Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 The Hill of Fireby Monica Bose .................. They went up a few steps and there, seated before them on a couch, was the Sage of Arunachala. Suzanne saw a slender, golden-skinned man in his late fifties. Except for a loincloth, he was completely bare. She thought his face was very beautiful, not only because of the Brahmin fineness of features, but above all because it had the highest expression of awareness that she had ever seen. There was about him a certain indefinable quality; the splendour of Realization perhaps described it best. .................... Once during the morning the Maharshi turned and looked directly at Suzanne. She would write to us about his wonderful gaze, his brilliant eyes ‘shining like stars’. She was sure she had found her Master. ........................... The Maharshi and the devotees gathered in the hall again at five o'clock for the evening session.Suzanne found that the atmosphere now was quite different; much more solemn and charged with more energy. First there was a recitation of the Vedas by a group of young Brahmin boys and their preceptor. As the powerful Sanskrit syllables vibrated in the hall, the Maharshi’s appearance underwent a remarkable change. His expression became austere, his gaze turned inwards. His face appeared translucent as if lit by inner illumination, whilst the constant slight trembling of his body which Suzanne had noticed earlier, had now completely stopped. Yet even in this state it was evident that he was not oblivious of his surroundings, and that he had an awareness of both the inner and outer reality. Suzanne was to say: "He is an Adept of the highest order, a King of Yogis. The splendour of his realisation radiates like a sun... Robed in ether, his yogic powers are unique, subtle and rare. He lifts you far above the world." ............. taken from: THE HILL OF FIRE by : Monica Bose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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