Pilgrimage to Tiruvannamalai & Ramanashramam

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Dear Sri Murthy,

Your experience is indeed a very beautiful account of Bhagavan's everflowing Grace.

When you go to the Ashram next, don't miss the tamil parayanam in the evenings

(from 6 to 7 PM) on week days. On Saturdays they sing Ramana stuti panachakam

concluding with "Ramana satguru". It is so enchanting that once you hear it

stays with you forever.

Have a wonderful pilgrimage to Arunachala Ramana.

om gurave namah

suri

(suryanarayan)

"manof678 <manof678 >" <manof678 > wrote:

wanted to be quiet for (at least) some time [lol:-)] and just read and

contemplate; but this posting, its nature, tone and content created enough

movements in the mind:Dear uarelove (infinite freedom) : first, let me record

my deep appreciation for all the information you have shared here; Maharshi's

grace has again sent the information needed without even asking for it....last

and the only visit to Ramanasramam was somewhat eventful and unbelievable that

it will be good to share.this b/m/i, known as Murthy, lives in California, USA

and had to go to Chennai urgently for just 2 weeks in May 2001 to visit sick

mother; we were in the middle of a project at work and thus the trip couldn't

be more than 2 weeks, with just one weekend in the middle; even at Chennai,

there weren't free days, thanks to remote connections and work-over-phone

etc.Due to the intense reading in the prior years, there was an innate urgency

to be at Tiruvannamalai as quickly as possible, so the only thought was how to

make it and when; finally decided that it will be May 11/12 (Fri/Sat) of 2001;

did no preparation, didn't think about how/when to go, where to stay etc.;

being a tamilian and raised in tamil nadu for almost 21 years, was confident

that something could be arranged and also had an inkling that Maharshi will

take care. Friday evening (the evening when supposed to have caught the bus to

Tiruvannamalai), in the office, the spectacles (eyeglasses) frame broke into

two in the middle; didn't get worried but knew clearly that without glasses,

out=of=town trip was ruled out; office co-worker gave a ride to a big optical

shop near Aavin Milk Booth near Adyar busstand but they turned down the request

that it be fixed immediately; said the earliest they can return the glasses with

a new frame is Monday (as it has to go to their factory or workshop) so with a

dejected mind and blurry eyesight I was dropped in my sister's house in Adyar.

Brother-in-law knew about the plan to go to Tiruvannamalai that evening so

said, 'lets go to Adyar Opticals'; again got disappointed first, seeing the

size of the shop (narrow staircases leading upstairs in a busy commercial area,

very small in size, very few models/designs of frames to choose from); but

surprisingly, the first frame chosen fitted perfectly (both the face and the

glasses) and the person there said they can get the glasses switched in less

than 1/2 hour; we waited and in 15 mts. we were back on the road in b-in-law's

scooter with full eyesight restored;back at home, sister said, my niece's

husband wanted to go to Tiruvannamalai for quite some time but couldn't make

it, could he join with me; she said only problem is by the time he comes back

from work and we start, it could be 8-9 PM; I said I don't have any problem

because anyway I don't have any specific plan for staying or anything else;

sister said she had called one of her friends, thought her father who works in

Ramanasramam might be able to help, but could only leave message; the friend

called back promptly in a few hours and gave the name of a person to ask for

once we are in Asramam; took a bus with niece's husband at 9 PM or so (from a

place called Saidapet from where quite a few buses ply to Tirvannamalai) and

landed there at around midnight; went straight to Asramam and woke up the night

watchman, gave him the name of this person; we were told, "it is better to come

before 6 PM even if we had booked rooms" but he knew we were coming and hence

would accomodate; dumped our stuff in the room and immediately went to start

the Giri Pradikshana.. ; as though it was planned well, the time of arrival, we

were told by a neighboring room boy who was studying for his exams that late in

the night, was ideal because in May it is almost impossible to walk around the

Arunachala mountain during day time (from 8 AM to 9 PM) because the roads are

terribly hot and it would take around 4 to 4&1/2 hours to go around;thus the

whole trip was unplanned but every detail fell into place better than how it

would have been even if it had been planned; only downside was, we had to take

off on Saturday evening so couldn't spend more than a few hours in the Asramam

after Giripradikshanam and after visiting the Arunachaleswarar temple in the

morning; but even within those few hours, there was a 4 PM satsang/discourse by

one Swami Santananda (not sure about the name) in the old hall with Maharshi's

huge picture on the draping on the wall behind the swamiji bringing tears

non-stop.....this time there will be two weekends Feb 22/23 and March 1/2 in my

visit to Chennai and so, with Grace always guiding and planning, could go to

Tiruvannamalai and be in all the places you mentioned and get into some

satsangh's either with Lakshmana Swami and/or with Mahathma Ganesan...thanks

again 'uarelove', really appreciate all the information....

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