Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Dr. T. N. Krishnaswamy Here Dr. T.N. Krishnaswamy gives an account of his experience as the 'official photographer' of the Ashram. As confirmed by Sri Bhagavan, the Divine assumes a visible, physical form out of Grace to give solace and guidance to devotees. The importance of Sri Bhagavan's pictures is therefore obvious. Owing to my busy life in Madras I could usually spend only a day or a part of a day at Tiruvannamalai when I went there. I always took my camera with me and I used to spend the whole time with the Maharshi and take as many photos of him as I could. I have photographed him walking, sitting, eating, wiping his feet. I have caught him smiling and laughing and, speaking and silent, and also in Samadhi. Once he was going up the Hill when it started to rain and he was offered a home-made palm-leaf umbrella and I snapped him using it. I took another picture of him using an ordinary umbrella and smiling broadly as he did so. Sometimes I used to wonder if it was not ridiculous of me to pay so much attention to photography when his teaching was that "I am not the body". Was I not chasing the shadow and even trying to perpetuate it? At the time I paid very little attention to his teaching. I was attracted only by the beauty and grace of hids person. It gave me immense pleasure to take pictures of him. He was more important than his teaching. ....to be cont. from Surpassing love and Grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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