Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">This concerns a recent message that I wrote. The spirit of the message was that the devotees of Bhagavan are content with the pure teachings of the Self. Certainly, all of us enjoy reading and hearing about great souls and spending time in the company of devotees. My favorites are St. Francis of Assisi, Mother Theresa, Bishop Tutu, Mahatama Gandhi, Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, Sivananda, really too many to mention. Sri Ramana himself showed much interest in the lives of other saints and read about them. Once a devotee brought some of Sri Aurbindo’s works and Sri Ramana stayed up and read them all in one night. He said basically that this was same stuff mentioned in some of the scriptures but using different names and words. For a devotee interested in Self-Realization, the words and teachings of Sri Ramana are enough. With spiritual maturity and realization, one is naturally interested in other saints and good people. So there is no contradiction there in following other people. One has to know what is being sought, who is being followed, and who is following who. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">A person is most comfortable in his or her own home. Home is where the Heart is. So one has to know where one’s home is. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Even children know. When one has a good home and a wonderful mother, one does not wish to stay in other places too long. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Knowing the Heart, One becomes the Heart. Knowing the Heart, one cannot follow or be followed. Even well known teachers do not know the Self because their teaching in some subtle way focuses on consumption of experience, mental, physical, psychic, spiritual, etc. These may be great people but an aspirant of truth is not interested in mere greatness. Knowledge of Self is simply Reality and beyond all experience. Finding that Reality to be the Self, one will not be attracted or impressed with anything no matter how enchanting and magical the description. This is the beauty of the Heart that is one’s Own Being. Turning towards It, one cannot turn away from it, seeing it everywhere as one’s own Being. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Love to all 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Harsha 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">Harsha [harsha (AT) cox (DOT) net] Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:04 PM atma_vichara RE: [atma_vichara] Re: [RamanaMaharshi] jnana 12.0pt"> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">I also love reading about other saints and their stories. Bhagavan was like that too. He liked nothing better than to recite stories of the devotees of the Lord and himself sometimes wept while telling them. I do not think there is any contradiction at all here. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Love to all 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Harsha font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">asridhar19 [asridhar19 ] Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:09 AM atma_vichara [atma_vichara] Re: [RamanaMaharshi] jnana 12.0pt"> Namaste Just a thought provoked by what is written below. 'I' consider myself a devotee of Bhagwan but do find delight in occasionally reading say the life and teachings of Shirdi Saibaba or Ramakrishna Paramahamsa too. There are devotees of Bhagwan who were also devotees of Mahatma Gandhi or Kanchi Paramachraya ( of those days) -example Kanakammal. We cannot believe that these people benefit from Bhagwan's Grace any less? I hope I am not causing any hurt, just to say that we need not be piqued by some devotees of bhagwan also showing devotion to , let me try and put it this way, .. other manifestations of self. In his grace Many humble pranams to all Sridhar atma_vichara, > > > etc., etc. Ea ch to their own. It never occurs to me to give importance > > to anyone else's words other than Bhagavan and his genuine devotees. I > > do not know how if someone is a devotee of Bhagavan, and understands > > the pure teachings of the Self, they can turn to anyone else. I am > > very biased on this but how fortunate I feel. > > > > > > > > God bless you all with all good things > > > > Yours in Bhagavan > > > > > > > > Love to all > > > > Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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