Nama Article- 08-12-08

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Radhe Krishna To All,

 

 

After Sri Ramakirshna’s departure in mortal form, in 1896, the apostles moved

to a derelict building, now known as Baranagar Math. They used to go deeper and

deeper in spiritual journeys. An article by Swami Jitatmananda in the Statesman,

Calcutta of 23rd December, 2005. “Naren made the ambience vibrant with the

study of scriptures, history and literature, Kali (Abhedananda) was virtually

consumed by research and meditation and Latu (Adbhutananda), among others were

intoxicated with the incessant chanting of God’s nameâ€.

 

One day Shashadhar Ganguly, a teacher from Malda, asked Latu Maharaj, ‘Can the

Atman be an object of knowledge?’

 

Latu Maharaj: ‘An object is something that cannot be known without the help of

something else, but the Atman is self revealing.’

 

Shashadhar: ‘Then why should we want to know the Atman?’

 

Latu Maharaj: ‘Because the Atman is our real nature.’

 

Shashadhar: ‘If the Atman is our real nature, then why are we not aware of

it?’

 

Latu Maharaj: ‘Man’s real nature is covered by a dense cloud of ignorance. .

.. Dip your mind in the jar of Lord’s name, and all the unclean stuff will be

washed away. Then dip it in the jar of Lord’s grace. You will see how

beautifully your real nature will shine forth.

 

Latu Maharaj had absolutely no knowledge of even the alphabets and obviously had

no book-learning, Latu Maharaj could instinctively see the inner significance

of scriptures because of his spiritual realizations. Once a pundit was reading

the Kathopanishad. He read the following verse:

 

‘The Purusha of the size of a thumb, the inner soul, dwells always in the

heart of beings. One should separate Him from the body with patience as the

stalk from a grass.’

 

Latu Maharaj was overjoyed and exclaimed, ‘Just the thing’, as if he was

giving out his own inner experience of life.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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