Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 Hello Everyone ! Swami Yogeshananda Hari Om! Sri Ramakrishna passed away on Sunday, August 15, 1886, plunging his devotees and disciples into a sea of grief. They were like men in a shipwreck. But a strong bond of love held them together, and they found assurance and courage in each other's company. They could not enjoy the friendhsip of worldly people and would talk only of their Master. " Shall we not behold him again ? " - this was the one theme of their thought and the one dream of their sleep. Alone they wept for him, walking in the streets of Calcutta, they were engrossed in the thought of him. The Master had once said to M., " It becsomes difficult for me to give up the body, when I realize that after my death you will wander about weeping for me. " Some of them thought: " He is no longer in this world. How surprising that we still enjoy living! We could give up our bodies if we liked, but still we do not. " Time and again Sri Ramakrishna had told them that God reveals Himself to His devotees if they yearn for Him and call on Him with whole-souled devotion. He had assured them that God listens to the prayer of the sincere heart. [excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna P.975] om shanthi ome Tom ____ 123India - India's Premier Search Engine Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 1999 Report Share Posted August 15, 1999 Thanks for the message! omtatsat <omtatsat ramakrishna <ramakrishna > Sunday, August 15, 1999 10:30 AM [ramakrishna] Mahasamaadhi of Thakur ><omtatsat > >Hello Everyone ! > >Swami Yogeshananda Hari Om! > >Sri Ramakrishna passed away on Sunday, August 15, 1886, >plunging his devotees and disciples into a sea of grief. >They were like men in a shipwreck. But a strong bond of >love held them together, and they found assurance and >courage in each other's company. They could not enjoy >the friendhsip of worldly people and would talk only of >their Master. > > " Shall we not behold him again ? " - this was the one >theme of their thought and the one dream of their sleep. >Alone they wept for him, walking in the streets of >Calcutta, they were engrossed in the thought of him. > >The Master had once said to M., " It becsomes difficult >for me to give up the body, when I realize that after >my death you will wander about weeping for me. " > >Some of them thought: " He is no longer in this world. >How surprising that we still enjoy living! We could >give up our bodies if we liked, but still we do not. " > >Time and again Sri Ramakrishna had told them that God >reveals Himself to His devotees if they yearn for Him >and call on Him with whole-souled devotion. > >He had assured them that God listens to the prayer of >the sincere heart. > >[excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna P.975] > >om shanthi ome > >Tom > > >____ >123India - India's Premier Search Engine >Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com > > > >--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > >ONElist announces " FRIENDS & FAMILY! " >For details, including our weekly drawing, go to >/info/onereachsplash3.html > >------ >Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah >Vivekananda Centre London >http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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