Enter the Heart

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Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

 

Enter the Heart

 

A devotee who had suddenly lost his only son came to Bhagavan in a state of

acute grief, seeking relief. He asked a few questions in which his grief was

evident.

Bhagavan, as usual, asked him to enquire into the Self and find out who is

grieving. The devotee was not satisfied. The Bhagavan then said, 'All right. I

will tell you a story from Vichara Sagaram. Listen:'

 

Two youngsters, Rama and Krishna, told their respective parents that they

would go abroad for further studies and earn a lot of money. After some time,

one of them died suddenly. The other studied well, earned a lot and was living

happily.

Some time later the one that was alive requested a merchant who was going to

his (the boy's) native place, to tell his father that he was wealthy and happy,

and that the other boy who had come with him had passed away.

Instead of passing on the information correctly, the merchant told the father

of the person who was alive that his son was dead, and the father of the person

that was dead, that his son had earned a lot of money and was living happily.

The parents of the person that was actually dead were happy in the thought

that their son would come back after some time, while the parents of the person

whose son was alive, but was reported to be dead, were in great grief.

In fact, neither of them saw their son but they were experiancing happiness or

grief according to the reports they received. That is all. We, too, are

similarly situated. We beleive all sorts of things that the mind tells us and

get deluded into thinking that what exists does not exist and that what does not

exist actually exists. If we do not believe the mind but enter the heart and see

the son that is inside, there is no need to see the children outside.

 

(Bhagavan Sri Ramana was a master story-teller. He was well aware that the

mind comprehends even difficult concepts when told in simple and yet potent

language in the form of a story. He brought down profound philosophic truths

within the grasp of the common man through these simple, effective stories.

Sri Bhagavan used to enjoy telling stories. He actually acted the part while

narrating the story. If the story was moving, tears would well up in his eyes.

His narration was so absorbing that his disciples and other people gathered

around him to hear it afresh, though they might have heard the stories several

times.

Sri Bhagavan's stories have been compiled into a book form, 'Spritual Stories

as told by Ramana Maharshi', by a devotee, Joan Greenblatt, and published by Sri

Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai.)

[source ----- Tattvaloka]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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