Sadhu Natanananda - Sri Ramana Darsanam #6

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A devotee once came from outside the ashram to have Bhagavan's darshan for the first time. He approached Bhagavan, who was not in his usual seat at the time. He was, instead, engaged in some other activity along with the devotees. Not knowing that he was Bhagavan, the visitor asked him 'where is Ramana?' Immediately Bhagavan replied with a smile, "Oh Ramana? He is here!' and pointed to a brass vessel on which the name Ramana was engraved. When Bhagavan saw that the newcomer was puzzled by his remark, he pointed respectively to his body and to the vessel and explained, 'this is also a form like that vessel. At least the name Ramana is on that. Even that is not here.' Then Bhagavan carried on with his work.

 

(p. 42)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ taken from: Sri Ramana Darsanam by Sadhu Natanananda edited by David Godman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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- viorica weissman

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Saturday, March 05, 2005 3:59 AM

A devotee once came from outside the ashram to have Bhagavan's darshan for the first time. He approached Bhagavan, who was not in his usual seat at the time. He was, instead, engaged in some other activity along with the devotees. Not knowing that he was Bhagavan, the visitor asked him 'where is Ramana?' Immediately Bhagavan replied with a smile, "Oh Ramana? He is here!' and pointed to a brass vessel on which the name Ramana was engraved. When Bhagavan saw that the newcomer was puzzled by his remark, he pointed respectively to his body and to the vessel and explained, 'this is also a form like that vessel. At least the name Ramana is on that. Even that is not here.' Then Bhagavan carried on with his work.(p. 42)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~taken from: Sri Ramana Darsanam by Sadhu Natanananda edited by David Godman~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~