Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Dear all, Once upon a time, there was an ashram in the Himalayas where a great sage and his disciples lived. They all respected their Guru not only for his knowledge, but also for his love and kindness towards all. Because of his kind nature he often accepted disciples who were spiritually immature. This resulted in silly misunderstandings and quarrels among some of his disciples breaking the peace and tranquility of the hermitage. One day Guru was very disturbed to see their immature behaviour even after his repeated advice. It saddened his good heart to see his disciples turning in to slaves of jealousy and anger. His compassion did not let him to throw anyone out of his hermitage. Instead he sincerely prayed God to give him a solution. He fasted for one week and spent all day by himself in meditation and prayers. After some days of fasting and intense prayers, he had a vision of Bhagavan. In His dream, Bhagavan asked him why he was sad. He explained everything to Bhagavan and requested Him to come to the ashram and make their minds free from jealousy, anger and desire for power. To his surprise, Bhagavan immediately agreed and told him that He would come to the ashram on one condition. The deal was that Bhagavan would come in disguise as one of his disciples and nobody would know who was Bhagavan in disguise. Lord told Guru to announce to his disciples about his vision and Bhagavan's kind decision to take an avathaar as one of his disciples. After these words Bhagavan disappeared. Guru was very excited about his vision of Lord and told his disciples about Bhgavan's kindness. They also were very happy when they heard about Bhagavan's plan to come and live with them in disguise. But they did not know who was Bhagavan and everybody was very gentle and considerate to each other thinking that the other disciple might be Bhagavan himself in disguise. They were not sure whether they themselves were Bhagavan in disguise! When they lived like that for a few months, peace and tranquility filled their hearts as well as the hermitage. In their pure minds, they felt Bhagavan's blissful presence and they thought that each one of them was Bhagavan in disguise! The whole ashram was reverberating with blissful positive vibrations emanating from the presence of Bhagavan. This great sage and his disciples told their experience to everybody and inspired people to respect each other and do pranaamam to the Isawaraamsham or divinity in every one. Since then, everybody started greeting each other saying " namasthe " with folded hands. (nama: + te - meaning " I bow to that (divinity) inherent in you. " ) Unfortunately we conveniently forget the meaning soon after we utter the word and often go about getting angry or finding fault with the other person. May Bhagavan bless us to see His divinity in everybody! Namasthe! Regards and prayers Savitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Dear Savitriji,Thanks for this beautiful story. Through the narration of this simple story, you have reminded us of a very profound message. This reminds me of Swami Vivekananda's quote: " We have to cover everything with the Lord Himself, not by a false sort of optimism, not by blinding our eyes to the evil, but by really seeing God in everything. Thus we have to give up the world, and when the world is given up, what remains? God. What is meant? You can have your wife; it does not mean that you are to abandon her, but you are to see God in the wife. Give up your children; what does that mean? To turn them out-of-doors as some human brutes do in every country? Certainly not. That is diabolism; it is not religion. But see God in your children. So, in everything. In life and in death, in happiness and in misery, the Lord is equally present. The whole world is full of the Lord. Open your eyes and see Him. This is what Vedanta teaches. " With Love & RegardsLakshmyOn Tue, May 19, 2009 at 4:01 AM, Savitri Puram <savitriopuram wrote: Dear all, Once upon a time, there was an ashram in the Himalayas where a great sage and his disciples lived. They all respected their Guru not only for his knowledge, but also for his love and kindness towards all. Because of his kind nature he often accepted disciples who were spiritually immature. This resulted in silly misunderstandings and quarrels among some of his disciples breaking the peace and tranquility of the hermitage. One day Guru was very disturbed to see their immature behaviour even after his repeated advice. It saddened his good heart to see his disciples turning in to slaves of jealousy and anger. His compassion did not let him to throw anyone out of his hermitage. Instead he sincerely prayed God to give him a solution. He fasted for one week and spent all day by himself in meditation and prayers. After some days of fasting and intense prayers, he had a vision of Bhagavan. In His dream, Bhagavan asked him why he was sad. He explained everything to Bhagavan and requested Him to come to the ashram and make their minds free from jealousy, anger and desire for power. To his surprise, Bhagavan immediately agreed and told him that He would come to the ashram on one condition. The deal was that Bhagavan would come in disguise as one of his disciples and nobody would know who was Bhagavan in disguise. Lord told Guru to announce to his disciples about his vision and Bhagavan's kind decision to take an avathaar as one of his disciples. After these words Bhagavan disappeared. Guru was very excited about his vision of Lord and told his disciples about Bhgavan's kindness. They also were very happy when they heard about Bhagavan's plan to come and live with them in disguise. But they did not know who was Bhagavan and everybody was very gentle and considerate to each other thinking that the other disciple might be Bhagavan himself in disguise. They were not sure whether they themselves were Bhagavan in disguise! When they lived like that for a few months, peace and tranquility filled their hearts as well as the hermitage. In their pure minds, they felt Bhagavan's blissful presence and they thought that each one of them was Bhagavan in disguise! The whole ashram was reverberating with blissful positive vibrations emanating from the presence of Bhagavan. This great sage and his disciples told their experience to everybody and inspired people to respect each other and do pranaamam to the Isawaraamsham or divinity in every one. Since then, everybody started greeting each other saying " namasthe " with folded hands. (nama: + te - meaning " I bow to that (divinity) inherent in you. " ) Unfortunately we conveniently forget the meaning soon after we utter the word and often go about getting angry or finding fault with the other person. May Bhagavan bless us to see His divinity in everybody! Namasthe! Regards and prayers Savitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Namasthe