Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Dear unknown member of our Sangha please let me know who wrote this letter to GD? thank you in love in GD michaelrpodury (AT) gov (DOT) bw wrote: "Whatever you think you should do at any moment is precisely what God would want you to think and do." - Ramesh Balsekar His letter to God Dear God, This is my record of eternal gratitude to You. You gave me birth in a most respected Hindu family, but not high enough in social status to make me proud. You gave me a physical form well-admired for its perfection, but it was small enough to keep me humble. You gave me education high enough to be most useful in life, but not high enough to make me proud. You gave me success in sports high enough to be satisfied, but not proud. You gave me a career in which You took me high enough to be admired, but not high enough to make me arrogant. You gave me a wife and family for which I have always been eternally grateful, but You did not spare me some grief to remind me not to forget what life is all about, and to be always grateful for what I do have. You did not forget to place an adequate number of temptations in my way so that I may not be too critical of others who have to face their own temptations. I am now 84, and perhaps the only wish that remains is that the long life You have given me will not carry a burden at the end. But in that case, I know You will also give me the necessary courage to go with it. You gave me a lot to show me how little is needed to be content and how much could be given away. And, undoubtedly, the most important of all - as if the bounty You have showered on me were not enough - You crowned Your achievement by using this psychosomatic apparatus to convey to the world the most important message of Advaita. Truly I am blessed. Or, indeed, my Beloved, have You not blessed Yourself?! Finally, it occurs to me, if You were to design for Yourself a life in phenomenality, could it have been much different from this one? And, for this thought, no tears are enough to wash Your Noumenal feet. /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Thanks for posting this letter from Ramesh. It is beautiful in a way. There has been discussion on some lists that Ramesh showed sexual interest in some women who went to see him. So this letter to God where Ramesh thanks him for placing adequate amounts of temptations in his ways to keep him humble makes sense. My own feeling is that temptations are not placed in our way by God or an outside force but are inherent in our nature. The connotation with temptation is negative and carries much baggage and so everyone has to justify their normal desires one way or the other, especially the so called "Realized ones." Sad but true. The simplest explanation for a guru (male) who is asked why he made a pass at a nice looking lady would be, “Hey, she’s cute, and I was affected by her in a very very positive way which uplifted my mood”. We would all understand, I think, more or less. --- rpodury wrote: > "Whatever you think you should do at any moment is > precisely what God > would want you to think and do." > - Ramesh Balsekar > > > His letter to God > Dear God, > This is my record of eternal gratitude to You. > You gave me birth in a most respected Hindu family, > but not high enough in social status to make me > proud. > > You gave me a physical form well-admired for its > perfection, > but it was small enough to keep me humble. > > You gave me education high enough to be most useful > in life, > but not high enough to make me proud. > > You gave me success in sports high enough to be > satisfied, > but not proud. > > You gave me a career in which You took me high > enough to be > admired, but not high enough to make me arrogant. > > You gave me a wife and family for which I have > always been > eternally grateful, but You did not spare me some > grief to remind > me not to forget what life is all about, and to be > always grateful > for what I do have. > > You did not forget to place an adequate number of > temptations in > my way so that I may not be too critical of others > who have to face > their own temptations. > > I am now 84, and perhaps the only wish that remains > is that the > long life You have given me will not carry a burden > at the end. > But in that case, I know You will also give me the > necessary > courage to go with it. > > You gave me a lot to show me how little is needed to > be content > and how much could be given away. > > And, undoubtedly, the most important of all - as if > the bounty > You have showered on me were not enough - You > crowned Your > achievement by using this psychosomatic apparatus to > convey to > the world the most important message of Advaita. > Truly I am > blessed. Or, indeed, my Beloved, have You not > blessed Yourself?! > > Finally, it occurs to me, if You were to design for > Yourself a life in > phenomenality, could it have been much different > from this one? > > And, for this thought, no tears are enough to wash > Your > Noumenal feet. > Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail./mailtour.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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