Who is our niece and nephew - Ramana, Papaji and Gangaji

[Guest guest]

I was just thinking that if Poonjaji is our brother, would that make

Gangaji our niece and Andrew our nephew?

 

Harsha wrote:

> You are absolutely right Durgaji! The conversation is recorded on

> 23-5-46 (May 5, 1946). Pages 201-202 of Day by Day with Bhagavan.

> Poonjaji is our brother!

>

> Harsha

>

> Durga wrote:

>

> >

> > When I was in Lucknow with Papaji back before it turned into a huge

> > scene with hundreds of people, he had a small little table in his

> > living room, like a little puja table which so many of us have. On

> > it was a small picture of the Maharshi, with flowers, insence, etc.

> > I never had the impression that Papaji was somehow claiming that he

> > had any sort of legitimacy stemming from his association with the

> > Maharshi, but rather than he was his master's disciple and had only

> > great love, respect and reverence for him.

> >

> > Once I went to see Papaji in the afternoon. He was all alone in his

> > living room reading a small little book. He seemed very engrossed

> > in it, so I just sat there and watched him for a while. I noticed

> > that it was a small book of the Maharshi's sayings, like one of the

> > ones which I have had. Something about that touched me.

> >

> > I wondered why he was reading the book. I always read books like

> > that trying to understand the truth. Yet, I felt Papaji already

> > knew the truth.

> >

> > Anyway, I for one would like to know which of Papaji's conversations

> > with the Maharshi is in the book you mentioned, Harsha.

> >

> > Again, it was my impression that Papaji loved and revered his

> > master, and certainly was not trying to gain or claim any sort of

> > legitimacy through honoring him.

> >

> > If you cannot openly love and revere your master without criticism,

> > that seems quite strange to me.--Durga