Guest guest Posted October 25, 1999 Report Share Posted October 25, 1999 ~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~ Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.117 Tuesday 26/10/99 The Master Said: " After attaining God one forgets His external splendour, the glories of His creation. One doesn't think of God's glories after one has seen Him. The devotee, once immersed in God's Bliss, doesn't calculate any more about outer things. When I see Narendra, I don't need to ask him: 'what's your name? Where do you live? Where is the time for such questions? Once a man asked HanumAn which day of the fortnight it was. 'Brother', said HanumAn, 'I don't know anything of the day of the week, or the fortnight, or the postion of the stars. I think of RAma alone. " om tat sat ~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~ Hello Everyone, Dear Dr. Shah, Your articles are most edifying...always a pleasure to read. Also, concerning the follwoing message: Message: 1 Date:Sat, 23 Oct 1999 20:44:30 -0500 " JAIRAM SESHADRI " <seshadri Of Vahanas and Two Sisters a journal entry that i made on June 3, 1999 i just read it and felt like sharing it with all ... so here goes.! Must say this is not for the weak kneed... especially the first part.... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ June 3, 1999 In my room in the dorm that i vacated, here in Toronto, some years back, a mouse would manifest from the crevices of the heating, when i would finish meditating,...and this mouse unlike many i have seen, seemed to be far different. When i first saw it, i immediately thought of Ganesha ...Lord Ganapathi and His Vahana...The mouse sensed no danger from my end. It stared back at me and even seemed to be nibble away at the air...It kinda sensed the calm that i felt after my meditation...This meeting lasted for a few...but was repeated two more times on different occassions and days...The third time, however, the mouse brought a 'friend' perhaps the spouse which, unlike the 'old hand' seemed far more reticent, far more fearful of my presence. The 'old hand' however seemed to reassure the spouse, squeaking and jumping over (her?), playfully tousling her in the process. And the two pairs of beady eyes looked straight at me...somehow sensing i would not harm... how could i? They were theVahanas of Lord Ganapathi...and i was honoured to be in their presence.... Another time, sunning myself in the steps of Robarts Library, totally exhausted from the long hours of work that i had subjected myself to i rested my gaze mildly on a group of birds pecking away at the fresh green grass that the Spring had sprung on us...Seven Sisters...and two of the sisters were closer to me than the rest...Suddenly one of the two, looked straight at me and bellowed a string of full throated chirrupy, chirpy notes. Its feathers stood on end, it was as if it was performing a symphony all on its own,... for me.... And i, even then, smiled in wonder...awed...ever so grateful ... The other bird was truly surprised at the sudden plethora of happy notes emanating from its soul mate..it looked quizzically at its companion, looked around, looked again at its companion, looked around again and this time looked directly at me...and turning away, looked back at its companion still belching sweet sweet melodies...looked at me again with what seemed like a mixture of surprise and envy....and dismissing all, resumed its mechanical pecking of the grass again.... i was honoured to be in their presence...i was moved...i was warmed...i was awed...beyond measure...i was in a realm sublime... Thinking back on those two encounters, i somehow felt that these birds and animals know far, far, far more than we humans think we know of them....they are far more sociable and attached to each other, far more communicative, far more aware...and i for one, at that moment was so glad that i had only recently turned vegan! Never again will i set a trap for a mouse...never again will i dismiss a bird without a far greater reverence than i have had before ....which did not amount to a whole lot... but now thankfully does... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there...a personal anecdote...i may be derided for courting mice ....but i can never kill one again... ______ Comment: Jairamji Namaste ! Yes ! Very very good. Most of us, who travel the spiritual path, have had similiar experiences. For instance, I remember a seven-legged spider, that used to come out regularly, when I was working on the computer.... it would run about here and there, scampering over photos hanging on the wall... having a grand old time. It knew instinctively that, while both hands were busy on the keyboard, the environment was perfectly safe for its joyous antics. Never would this 'handicapped arachnid' show itself otherwise. I came to look for it and was always pleased, when it showed itself. Eventually, of course, it didn't show up anymore...although it's relatives make an appearance from time to time. Of course, no mercy is shown to the eight-legged variety, who don't seem to have the same sensitivity to the danger inherent in their surroundings. I imagine that the loss of a leg, created in the tiny spider, a certain 'savoir vivre'. Who knows? om shanthi om +om ____ 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...
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