Baghavan Ramana Maharishi by Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji - Last Part

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Radhe Krishna To all,

 

When we lift a lot of weight we get tried. When we walk a long distance, we get

tired. But the mouth and the ears never experience tiredness! We never seem to

get tired of talking and listening.

 

The Lord, out of his immense mercy, has created us like this so that we can

always chant his Name and listen to His glories.

 

--- SRI SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJI

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Baghavan Ramana Maharishi -(Last Part)

 

On her initial visit to her son, grieved at his condition, Bhagavan Ramana’s

mother said to him, “Appa! (Oh! Son!) Please return home. Do your japa, dhyana

there. We will not disturb you in any way.†Even then Bhagavan sat silently

without offering an answer. Those with him, seeing his mother’s ‘viyogam’

(deep yearning) insisted on him giving an answer to her. Bhagavãn Ramana wrote

down,

 

‘Angirinda padiye prarabda karmathin padi oruvan attuvipadal….' –

 

“ As there is One who conducts our lives as per our ‘prarabda’, any amount

of blocks cannot stop that which is bound to happen and any amount of effort

will not succeed in bringing about that which is not bound to happen. So, it is

good to remain silentâ€.

 

Bhagavan Ramana gives a wonderful illustration for our behaviour in trying to

conduct our lives - while traveling in the train instead of placing the luggage

on the rack placed above would you not be a fool if you were to carry it on your

head? Likewise put the burden (of your life) on the Lord who runs everything.

 

One unique thing about Bhagavan is that in none of his pictures can you find him

with his eyes closed. It is said that only devas do not close their eyelids.

Everyone speaks of the grace that flowed from his eyes.

While defining a ‘samsari’ (householder) and a ‘sanyasi’ (ascetic),

Bhagavan Ramana says,

 

Who is a samsari and who is a sanyasi? One whose mind wavers even a little is a

householder indeed; and one whose mind rests is verily an ascetic. External

appearance does not make one a householder or a monk. Only the state of the mind

decides on the state.

 

‘Eenuru yavum iraiyuruvam ena enni vazhipadal undee para

eesanar poosai undipara’

 

-- to worship all as the form of God is verily the puja.

 

Bhagavan Ramana says, ‘japa, murti dhyana will not destroy the mind. It will

only give one pointedness. Atma Vichara comes about easily in such a mind.’

 

‘Valliyul adakka vallaipadu putpol

ullamum odungurm undipara

odukka ubãyam idu undipara’

 

-- Bhagavan Ramana speaks of control of mind through the control of breath. He

compares this to a bird trying to escape the cage but ultimately giving up its

effort.

 

A bird when put in a cage flaps its wings and rises up. But, it falls down on

hitting the cage top. It tries repeatedly but every time it falls down. Finally,

realizing the futility of its attempts it remains quiet. So, too, when we

control our breath the thought that tries to rise up is pushed down to its

source.

 

The greatness of a Mahan is seen from the incidents of his life. Once, some

thieves entered the place where Bhagavan was sleeping with few of his devotees.

They thought that the ashram must have hoarded in cash and kind.

 

Bhagavan asked one of the devotees to give a lamp and the key of the cupboard to

the thieves so that they could take all that they desired. However, there was

nothing there for them to take. Angered at this, one of them beat Bhagavan

Ramana with a stick. When the devotees were about to attack the thieves,

Bhagavan stopped them with the words, ‘they are thieves and are doing their

dharma. We are Sadhus and should stick to our dharma!’

 

Later, when a Police Officer brought some suspects to Bhagavan Ramana’s

presence and asked him to identify the one who had beaten him, Bhagavan Ramana

simply said, ‘The one whom I beat, beat me now!’

 

It is good to do ‘smaranam’ of Jnaniis and May all receive the grace of

Ramana Maharshi. "

 

GOPIKA JEEVANASMARANAM!

GOVINDA! GOVINDA!â€

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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