoy's first visit to Ramanashram, the Mother gave him a >big slap as punishment for what she considered to be young Chinmoy's >disloyalty to Sri Aurobindo. > >Gary >========================================================== > >Was it a "sound" slap, Garyji ? ;-) >And how do you know this? >Did you hear it, or did you hear of it? > >LOL, > >Joyce > >========================================================== > >[more courtesy snip] > > > > > At one point, Mani asked me, "Was it true that the Mother of the >Sri Aurobindo Ashram watched the light?" [The star that appeared and >floated slowly across the sky at the moment of the Maharshi's >Mahasamadhi]. > > > > I said, "It is absolutely true. We were at that time in the >playground. I was one of the captains. I was only twenty or thirty >meters away from the Mother. As soon as we saw the column of light, >the Mother immediately folded her hands and we also folded our hands. >We watched the light. It was like a fireball. Then the radio made the >announcement that Ramana Maharshi had passed on." > > > > Mani was very, very moved when he heard that the Mother had folded >her hands and we all did the same. He was thrilled. > > > > As I was taking my leave of Mani, he asked me, "What do you think >of our Ashram?" > > > > I said, "I have been to many spiritual places. I live in America, >in New York. In America, sound is sound, and silence is silence. >Here, around the temple and in the vicinity of Ramana Maharshi's >Ashram, I wish to say that the silence is such a deep silence. But >inside the sound also I feel silence." > > > > Mani looked at me. So I added, by way of explanation, "Sound is >sound and silence is silence. But here at Ramana Maharshi's place, >even in the sound, I feel such peace, such joy. I see men and women >passing by, and I see such peace in their faces. There is so much >peace. Here in sound also I feel silence." Then he was very, very >happy. > > > > >------------------------ 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 > ><*> > / > ><*> > > ><*> Your > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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