Tiruvannamalai

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone!

 

I just want to give some feed-back to those whom I "met" in this

Group a few months ago when I was planning a trip to Tiruvannamalai.

I just want to share some of my experience with you.

 

I first planned a 3 weeks trip to Tiruvannamalai but Arunachala and

Bhagavan had good surprises in store for me. Three days before I left

London, my doctor gave me a six month leave of absence from work. I

realized quickly that this was a blessing from Bhagavan. Within 3

days, I closed down my apartment (I put my things in storage) and

decided to extend my trip to India. I have been in India for more

than 10 weeks. I can tell today that my life has been transformed

here. I feel at home at the feet of my Father Arunachala. Things

started to change when I decided to feel Arunachala in my Heart. I

stopped thinking with my head/mind. I started following my intuition,

my heart. In fact I stopped resisting God. I just started giving the

opportunity to Arunachala to work his magic on me. The key for me was

to sit in silence in front of Arunachala 2 hours in the morning (from

5 to 7 am) and 2 hours in the evening (from 5 to 7 pm). One day, the

connection happened...... Since that time, things developed in an

unexpected way for me and without efforts. Now, I just need to listen

and trust what is coming to me via events, people, things,

circumstances. For example, I saw a Nadi Astrologer who told me that

I should have a 9 planet puja at Suryanar temple (4-5 hours drive

from Tiruvannamalai). I planned a trip but things were not to happen

as planned....Last week-end, I was invited to spend 3 days and 2

nights on Arunachala Hill, at the cave of a Mouni Amma (who is in

total Bliss), where I attended 3 powerful pujas by 3 priests from

Kerala (including a 9 planet puja performed exclusively for me). It

is so nice to see how quickly Arunachala fulfills our desires. The

other day I realised that I needed to know more about the Hindu

tradition. The following day, without me telling anything about my

wish, a sadhu brahmin came to my house and offered to teach me about

the Hindu tradition. Two weeks ago, I thought that it would be nice

to have an indian tabla concert in my house. Well, the owner of my

house told me about his tabla player friend and again, the miracle

happened. We will have a concert next Saturday with professional

tabla, muruthung, flute and violin players. What is great is that

these professional musicians will give the concert for the minimum

cost because of what?……I do not really know…….This is an other

miracle of Arunachala. I could tell many stories like this but I do

not have time to write all. What is so wonderful is that Arunachala

is performing the same type of transformation for other people who

want such transformation. Over the last few weeks, I have made many

young friends among the local people. My interractions with local

people have given me so many blessings (It is so unfortunate that

foreign people do not seem to mingle with locale people). I guess I

see these locale people with the eyes of a mother. For sure the

interactions are not always at the spiritual level. For example, I

have sponsored the feeding of 75 sadhus in the morning (5:00 am ) on

the Giri Pradakshina road for 48 days. It has been an extraordinary

experience to see the eyes of these people receiving their little

pack of 5 idlies. I am aware that all sadhus are not "real" sadhus

(but beggars) but I have had so nice experience giving with a smile

and in silence saying "Om Arunachala" 75 times in the morning……I

spent much time with some sadhus. These sadhus just need love like

anybody else (yes some want also money but they are grateful for

anything we give to them including a smile, a kind look, etc..).

Many times I could feel that deep inside the locale young people,

there was wonderful treasure in their heart. I have to say that at

first, I resisted interacting with them but when I understood that I

had to do it (it became clear to me that what had to happen would

happen anyway), things change for me. They are so happy to receive a

simple picture of themselves, to receive a pack of cookies, to have

someone who listens to them, etc. I have understood that many of

them are hungry (I like to start any activity with them with "Let's

get some food first" ). For a few of them, I had to provide for some

basic stuff (food, medicine, blankets, tootbrush, soap, clothing,

etc.). My experience is that once these basic needs were cleared,

they became ready to hear about the power of Arunachala. In fact

nobody has told them how to establish contact with Arunachala. Most

of them were trained to go to temples, put ash (vibhutti) on their

forehead and …..to struggle. They just needed somebody to coach

them. It is wonderful to hear the stories of some of these young

people who come to tell me how sitting in silence in front of

Arunachala has changed their life. How Arunachala has spoken to them

in their dreams, etc. etc. So I have the feeling that Arunachala is

using me to do something useful here. I am very careful to balance

these external activities with some more intense periods of

meditation and silence. I need to maintain and deepen my inner

Silence. According to Sri Ganesan ( I had the opportunity to meet Sri

Ganesan , the grand son of Ramana Maharshi ), only Silence can

nullify the not-Self. This was wonderful to hear him sharing his

thoughts about Happiness (Thank you Alan for introducing me)…. I

have also discovered the Tamil Siddha Philosophy which is fascinating

(I know that I have some connection with the siddhas from past life).

