My wife, Lalitha muni attained Heavenly abode

[Guest guest]

With profound grief I inform that my wife Lalitha muni attained her

heavenly abode on 14th of October.

Regards,

Jabalimuni.

[Guest guest]

Jabali:

 

Please accept our heartfelt condolences.

 

our prayers are with you and your family.

 

your sister Dhyanasaraswati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

advaitin , " jabalimuni " <jabalimuni wrote:

>

> With profound grief I inform that my wife Lalitha muni attained

her

> heavenly abode on 14th of October.

> Regards,

> Jabalimuni.

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Mr. Jabalimuni,

I sincerely offer my heatfelt condolences to you and your family. May her soul

rest in peace forever. My thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and

friends to help you get through these difficult times.

 

May god bless all of you.

 

Kamakshi Subramaniam

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sisiter Dhyana Saraswathiji,

Thank you for your concern for me at this hour of my sorrow and your prayers.

Regards,

Brother Jabalimuni

 

 

 

 

bhagini_niveditaa <bhagini_niveditaa

advaitin

Thursday, November 1, 2007 6:17:55 AM

Re: My wife, Lalitha muni attained Heavenly abode

 

Jabali:

 

Please accept our heartfelt condolences.

 

our prayers are with you and your family.

 

your sister Dhyanasaraswati

 

advaitin@ s.com, " jabalimuni " <jabalimuni@ ...> wrote:

>

> With profound grief I inform that my wife Lalitha muni attained

her

> heavenly abode on 14th of October.

> Regards,

> Jabalimuni.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Shri Jabalimuni,

My hearfelt condolences to you and all the members of your family on your

irreparable loss. It is on occasions such as this that the study of vedanta

helps us to cope with the situation. May she attain the ultimate goal of

life as laid down by vedanta.

Yours sincerely,

S.N.Sastri

 

 

 

On 11/1/07, jabalimuni <jabalimuni wrote:

>

> With profound grief I inform that my wife Lalitha muni attained her

> heavenly abode on 14th of October.

> Regards,

> Jabalimuni.

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Namaste dear Jabalimuni:

 

Let me express my sincere condolences to you and to other members of

your family on the death of your beloved wife. I want to share our

thoughts with you as you are going through some challenging time. It

is not always easy to cope up with difficult situations and some

events are inevitably painful. We with the Indian background and with

faith in God have the capacity to cope up with un-foreseen events

such as the death of a relative or friend. At this time I have no

doubt that you possess the wisdom and courage to fully cope up with

the current situation and get over from the sorrow due to the death

of your dear wife. A good understanding of the Vedantic knowledge can

greatly help one to cope up with the grief.

 

The sages of the Upanishads compare human life to be like the flow of

water from the top of the mountain through the valley to its final

destination. When I sit back and look at the river, I can see our

life's reflections on the river water. Those reflections are always

unstable and our life, just like the river has to go through ups and

downs till it reaches the final destination. This may explain why

most of the Hindu Samskaras are conducted on the banks of the river.

One of our fundamental weaknesses is to look for answers for

everything that happens during our life. Sometimes we have the

tendency to have the feeling – Why me? But talking to our friends and

relatives we do come to the conclusion that – we are not alone

targeted for the miseries of life. It seems that we have forgotten

the fact that neither we have the right nor the means to know the

answers to questions that are beyond human perception. In Nature

only the human beings entertain fear and sufferings because we refuse

to accept the facts of life. For example, rivers don't fear to go

down or up the hill and they continue to flow their course by obeying

the law of nature. We have a lot more to learn from the river on how

to deal with the difficulties in our life. The sages of the

Upanishads ask us to recognize that " Life is a bridge, enjoy while

crossing, don't build any castle on it! "

 

The river witnesses everything that happens along its path and while

taking its natural path and frees itself from worrying about the

events that are beyond its control. Why not we follow the example of

the river and become a witness of everything that happens during our

life? Why not we avoid unnecessary sufferings during a painful event

that happens in our life? Joy and sorrow are parts of everyone's

life including rich, poor, wise, ignorant, young, old, etc. We can't

control the events but God has provided us with enough wisdom to cope

up with all events – good or bad, joy or sorrow and pleasant or

unpleasant. If we rewind our life, we will be amazed to see how we,

our parents, grandparents and our friends have handled many difficult

situations in the past. All that we need to day is to take few

moments to reflect back.

 

You should also keep in mind that your wife probably lived happily

and left this menacing world without too much pain and sufferings.

She probably requested the Lord to get the liberation. Only the Lord

knows what she prayed and what she wanted from the Lord. The Lord is

obligated to fulfill her wishes and that may also explain her sudden

departure.

