Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Good to break a coconut Offering a coconut and breaking it before a God is a time-honored custom widely observed. The late Lakshmi Ammal of Tiruchuli who was a playmate of Bhagavan in his boyhood days once stood before him and was struggling to tear the fibres from the coconut so that it could be broken. Sri Bhagavan asked her what she was doing. She said, “It is Vijayadasami today and I thought it good to break a coconut before Bhagavan.” He took the coconut from her hands, cleared it of the fibre and broke it before himself, while Lakshmi Ammal stood helplessly watching and amused. One must visualize the scene to appreciate the humor. There is food for thought also. THE MAHARSHI July/August 2004Vol. 14 - No. 4 Produced & Edited byDennis HartelDr. Anil K. Sharma Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam protection around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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