A MIRACULOUS EVENT AT SRI RAMASRAMAM

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SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM: The priest burns the camphor in the fire. The

fire here symbolizes knowledge. Agni always stands for knowledge. In

the fire of knowledge, fire of wisdom, fire of enquiry, the priest

burns all your past (notions, beliefs, conclusions, etc.) .The

moment the camphor is burnt, the light emerging out of the fire

dispels darkness. Just as darkness is dispelled in the presence of

light, ignorance is dispelled in the fire of wisdom. The burning of

camphor symbolizes guru " upadesha " i.e. the murthi (deity) becomes

visible before you. So also your true self is always present, but

you are not aware of it because of ignorance. – Swami

Sukhabodhananda

 

A MIRACULOUS EVENT AT SRI RAMASRAMAM

 

Professor G.V. Subbaramayya in his Sri Ramana Reminiscences records

as follows:

 

 

One night in the dining hall Sri Bhagavan enquired whether there was

country orange pickle. The Sarvadhikari was annoyed to find that

there was none. The next afternoon the outgoing Ashram mail, which

as usual was submitted for Sri Bhagavan's perusal, contained a

letter by the Sarvadhikari to a Madurai devotee asking for a basket

of country oranges. Sri Bhagavan flared up on reading it, and

remarked, " To these people salvation seems to be in country

oranges! Otherwise, why should we write to some one for them? Well,

do as you please. " Just as the letter was being withdrawn in

trepidation, a Railway contractor entered the Hall with two sealed

basket parcels. In those days, it was the invariable practice to

show first to Sri Bhagavan anything that came to the Ashram before

it was taken inside. Now Sri Bhagavan laughingly observed, " What!

are the parcels country oranges? Open and see. " When they were

opened, lo! They were so. At once they were taken to the kitchen for

being cut and pickled. Again, Sri Bhagavan said, " Perhaps one basket

has sour oranges and the other sweet oranges. " Some one was sent

inside to make sure before mixing them up. It turned out to be as

Sri Bhagavan had said. The sweet oranges were peeled off first and

their slices distributed among the devotees then and there. Seized

with wonder, I enquired whether we should consider the incident as

miracle or as a mere chance-coincidence. In reply, Sri Bhagavan

quoted a verse from the Yogavasistha which says: This prajna which

is treasured up in the heart of the wise is chintamani (the mystic

precious stone). Like kalapalata (the celestial creeper) it fulfils

instantly whatever is thought of. Sri Bhagavan also cited

Sankaracharya's definition of prajna in the Vivekachudaman ias " the

thought that is pure consciousness devoid of vasanas.

[such events were daily occurrences at the Ashram in those days.]

 

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.