So after more than 10 weeks here, I can testify about the sacredness

and holiness of this place. For me, the transformation did not happen

at the Ramanasramam as I expected but at the feet of Arunachala. I

am very grateful for having at last found my Home and my Father.

 

What is wonderful is that my son who is Vancouver (Canada) seems to

change also……I am planning to have him coming here in June. This trip

in India will be my best gift to him.

 

My plan is to go back in London at the end of July (to work again? I

do not know). My health is OK. I succeed in managing the heat quite

well. I still walk with my stick. I guess this is why people are so

nice with me....they all call me Mother, Ma or AKKA (old sister)....

 

I do not know what is the future holds for me. I am only sure of one

thing: Arunachala is within my Heart…….

 

Today it is full moon (WESAK)..there are thousand of people doing

Pradakshina. Let's pray that we will have rain soon.

 

Om ArunachalaShivaRamana!

 

Jacqueline Jacques (jj ma)

 

PS Message to Vic – Dear Vic, At the MahaSivaratri, I have performed

a deep prostration in front of Sri Ramana Maharshi Samadhi on your

behalf as I promised to you last February. I pray that you will have

the opportunity to sit in Silence in front of Arunachala…..

[Guest guest]

Hi Jacqueline,

 

Nice to hear from you. I was wondering if there will

be a mail from you. Please do write about your

experience when you get a chance. I went to

Ramanasramam last summer and this is another nice way

to be connected to Thiruvannamalai. (I do not know if

it is hard to find an internet connection there)

 

What you are doing there is truly inspiring. This mind

is so conditioned to think in one way that when the

mind drops off the prejudices/ habits the world opens

itslef in myriad ways.

 

As I mentioned earlier my brother Vidyashankar is in

Chennai and if you/your son need help in Chennai

please feel free to ask him. His email is

quietness. He does visit Thiruvannamalai

often. (I live in Seattle).

 

regards,

Yamini

 

 

--- jacqueline_jacques <jacqueline_jacques

wrote:

> Hi Everyone!

>

> I just want to give some feed-back to those whom I

> "met" in this

> Group a few months ago when I was planning a trip to

> Tiruvannamalai.

> I just want to share some of my experience with you.

>

>

> I first planned a 3 weeks trip to Tiruvannamalai but

> Arunachala and

> Bhagavan had good surprises in store for me. Three

> days before I left

> London, my doctor gave me a six month leave of

> absence from work. I

> realized quickly that this was a blessing from

> Bhagavan. Within 3

> days, I closed down my apartment (I put my things in

> storage) and

> decided to extend my trip to India. I have been in

> India for more

> than 10 weeks. I can tell today that my life has

> been transformed

> here. I feel at home at the feet of my Father

> Arunachala. Things

> started to change when I decided to feel Arunachala

> in my Heart. I

> stopped thinking with my head/mind. I started

> following my intuition,

> my heart. In fact I stopped resisting God. I just

> started giving the

> opportunity to Arunachala to work his magic on me.

