Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Namaste ! Thank you Sri Ananda Wood ji for this heart-warming post. Whenever Sri Ramana's and Sri Anandamayi names are mentioned in the same post , i am overwhelmed by a 'bhava' of Jnana and Bhakti ! Sri Ramana was 'a paramajnani representing Truth (Sat) and Sri Anandamoyee Maa was 'Bhakti' devi herself representing 'Ananda' ! You conclude at the end of your well written message " In any path, one test of genuine commitment is how far it enables an appreciation of the best in other paths. But that, of course, is easier said than done." Strangely , Sri Ramana Bhagvan CAPTURED THE ESSENCE of all three paths ( Jnana , yoga and bhakti marga) rather beautifully in the following five stanzas he wrote and dedicated to the the Lord of Arunachala hill ! Here it goes : ( originally written in Samskritam and translated into Tamil AND later into English ! Ocean of Nectar , full of grace . engulfing the universe in Thy Splendour , Oh Arunachala, the Supreme ! Be Thou the Sun and open the lotus of my heart in Bliss! Oh Arunachala!In Thee the picture of the Universe is formed , abides and is dissolved. In the enigma rests the miracle of Truth. Thou art the Inner Self Who dancest in the hearts as 'I'. 'Heart' is Thy name, Oh Lord! He who turns inward with untroubled mind in search where the consciousness of 'I' realizes the Self and rests in Thee! Oh Arunachala! as a river when it merges in the Ocean. Abandoning the outer world , with the mind and breath controlled , in order to meditate on Thee within , the Yogi sees thy *Light* . Oh Arunachala ! and finds his delight in Thee! He who dedicates his mind to Thee and , seeing Thee , always beholds the universe as Thy form , who at all times glorifies Thee and loves Thee as none other than the Self , he is the master without peer , being One with Thee , Oh Arunachala ! lost in Thy Bliss. Bhagwan explains the last three stanzas thus " The third stanza deals with the Sat aspect (Being) , the fourth with Chit ( Consciousness ) AND fifth with Ananda (Bliss) . The Jnani becomes One with Reality or Sat like a River merging in the Ocean ; the Yogi sees the light of Chit ; the bhakta or karma yogi is immersed in the flood of Ananda . " The perfection of knowledge ( atma jnana) is combined with ecstasy of devotion as is obvious from this glowing tribute to the symbolism of Arunachala hill! ( weaned from the book Ramana maharishi and td the Path of Self- knowledge by Arthur Osborne published by Sri Ramanashram, Tiruvannamalai) The yoga sutras of Sri patanjali, the bhakti Sutras of Sri Narada Maharishi and the various treatises on Jnana yoga by Sri Adi shankara bhagvadapada all have their relevance in the context of any Sadhana depending on the stage and the emotional inclination of a spiritual aspirant . Salutations to Sri Arunachala! Salutations to sri Ramana bhagwan! Salutations to Sri Anandamayee maa! Sat Chit Ananda - In advaitin, Ananda Wood <awood wrote: > > > Whatever path a sadhaka may follow, aggression towards other paths > is a misuse of advaita questioning. It's a misuse that goes minding > someone else's business. And it thus undermines commitment to the > very path that is being misused to mount an attack elsewhere. > > In any path, one test of genuine commitment is how far it enables an > appreciation of the best in other paths. But that, of course, is > easier said than done. > > Ananda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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