Savithriji, Thank you So much.... If we can see God’s presence in samastha characharas we can avoid so many problems With Prayers, Jayasankar Vattekkat --- On Tue, 19/5/09, Savitri Puram <savitriopuram wrote: Savitri Puram <savitriopuram[Guruvayur] Namasthe- NamastheTuesday, 19 May, 2009, 4:31 PM Dear all, Once upon a time, there was an ashram in the Himalayas where a great sage and his disciples lived. They all respected their Guru not only for his knowledge, but also for his love and kindness towards all. Because of his kind nature he often accepted disciples who were spiritually immature. This resulted in silly misunderstandings and quarrels among some of his disciples breaking the peace and tranquility of the hermitage. One day Guru was very disturbed to see their immature behaviour even after his repeated advice. It saddened his good heart to see his disciples turning in to slaves of jealousy and anger. His compassion did not let him to throw anyone out of his hermitage. Instead he sincerely prayed God to give him a solution. He fasted for one week and spent all day by himself in meditation and prayers. After some days of fasting and intense prayers, he had a vision of Bhagavan. In His dream, Bhagavan asked him why he was sad. He explained everything to Bhagavan and requested Him to come to the ashram and make their minds free from jealousy, anger and desire for power. To his surprise, Bhagavan immediately agreed and told him that He would come to the ashram on one condition. The deal was that Bhagavan would come in disguise as one of his disciples and nobody would know who was Bhagavan in disguise. Lord told Guru to announce to his disciples about his vision and Bhagavan's kind decision to take an avathaar as one of his disciples. After these words Bhagavan disappeared. Guru was very excited about his vision of Lord and told his disciples about Bhgavan's kindness. They also were very happy when they heard about Bhagavan's plan to come and live with them in disguise. But they did not know who was Bhagavan and everybody was very gentle and considerate to each other thinking that the other disciple might be Bhagavan himself in disguise. They were not sure whether they themselves were Bhagavan in disguise! When they lived like that for a few months, peace and tranquility filled their hearts as well as the hermitage. In their pure minds, they felt Bhagavan's blissful presence and they thought that each one of them was Bhagavan in disguise! The whole ashram was reverberating with blissful positive vibrations emanating from the presence of Bhagavan. This great sage and his disciples told their experience to everybody and inspired people to respect each other and do pranaamam to the Isawaraamsham or divinity in every one. Since then, everybody started greeting each other saying "namasthe" with folded hands. (nama: + te - meaning " I bow to that (divinity) inherent in you.") Unfortunately we conveniently forget the meaning soon after we utter the word and often go about getting angry or finding fault with the other person. May Bhagavan bless us to see His divinity in everybody! Namasthe! Regards and prayers Savitri From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Beaytiful Story indeed.If only we can see the devotees in the Guravuyur temple waiting for Darsan,as He,in various devotees,How great It will be!Poondanamji,please teach us more Bhakthi!--- On Wed, 5/20/09, jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkat wrote:jayasankar vattekkat <vinodvattekkatRe: [Guruvayur] Namasthe- Namastheguruvayur Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 3:00 AM Namasthe Savithriji, Thank you So much.... If we can see God’s presence in samastha characharas we can avoid so many problems With Prayers, Jayasankar Vattekkat --- On Tue, 19/5/09, Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com> wrote: Savitri Puram <savitriopuram@ gmail.com>[Guruvayur] Namasthe- NamastheTuesday, 19 May, 2009, 4:31 PM Dear all, Once upon a time, there was an ashram in the Himalayas where a great sage and his disciples lived. They all respected their Guru not only for his knowledge, but also for his love and kindness towards all. Because of his kind nature he often accepted disciples who were spiritually immature. This resulted in silly misunderstandings and quarrels among some of his disciples breaking the peace and tranquility of the hermitage. One day Guru was very disturbed to see their immature behaviour even after his repeated advice. It saddened his good heart to see his disciples turning in to slaves of jealousy and anger. His compassion did not let him to throw anyone out of his hermitage. Instead he sincerely prayed God to give him a solution. He fasted for one week and spent all day by himself in meditation and prayers. After some days of fasting and intense prayers, he had a vision of Bhagavan. In His dream, Bhagavan asked him why he was sad. He explained everything to Bhagavan and requested Him to come to the ashram and make their minds free from jealousy, anger and desire for power. To his surprise, Bhagavan immediately agreed and told him that He would come to the ashram on one condition. The deal was that Bhagavan would come in disguise as one of his disciples and nobody would know who was Bhagavan in disguise. Lord told Guru to announce to his disciples about his vision and Bhagavan's kind decision to take an avathaar as one of his disciples. After these words Bhagavan disappeared. Guru was very excited about his vision of Lord and told his disciples about Bhgavan's kindness. They also were very happy when they heard about Bhagavan's plan to come and live with them in disguise. But they did not know who was Bhagavan and everybody was very gentle and considerate to each other thinking that the other disciple might be Bhagavan himself in disguise. They were not sure whether they themselves were Bhagavan in disguise! When they lived like that for a few months, peace and tranquility filled their hearts as well as the hermitage. In their pure minds, they felt Bhagavan's blissful presence and they thought that each one of them was Bhagavan in disguise! The whole ashram was reverberating with blissful positive vibrations emanating from the presence of Bhagavan. This great sage and his disciples told their experience to everybody and inspired people to respect each other and do pranaamam to the Isawaraamsham or divinity in every one. Since then, everybody started greeting each other saying "namasthe" with folded hands. (nama: + te - meaning " I bow to that (divinity) inherent in you.") Unfortunately we conveniently forget the meaning soon after we utter the word and often go about getting angry or finding fault with the other person. May Bhagavan bless us to see His divinity in everybody! Namasthe! Regards and prayers Savitri From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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