> The key for me was

> to sit in silence in front of Arunachala 2 hours in

> the morning (from

> 5 to 7 am) and 2 hours in the evening (from 5 to 7

> pm). One day, the

> connection happened...... Since that time, things

> developed in an

> unexpected way for me and without efforts. Now, I

> just need to listen

> and trust what is coming to me via events, people,

> things,

> circumstances. For example, I saw a Nadi Astrologer

> who told me that

> I should have a 9 planet puja at Suryanar temple

> (4-5 hours drive

> from Tiruvannamalai). I planned a trip but things

> were not to happen

> as planned....Last week-end, I was invited to spend

> 3 days and 2

> nights on Arunachala Hill, at the cave of a Mouni

> Amma (who is in

> total Bliss), where I attended 3 powerful pujas by 3

> priests from

> Kerala (including a 9 planet puja performed

> exclusively for me). It

> is so nice to see how quickly Arunachala fulfills

> our desires. The

> other day I realised that I needed to know more

> about the Hindu

> tradition. The following day, without me telling

> anything about my

> wish, a sadhu brahmin came to my house and offered

> to teach me about

> the Hindu tradition. Two weeks ago, I thought that

> it would be nice

> to have an indian tabla concert in my house. Well,

> the owner of my

> house told me about his tabla player friend and

> again, the miracle

> happened. We will have a concert next Saturday with

> professional

> tabla, muruthung, flute and violin players. What is

> great is that

> these professional musicians will give the concert

> for the minimum

> cost because of what?……I do not really know…….This

> is an other

> miracle of Arunachala. I could tell many stories

> like this but I do

> not have time to write all. What is so wonderful is

> that Arunachala

> is performing the same type of transformation for

> other people who

> want such transformation. Over the last few weeks, I

> have made many

> young friends among the local people. My

> interractions with local

> people have given me so many blessings (It is so

> unfortunate that

> foreign people do not seem to mingle with locale

> people). I guess I

> see these locale people with the eyes of a mother.

> For sure the

> interactions are not always at the spiritual level.

> For example, I

> have sponsored the feeding of 75 sadhus in the

> morning (5:00 am ) on

> the Giri Pradakshina road for 48 days. It has been

> an extraordinary

> experience to see the eyes of these people receiving

> their little

> pack of 5 idlies. I am aware that all sadhus are

> not "real" sadhus

> (but beggars) but I have had so nice experience

> giving with a smile

> and in silence saying "Om Arunachala" 75 times in

> the morning……I

> spent much time with some sadhus. These sadhus just

> need love like

> anybody else (yes some want also money but they are

> grateful for

> anything we give to them including a smile, a kind

> look, etc..).

> Many times I could feel that deep inside the locale

> young people,

> there was wonderful treasure in their heart. I have

> to say that at

> first, I resisted interacting with them but when I

> understood that I

> had to do it (it became clear to me that what had to

> happen would

> happen anyway), things change for me. They are so

> happy to receive a

> simple picture of themselves, to receive a pack of

> cookies, to have

> someone who listens to them, etc. I have understood

> that many of

> them are hungry (I like to start any activity with

> them with "Let's

> get some food first" ). For a few of them, I had to

> provide for some

> basic stuff (food, medicine, blankets, tootbrush,

> soap, clothing,

> etc.). My experience is that once these basic needs

> were cleared,

> they became ready to hear about the power of

> Arunachala. In fact

> nobody has told them how to establish contact with

> Arunachala. Most

> of them were trained to go to temples, put ash

> (vibhutti) on their

> forehead and …..to struggle. They just needed

> somebody to coach

> them. It is wonderful to hear the stories of some of

> these young

> people who come to tell me how sitting in silence in

> front of

> Arunachala has changed their life. How Arunachala

> has spoken to them

> in their dreams, etc. etc. So I have the feeling

> that Arunachala is

> using me to do something useful here. I am very

> careful to balance

> these external activities with some more intense

> periods of

> meditation and silence. I need to maintain and

> deepen my inner

> Silence. According to Sri Ganesan ( I had the

> opportunity to meet Sri

> Ganesan , the grand son of Ramana Maharshi ), only

> Silence can

> nullify the not-Self. This was wonderful to hear him

> sharing his

> thoughts about Happiness (Thank you Alan for

> introducing me)…. I

> have also discovered the Tamil Siddha Philosophy

> which is fascinating

> (I know that I have some connection with the siddhas

> from past life).

> So after more than 10 weeks here, I can testify

> about the sacredness

> and holiness of this place. For me, the

> transformation did not happen

> at the Ramanasramam as I expected but at the feet of

> Arunachala. I

> am very grateful for having at last found my Home

> and my Father.

>

> What is wonderful is that my son who is Vancouver

> (Canada) seems to

> change also……I am planning to have him coming here

> in June. This trip

> in India will be my best gift to him.

>

> My plan is to go back in London at the end of July

> (to work again? I

> do not know). My health is OK. I succeed in managing

> the heat quite

> well. I still walk with my stick. I guess this is

> why people are so

> nice with me....they all call me Mother, Ma or AKKA

> (old sister)....

>

> I do not know what is the future holds for me. I am

> only sure of one

> thing: Arunachala is within my Heart…….

>

> Today it is full moon (WESAK)..there are thousand of

> people doing

>

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