Guest guest Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 Sri Sankarananda, a devotee of Sri Bhagavan, was employed in Madras in the Postal Department. As a result of practising mantra japa for a long time, he attained mano-laya, i.e. stillness of mind. He lost interest in all mundane things and he could no more attend to his duties either in the office or at home. He was all time in laya samadhi. It was at this juncture that he came to Bhagavan, having taken six months leave. He sat in the old hall with Bhagavan and soon lost all outer consciousness. Even after the lunch bell was given he sat unmoved. Bhagavan brought him back to consciousness by giving a mild push with His foot and took him to the dining hall. Since mano laya samadhi would not lead one to the ultimate Truth, Bhagavan asked Sri Kunju Swami, Sri Visvanatha Swami and others to take Sankarananda to the temple in the morning, to Samudram lake in the evening and engage him in one way or another throughout the daytime, thus preventhing him from relapsing into laya. For many days this process of keeping him awake in the day time continued till he was overpowered by sleep. After some time, by the Grace of Sri Bhagavan, Sankarananda became normal. At the end of his leave he returned home to continue life in the normal way and also earned a promotion. It was this Sankarananda who later took Sri Niranjananda Swami to Burma to procure teakwood for the construction of the Matru- bhuteswara temple. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mountain Path, 1982 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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