looking Bhagavan's Mom's death story

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Can someonee please point me to the passage when it is described how Sri

Bhagavan helped her mom die

 

Love, Karta

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Dear Karta,

will look for it when back in the evening.

It is a wonderful story. Now visiting my mom - mom's day

Sometimes when talking about death etc. with her - when parents become sick and

old the theme arises automatically -

I like to tell her this story. Though she is not interested at all in Bhagavan

she likes it, I think.

 

Till then

Gabriele

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om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya

 

Dear Karta,

 

> Can someonee please point me to the passage when it is described how Sri

> Bhagavan helped her mom die > Love, Karta

 

The story is related in various places. Here is one from Mahadevan's Ramana

Maharshi, The Sage of Arunachala; Allen & Unwin, 1977):

 

Age began to tell upon Alagammal, and she often fell ill. As once before,

Ramana attended on and nursed her. When the last illness came in 1922,

medicine did not work and there was nothing to do except give her the

soothing touch and solace that her Ramana alone could provide. He was

constantly at her bedside, without sleep or rest. On 19 May it became

evident that the end was near. Since this was the ninth day of the month of

Vaisakha, it was a suitable one for leaving the body. The devotees were

chanting the name of Rama and the Vedic scholars reciting the Vedas, while

Ramana sat by the side of the mother, with his right hand on her chest and

the left hand on her head. Alagammal left her body at eight o'clock that

night. Ramana had not eaten during the day but, as soon as she died, he rose

and said to the devotees: 'Now we can eat. Come on, there is no pollution.'

He then had his meal along with the others. (p. 52)

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thank you Miles,

 

I am looking for the explanation, how

some linger before death in a

meditation like state, or even in

coma, until all the shamsara's

"revind" and is ready to go

 

Ramana helped her mom die and "cleaned"

her karma at the same time

 

Love, Karta

 

 

 

Miles Wright <ramana.bhakta@v...> wrote:

> om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya

>

> Dear Karta,

>

> > Can someonee please point me to the passage when it is described how Sri

> > Bhagavan helped her mom die > Love, Karta

>

> The story is related in various places. Here is one from Mahadevan's Ramana

> Maharshi, The Sage of Arunachala; Allen & Unwin, 1977):

>

> Age began to tell upon Alagammal, and she often fell ill. As once before,

> Ramana attended on and nursed her. When the last illness came in 1922,

> medicine did not work and there was nothing to do except give her the

> soothing touch and solace that her Ramana alone could provide. He was

> constantly at her bedside, without sleep or rest. On 19 May it became

> evident that the end was near. Since this was the ninth day of the month of

> Vaisakha, it was a suitable one for leaving the body. The devotees were

> chanting the name of Rama and the Vedic scholars reciting the Vedas, while

> Ramana sat by the side of the mother, with his right hand on her chest and

> the left hand on her head. Alagammal left her body at eight o'clock that

> night. Ramana had not eaten during the day but, as soon as she died, he rose

> and said to the devotees: 'Now we can eat. Come on, there is no pollution.'

> He then had his meal along with the others. (p. 52)

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om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya

 

Dear Karta,

 

> thank you Miles,

 

OK.

 

> Ramana helped her mom die and "cleaned"

> her karma at the same time.

 

There is further clarification in Arthur Osborne's 'Ramana Maharshi and the

Path of Self Knowledge'.

 

'...when someone referred to the passing away of the mother he corrected him

curtly, 'She did not pass away, she was absorbed.''

 

'Describing the process afterwards, he said: 'Innate tendencies and the

subtle memory of past experiences leading to future possibilities became

very active. Scene after scene rolled before her in her subtle

consciousness, the outer senses having already gone. The soul was passing

through a series of experiences, thus avoiding the need for rebirth and

making possible Union with the Spirit. The soul was at last disrobed of the

subtle sheaths before it reached the final Destination, the Supreme Peace of

Liberation from which there is no return to ignorance.'

 

Bhagavad Gita tells us to be careful about what one thinks about at the time

of death. If we train ourselves in atma vicara the mind will automatically

dive deep by means of Enquiry at that time.

 

This is certain.

 

Ever Yours in Sri Bhagavan,

Miles

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om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya

 

Dear All,

 

Further to this thread:

 

>From Talks; 247:

Evidently the soul passes through a series of subtle experiences, and Sri

Bhagavan's touch generates a current which turns the soul back from its

wanderings into the Heart.

 

The samskaras, however, persist and a struggle is kept up between the

spiritual force set up by His touch and the innate samskaras, until the

latter are entirely destroyed and the soul is led into the Heart to rest in

eternal Peace, which is the same as Liberation.

 

Its entry into the Heart is signified by a peculiar sensation perceptible to

the Mahatma -- similar to the tinkling of a bell.

 

When Maharshi attended on Palaniswami [Maharshi's attendant] on his

death-bed, He took away His hand after the above signal. But Palaniswami's

eyes opened immediately, signifying that the spirit had escaped through

them, thereby indicating a higher rebirth, but not Liberation. Having once

noticed it with Palaniswami, Maharshi continued touching His mother for a

few minutes longer -- even after the signal of the soul passing into the

Heart -- and thus ensured her Liberation. This was confirmed by the look of

perfect peace and composure on her features.