Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 > > TIGER's JAWS Source ordained that you'll be a seeker > > He made your search strong and sometimes weaker, > > According to His cosmic law and will > > To know 'that you are God and then stay still' . > > > > So dear friend you have been truly hooked > > Now by Lord Shiva's Grace you'll be well cooked, > > By a fearless tiger's claws you've been grabbed > > Ego's about to be both slain and bagged. > > > > Don't struggle ,be quiet,resting in his jaws > > Sooner or later with his fiersome paws > > He'll strike the phantom 'I thought' down and dead, > > So keep calm and rest in your cosy bed. > > > > This is the will of Almighty God > > You lucky lucky,lucky clod. > On reading the Poem Durga drom the awakenedawareness group sent the following > > in "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Nagamma. > > In a conversation, Bhagavan compares the ego to a wild elephant. A > devotee says "For that wild elephant, it is said that Guru Kataksham > (the Grace of the Guru) is like seeing a lion in its dream. > > Bhagavan says, "That is true. If an elephant sees a lion in its > dream, it wakes up startled and will not sleep again that day for > fear that the lion might apear again in a dream. In the same way in > a man's life which is also akin to a dream, it is not Guru kataksham > alone, but also sravana, manana, nididhyasana, etc. that are akin to > the sight of a lion in a dream. As they go on getting these dreams > they wake up, and again go to bed and by efflux of time they may some > day get a lion's dream called Guru Kataksham in an intense manner. > They get startled and obtain jnana. Then there will be no more > dreams and they will not only be wakeful at all times but will not > give room for any dreams of life but will remain alert until that > true and real knowledge is obtained. These lion's dreams are > unavoidable and must be experienced." > > Sometimes it seems as if certain events in one's life can be compared > to seeing a lion in a dream, which Bhagavan says is guru's grace. > ===== alan _________ BT Broadband - Free modem offer, sign up online today and save £80 http://bt..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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