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 /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 July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 what is a good translation in English fpr AHAM BRAMASMI tku so much in love in GD michaelVijaya Raghavan <svrvan > wrote: aham bramasmimichael bindel <michael_bindel > wrote: 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 /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma MailStay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 AHAM BRAMASMI = i am brahma (ultimate) But then I was thinking of this incidence fully. What all thoughts occured to me 1. Did Ramana implied I am all to her? 2. Did he implied like the coconut you have to break yourself to see your pure inner 3. Did he imply dont see my rags, see me inside? What all he implied only ramana knows. I am a small man trying collect pebbeles on the sea shore. Yesterday I felt i was foolishly trying to exhaust ramana's significace llike emptying ocean with tea spoon Vjmichael bindel <michael_bindel > wrote: Please Dear One what is a good translation in English fpr AHAM BRAMASMI tku so much in love in GD michaelVijaya Raghavan <svrvan > wrote: aham bramasmimichael bindel <michael_bindel > wrote: 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 /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma MailStay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Start your day with - make it your home page /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Oh our thinking mind! Isn't this what Ramana asked us to silence? Sachin ---- Vijaya Raghavan 07/14/05 08:57:39 Re: Good to break a coconut Dear Bindel AHAM BRAMASMI = i am brahma (ultimate) But then I was thinking of this incidence fully. What all thoughts occured to me 1. Did Ramana implied I am all to her? 2. Did he implied like the coconut you have to break yourself to see your pure inner 3. Did he imply dont see my rags, see me inside? What all he implied only ramana knows. I am a small man trying collect pebbeles on the sea shore. Yesterday I felt i was foolishly trying to exhaust ramana's significace llike emptying ocean with tea spoon Vjmichael bindel <michael_bindel > wrote: Please Dear One what is a good translation in English fpr AHAM BRAMASMI tku so much in love in GD michaelVijaya Raghavan <svrvan > wrote: aham bramasmimichael bindel <michael_bindel > wrote: 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 /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma MailStay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Start your day with - make it your home page /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Start your day with - make it your home page /join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Advaita vedanta Ramana maharshi Kundalini yoga Hatha yoga Bhagavad gita Sri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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