Spiritual Stories: Post #4 “ENTER THE HEART” - Corrected Subject Line

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MURUGA SARANAM

 

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Dear Murugan Devotees,

 

This Sunday brings you the fourth piece of the posting in the

spiritual stories series.

 

Very often we hear " You are not the body, but The Soul. You are

immortal, You are eternal and so on. But having limited spiritual

experience we are not able to really feel that, experience that or

understand that. We often feel and experience what we hear and see

only. We think only with our mind. We are not able to transcend beyond

that. Here is a story in which Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi expounds the

truth with a simple story. It tells us how we are led to behave only

by hearing and listening, but not by going deep into ourselves.

 

Though the story only illustrates the need to go into ourselves, it

does not tell how. Probably this is the challenge for us or the

sadhana we must take to discover the Truth. If it sounds too high or

something not reachable (like me), do not worry. There is always One

waiting for us to guide us. Ask Him – " The Swami Nathan " who taught

His Father and He will teach us and guide us. What else could be an

easier way than Devotion and Love towards Him?

 

May All Glories be to Skanda Guru Nathan – The Guru of all His devotees.

 

MURUGA SARANAM

 

With Best Regards

Meyyappan S

 

 

Here goes the story as narrated by Bhagwan Ramana Maharishi

 

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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. Bhagavan then said, " All right. I will tell you a story

from Vichara Sagaram. Listen " .

 

(Note by poster of this message: " Vichara Sagaram " means " Ocean of

Thoughts " . Please do not hesitate to correct me if I am wrong.)

 

TWO YOUNGSTERS BY name Rama and Krishna, told their respective parents

that they would go to foreign countries to prosecute further studies

and then 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 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 experiencing happiness or

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

similarly situated. We believe 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 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.

 

 

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