Story of Lakshmi

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Dearest Harshaji,

This last statement reminds me of the oldtime encouragement quote, "We

entertain angels, unaware." I wonder, in Bhagavan saying this, did/do

the Siddhas tend to roam and be drawn to great beings such as Sri

Ramana because he is Bhagavan, or, do these perfected Yogis also roam

about the grounds of ordinary-consciousness'd beings such as myself.

Perhaps they do and are, only we are unaware of their presence,

unlike Sri Ramana Maharshi who was Omniscient. We get glimpses of

them, feel their presence and note it, that is if we're

lucky-blessed, do the work, and of course ... Grace, always Grace.

I've felt on a deep level, through an inner intuition I guess, that

some animals I've had the pleasure of keeping company with were much

more than their outward forms would necessarily indicate. I've had

the gifted opportunity to see selflessness in action when a cherished

canine Friend dove into a rushing, teeth-chattering river and saved my

youngest daughter from drowning. She, that is "Tilla," (short for

Attilla) swam so swiftly it was like watching a divine arrow that's

been set free by the hand of Arjuna, she reaching Evelyn in

quicktime/slow-mo movements (as it appeared to me), and just latching

onto her garments, dragging her to the shore. She didn't let go of her

precious cargo until she knew that Evelyn could touch her feet upon

solid earth and stand up on her own, even though I had reached Evelyn

and also grabbed onto her, she did this. A gift of God, that dog! I've

seen her weep when I was weeping, crying actual tears, tears wetting

the fur on her Dear, Sweet muzzle. I wonder if perfected beings such

as Sri Ramana comments on, are indeed as close as we allow them to be

- the nearest of the near, the dearest of the dear - Divinity clothed

in flesh and fur ... for the having and the knowing at the mere cost

of admitting God into the Heart.

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."

This story always made me cry out loud in Joy, Harshaji. That he the

great King would refuse heaven for Love of a dog, for honor and

integrity, for loyalty that knows no limit ... it simply gets me and

brings me down to my knees at such Humility.

In the version that I heard of this story, when King Yudishthira

refuses heaven because of its price, accepted regardless of the loss

to himself, it is at that moment when the little, loyal dog-companion

bursts into Light and the Divine One, Lord Krishna, He is then there

standing exactly where the little dog had stood. I weep at this, even

now ... even now.

Love to all

Harsha

Love to You, Dearest Harshaji,

As I Am,

Mazie

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, "Mazie Lane" <sraddha54@h...>

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Namaste,

 

I don't think we have to take into account the possibility of sages

disguised as animals re Lakshmi. An animal is just as able to attain

Moksha as a human being if it is through love or bhakti. After all we

are animals ourselves. Ramana isn't the only Sage to say that animals

can achieve Moksha. Even people on the astral can achieve moksha the

same way, through love and becoming love, and they don't have the

hardware of a human brain either.

Let us remember that ultimately 'God' doesn't have a mind, but yet an

animal is still God, and we cannot make value judgements on who is

more god and less god.........There is only one soul in the

universe...........ONS...Tony.