Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 " Maharaj's daily routine includes Bhajans and prayers four times a day, the first one being as early at 5:30 in the morning. During these Bhajans one sees him deeply absorbed in the verses that are chanted. Until recently he even used to sing and dance with great abandon. Now, of course, he's not strong enough to do so. At one of the sessions, a visitor said to him: Maharaj, you may be a perfect Jnani, but when I see you singing Bhajans with such emotion, I feel extremely happy that devotion still clings to you very firmly. Maharaj answered promtly: Everything has its place in the world as well as in our daily routine. The important thing is to understand the position as it really is, to have the right perspective. Devotion and reverence are all right so long as one recognizes them for what they are, i.e. affectively, and to that extent a bondage. And one sees something for what it is, it loses its force, but if one gets involved in it the bondage gets stronger and stronger...one cannot but laugh, and even be apparently irreverent, when one looks at the fantastic superstructure of superstition and mystery that has been built on and around the basic simplicity that Truth is!...Indulge yourself if you like, in devotion and reverence, sing Bhajans, but understand the false as false. " - Ramesh Balsekar, " Pointers From Nisargadatta Maharaj " Acorn Press, 1982. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Hur " <hur@n...> wrote: " Maharaj's daily routine includes Bhajans and prayers four times a day, the first one being as early at 5:30 in the morning. During these Bhajans one sees him deeply absorbed in the verses that are chanted. Until recently he even used to sing and dance with great abandon. Now, of course, he's not strong enough to do so. At one of the sessions, a visitor said to him: Maharaj, you may be a perfect Jnani, but when I see you singing Bhajans with such emotion, I feel extremely happy that devotion still clings to you very firmly. Maharaj answered promtly: Everything has its place in the world as well as in our daily routine. The important thing is to understand the position as it really is, to have the right perspective. Devotion and reverence are all right so long as one recognizes them for what they are, i.e. affectively, and to that extent a bondage. And one sees something for what it is, it loses its force, but if one gets involved in it the bondage gets stronger and stronger...one cannot but laugh, and even be apparently irreverent, when one looks at the fantastic superstructure of superstition and mystery that has been built on and around the basic simplicity that Truth is!...Indulge yourself if you like, in devotion and reverence, sing Bhajans, but understand the false as false. " - Ramesh Balsekar, " Pointers From Nisargadatta Maharaj " Acorn Press, 1982. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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