Ursulla Muller - Sadhana with Bhagavan Ramana

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SADHANA WITH BHAGAVAN RAMANA

by Ursulla Muller

 

In the night of December 21-22, 1964, I was told by the Lord

Himself:

 

Within you I fulfill my word;

Behold I am creating all anew.

 

These words arose out of the boundless depth of blissful

silence and faded away again, leaving naught but an unlimited

expanse. Throughout the night these words were repeated at

long intervals until the young day was breaking.

 

At that time, I had been meditating already for about six

years in accordance with Sri Ramana’s teaching. All the same,

and especially at first, I felt I was not mature to receive such

a communication from the one Father of all, and there was

none to whom I would have dared speak of this new spiritual

experience. Yet, in spite of the hardship of those days, I was

always aware of the gracious hand of Sri Ramana whose

glorious renewal of ancient lore had made me tread the blissful

path to Arunachala Siva. Thus, I was able to realize in course

of time that the Lord alone is the doer, within and without,

while I was to stay silent to allow the divine in me grow and

the poor ego decrease.

 

During my sadhana there was always Bhagavan Ramana’s

guidance. He had for instance advised me to stop reading

unnecessary things, at times with an apparent sense of humour,

as can be deducted from the following incident.

 

Once after meditation late in the evening, I had gone to

bed. In order to improve my knowledge of the English

language, I would read some pages in English before

sleeping. That evening I was going to have a short look into

a copy of the Readers’ Digest. However, being tired, I was

not able to read but was staring at some text in the booklet

without taking in its contents. Suddenly I felt Bhagavan

Ramana looking in smiling surprise over my shoulder at the

text I was reading. Only now I cognized the heading of the

article I was staring at, which was, Famous Recipes of

German Housewives, a topic I for sure would not have

selected consciously from the table of contents. It was now

my turn to laugh silently at myself and to end the mistaken

enterprise by switching off the light.

 

Again there was Sri Ramana’s loving guidance when I was

physically and spiritually exhausted on account of having

undertaken a new task without considering carefully enough,

my daily meditation practice as well as my demanding part time

office job. Having started hatha yoga at a yoga school, Ramana

Maharshi wanted me to go on with my daily hatha yoga exercises

despite my fatigue, as I learned from the following incident: One

early morning, while sitting on the carpet ready to start my

exercises, yet feeling tired, I suddenly found myself kneeling at

the feet of Sri Ramana touching them with my forehead in utter

devotion. Immediately I knew in my heart that I was to continue

my regular exercises without considering my body’s condition. I

have been following Bhagavan’s advice strictly until this day

and am much better now.

 

On the other hand, when I was too fatigued for sitting in

padmasana posture for meditation, Bhagavan taught me that

silence alone is important and not the physical posture

observed along with it. Subsequently I learnt to sit comfortably

in an easy-chair during meditation time. This has been a great

help for my continuous sadhana during the past years, and I

gratefully bow down at Sri Ramana’s holy feet.

 

Kinder far art Thou than one’s own mother.

Is this then Thy all-kindness, Oh Arunachala?

 

(Marital Garland of Letters, Verse 6)

 

My newest experience of Sri Ramana’s unceasing grace is

only some days old. I had to stay at home on account of a sudden,

serious cold and felt miserable, supposing that my hatha yoga

practice might be too poor. Two or three days later, still in bed,

I happened to take in hand an old copy of The Mountain Path

and open it on page 117 where my eyes fell exactly on the

passage, “Bhagavan’s feet are ever over your head”. A wave of

bliss ran through my mind and body and a little later I could

think of going on with my sadhana again.

 

May Sri Ramana’s grace be with all of us!

 

 

taken from

RAMANA SMRTI

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Birth Centenary Offering

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WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!- viorica ThePowerOfSilence Cc: Saturday, January 19, 2008 1:38 AM Ursulla Muller - Sadhana with Bhagavan RamanaSADHANA WITH BHAGAVAN RAMANA by Ursulla Muller In the night of December 21-22, 1964, I was told by the LordHimself: Within you I fulfill my word;Behold I am creating all anew. These words arose out of the boundless depth of blissfulsilence and faded away again, leaving naught but an unlimitedexpanse. Throughout the night these words were repeated atlong intervals until the young day was breaking. At that time, I had been meditating already for about sixyears in accordance with Sri Ramana’s teaching. All the same,and especially at first, I felt I was not mature to receive sucha communication from the one Father of all, and there wasnone to whom I would have dared speak of this new spiritualexperience. Yet, in spite of the hardship of those days, I wasalways aware of the gracious hand of Sri Ramana whoseglorious renewal of ancient lore had made me tread the blissfulpath to Arunachala Siva. Thus, I was able to realize in courseof time that the Lord alone is the doer, within and without,while I was to stay silent to allow the divine in me grow andthe poor ego decrease. During my sadhana there was always Bhagavan Ramana’s guidance. He had for instance advised me to stop readingunnecessary things, at times with an apparent sense of humour,as can be deducted from the following incident. Once after meditation late in the evening, I had gone tobed. In order to improve my knowledge of the Englishlanguage, I would read some pages in English beforesleeping. That evening I was going to have a short look intoa copy of the Readers’ Digest. However, being tired, I was not able to read but was staring at some text in the bookletwithout taking in its contents. Suddenly I felt BhagavanRamana looking in smiling surprise over my shoulder at thetext I was reading. Only now I cognized the heading of thearticle I was staring at, which was, Famous Recipes of German Housewives, a topic I for sure would not have selected consciously from the table of contents. It was nowmy turn to laugh silently at myself and to end the mistakenenterprise by switching off the light. Again there was Sri Ramana’s loving guidance when I wasphysically and spiritually exhausted on account of havingundertaken a new task without considering carefully enough,my daily meditation practice as well as my demanding part timeoffice job. Having started hatha yoga at a yoga school, Ramana Maharshi wanted me to go on with my daily hatha yoga exercisesdespite my fatigue, as I learned from the following incident: Oneearly morning, while sitting on the carpet ready to start myexercises, yet feeling tired, I suddenly found myself kneeling atthe feet of Sri Ramana touching them with my forehead in utterdevotion. Immediately I knew in my heart that I was to continuemy regular exercises without considering my body’s condition. Ihave been following Bhagavan’s advice strictly until this dayand am much better now. On the other hand, when I was too fatigued for sitting inpadmasana posture for meditation, Bhagavan taught me that silence alone is important and not the physical postureobserved along with it. Subsequently I learnt to sit comfortablyin an easy-chair during meditation time. This has been a greathelp for my continuous sadhana during the past years, and I gratefully bow down at Sri Ramana’s holy feet. Kinder far art Thou than one’s own mother.Is this then Thy all-kindness, Oh Arunachala? (Marital Garland of Letters, Verse 6) My newest experience of Sri Ramana’s unceasing grace isonly some days old. I had to stay at home on account of a sudden,serious cold and felt miserable, supposing that my hatha yoga practice might be too poor. Two or three days later, still in bed,I happened to take in hand an old copy of The Mountain Path and open it on page 117 where my eyes fell exactly on thepassage, “Bhagavan’s feet are ever over your head”. A wave ofbliss ran through my mind and body and a little later I couldthink of going on with my sadhana again. May Sri Ramana’s grace be with all of us! taken from RAMANA SMRTISri Ramana MaharshiBirth Centenary Offering