 

I fully recognize the fact that grief is inevitable for sometime but

you have get over it as time passes by. At this difficult time of

your life, only prayers to the Lord can bring you peace and relief

from the grief. As Hindus, our greatest treasure for difficult time

is Bhagavad Gita and reading Gita during this period can bring solace

to the mind. It has helped great peoples like Mahatma Gandhi during

difficult times of his life. Gita can certainly help you to forget

this loss and also will help you to get peace. The following verses

from Chapter 2 of Bhagavad Gita are often recited to rejuvenate the

body and mind to bear the loss and to reduce sorrow. In subtle

terms, Gita rightly claims that the death is an illusion and the soul

is eternally happy and peaceful.

 

With our love and prayers,

 

Ram Chandran

 

Gita Verses for Prayer and Mind Reconciliation;

===============================

 

Na jaayate mriyate vaa kadaachin

Naayam bhootwaa bhavitaa vaa na bhooyah;

Ajo nityah shaashwato'yam puraano

Na hanyate hanyamaane shareere.

 

20. He is not born nor does He ever die; after having been, He again

ceases not to be. Unborn, eternal, changeless and ancient, He is not

killed when the body is killed.

 

Vedaavinaashinam nityam ya enam ajam avyayam;

Katham sa purushah paartha kam ghaatayati hanti kam.

 

21. Whosoever knows Him to be indestructible, eternal, unborn and

inexhaustible, how can that man slay, O Arjuna, or cause to be slain?

 

Vaasaamsi jeernaani yathaa vihaaya

Navaani grihnaati naro'paraani;

Tathaa shareeraani vihaaya jeernaa

Nyanyaani samyaati navaani dehee.

 

22. Just as a man casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so

also the embodied Self casts off worn-out bodies and enters others

that are new.

 

Nainam cchindanti shastraani nainam dahati paavakah;

Na chainam kledayantyaapo na shoshayati maarutah.

 

23. Weapons cut It not, fire burns It not, water wets It not, and

wind dries It not. The Self is partless. It is infinite and extremely

subtle. So the sword cannot cut It, fire cannot burn It, wind cannot

dry It.

 

Acchedyo'yam adaahyo'yam akledyo'shoshya eva cha;

Nityah sarvagatah sthaanur achalo'yam sanaatanah.

 

24. This Self cannot be cut, burnt, wetted nor dried up. It is

eternal, all-pervading, stable, ancient and immovable.

 

Avyakto'yam achintyo'yam avikaaryo'yam uchyate;

Tasmaad evam viditwainam naanushochitum arhasi.

 

25. This (Self) is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable and

unchangeable. Therefore, knowing This to be such, thou should not

grieve.

 

Atha chainam nityajaatam nityam vaa manyase mritam;

Tathaapi twam mahaabaaho naivam shochitum arhasi.

 

26. But, even if thou think of It as being constantly born and dying,

even then, O mighty-armed, thou should not grieve! Birth is

inevitable to what is dead and death is inevitable to what is born.

This is the law of Nature. Therefore, one should not grieve.

 

Jaatasya hi dhruvo mrityur dhruvam janma mritasya cha;

Tasmaad aparihaarye'rthe na twam shochitum arhasi.

 

27. For, certain is death for the born and certain is birth for the

dead; therefore, over the inevitable thou should not grieve.

 

Avyaktaadeeni bhootaani vyaktamadhyaani bhaarata;

Avyakta nidhanaanyeva tatra kaa paridevanaa.

 

28. Beings are unmanifested in their beginning, manifested in their

middle state, O Arjuna, and unmanifested again in their end! What is

there to grieve about? The physical body is a combination of the five

elements. It is perceived by the physical eye only after the five

elements have entered into such combination. After death the body

disintegrates and all the five elements return to their source. The

body cannot be perceived now. It can be perceived only in the middle

state. He who understands the nature of the body and human

relationships based upon it will not grieve.

 

 

 

 

advaitin , " jabalimuni " <jabalimuni wrote:

>

> With profound grief I inform that my wife Lalitha muni attained her

> heavenly abode on 14th of October.

> Regards,

> Jabalimuni.

>

[Guest guest]

advaitin , " jabalimuni " <jabalimuni wrote:

>

> With profound grief I inform that my wife Lalitha muni attained her

> heavenly abode on 14th of October.

> Regards,

> Jabalimuni.

>

Namaste,

 

Having been through this experience and also with a child, I know that

there isn't anything that I can say to help you. All I can say is that

you have my sympathy and I recognise your pain..but this also shall

pass...and enjoy your dreams..........Love Hu.

[Guest guest]

Dear Jabalimuniji.

 

I just now noted the sad passing away of your better half. Such a

bereavement cannot be consoled by words. *tasmAd-aparihAryArthe na tvaM

shocitum arhasi*. Only time has to cure it. Time will.

 

Let me pray for the smooth passing of the departed soul to its proper

divine destination. And let me also pray for God's blessings to you

and the rest of the family for a healthy sharing of the sorrow and a

quick recovery back to normal life.

 

With love and regards

profvk