Ramana's hug of Annamalai Swami - From the Maharshi News Letters

[Guest guest]

Dear Jim

 

only know did i read your mail about the beloved Anamalai Swami.

Reading your lines his presence was felt so deeply.

While reading David Godmans book about Anamali Swami michael "lived" with him

incredible his life his being with Ramana.....

 

thank you for sharing your experience with us

 

 

in love and in respect in the ONE AND ONLY

 

 

michael bindel

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Dear Jim,

Thank you for sharing that story. I am glad you are here with us.

We are here with you.

Love,

Harsha

jimrasa wrote:

Dear Harsha,

Thank you so much for sharing this story about Anamalai Swami....

I went to visit him while at Ramana Ashram about 1990...urged on by

a friend. I was in dire straits...suffering immensly about a

personal dilemma. We were packed like sardines in this little room

and he walked in followed by an interpreter..

People were asking him all sorts of questions and the urge for me to

speak to him (despite my shyness) was getting stronger and stronger

and stronger. Suddenly I blurted out to him...."I am feeling a deep

peircing in my heart"....I was in tears by now and in the room you

could hear a pin drop..Suddenly he turned his gaze toward

me....looking me straight in the eyes. (It felt like an eternity

passed) Then he said to me "To whom does this appear" I responded

quickly--- "to me". A long silence. Then he said, "And,who are

You"? The words went in and in and in....then everything changed.

The pain was gone and in its place an incredible joy. The tears in

my eyes flowed even more and I fell on my knees and bowed to him. I

was totally out of control...it wasn't even me bowing...it was just

happening and I could not take my eyes off of him nor stop bowing

down to him. He smiled at me, stood up and at that point left the

room. I could not move for a long time....waves of bliss swept over

me. I finally left with my friends that had invited me and we

danced our way down the street toward Ramana Ashram.

That was my rather incredible only meeting with Anamalai Swami. I

suppose I shall never forget it.

So it was great to hear your story Harsha of that dear, dear

Sage....Anamalai Swami

Yours,

Jim