Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 > > > > Dear brothers and sisters in Ramana, > > Jayanti is coming up and this is a good time to remember the amazing > purity of our Sadguru Ramana Maharshi's life. It drives tears to my > eyes. > > > > His (Maharshi's) behaviour and demeanour at all times were impeccable. > All the attributes we associate with saintliness were present in him: > kindness, gentleness, humility, equanimity, tolerance, and so on. For > decades he lived his life fully in the public spotlight. He had no > private room of his own, so everything he did and said was open to > scrutiny. Except when he went to the bathroom, he was never behind a > closed door. Up until the 1940s, if you wanted to come and see him at > 2 a.m. in the morning, you could walk into the hall where he lived and > sit with him. Some people did occasionally invent stories about him to > try to discredit him, but no one who had moved with him closely would > ever believe them. There was simply no scope for scandal or > misbehaviour because his life was so public, and so saintly. He never > dealt with money, never spoke badly of anyone, he owned nothing except > his walking stick and his water pot, and he was never alone with a > woman. > > > from: http://davidgodman.org/interviews/al3.shtml > > > > Om Arunachala Shiva > > Christiane > > > > Monsoonhouse Int. Kovalam/Kerala contact: christianecameron Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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