Guest guest Posted October 25, 1999 Report Share Posted October 25, 1999 Dear omtatsat and JAIRAM SESHADRI, It was wonderful to read your experiences. One thing is sure; the list members are a highly sensitive, sensible, and cultured lot. dr c s s * omtatsat wrote: > 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 > > 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 -- ==================================== E-magazine on science and spirituality. Visit: http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/index.html ==================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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