Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 - yosyflug Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:14 AM Re: Story of Lakshmi/Q to Harsha - EraTo: Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:23 AM Story of Lakshmi/Q to Harshadear Harsha Ji, does the Neo-Adbaitins consider the animals enlightened ? ERa^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ in my experience, even fish are illuminated. and most certainly octopuses!yosy Beloved ERa and yosy, In my experience there is nothing but the light of Enlightenment, This, is the Light living as fish and most certainly octopuses!. In Love Light and Peace, Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 - Era Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:23 AM Story of Lakshmi/Q to Harsha dear Harsha Ji, does the Neo-Adbaitins consider the animals enlightened ? ERa ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ in my experience, even fish are illuminated. and most certainly octopuses! yosy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold"> [] On Behalf Of Era Thursday, August 25, 2005 5:24 AM [ - Ramana Guru] Story of Lakshmi/Q to Harsha 12.0pt"> dear Harsha Ji, does the Neo-Adbaitins consider the animals enlightened? Era ************************************************** Dear Eraji: I don’t know who you refer to as neo advaitins. According to traditional Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, one has to attain a human birth in order to be enlightened. Sri Ramana, although born as a Hindu, was not bound by any tradition. Bhagavan was especially kind to animals and did not like the devotees chasing them away. He stated explicitly that Lakshmi the cow had attained Mukti (liberation). He did not make such comments about all animals. He had made a similar comment regarding his mother as well when she passed away. A few times Bhagavan remarked that sometimes Siddhas (perfected yogis) roam in the area in the guise of animals and come to visit him. Have you heard of the story of Yudishthira refusing to enter heaven without his dog? When Sri Krishna died, the Pandavas lost all interest in life and left for the Himalayas. On the way, all of them died one by one and only Yudishthira and his dog were left. When they reached heaven Yudishthira was told that he could come in but not the dog as the animals were not allowed in Heaven. Yudishthira refused to enter without his loyal dog. The story is symbolic. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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