Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Chennai,Namakirtan about Kaliyuga - Part-12

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Radhe Krishna To all,

 

Discourse contd.....

 

Swami Abhedananda had advised them playfully but the family returned home and

chanted the Mahamantra all through the night with deep reverence and faith. In

the morning the child was back to normal state! The elated family went to Swami

Abhedananda with garland, fruits and other offerings and honored him in

gratitude. The Swamiji was struck with wonder at the power of the Mahamantra. He

at once took hold of the Mahamantra. He wandered all over the country. He has

done kirtan of the Mahamantra in all the Temples of Tamizh Nadu. He has

performed the kirtan day and night. Wherever he went people came in thousands.

There was only the chanting

of the Mahamantra and

nothing else – no discourse, no other kirtan. It was only singing the

Mahamantra. He would begin the chanting in a booming voice and it would be so to

the end, notwithstanding the long hours of chanting. All people attracted by his

Atma shakti and santi would do kirtan all through the day and night.

 

During his last days, Swami Abhedananda went to Haridwar. He had an amazing

experience there. He suffered from a heart disease. He was taken to Delhi for

treatment. But he returned to Haridwar as he desired to be on the banks of the

Ganga. He lay on the banks of the Ganga when verily Goddess Ganga appeared

before him. She entered into the body of Swami Abhedananda.

 

The Swamiji said, " Ganga devi has entered my body. Therefore, after death my

body will not show any signs of a dead body. " Just as he had predicted, his body

shone with luster for seven days. The hands and legs could be stretched out and

bent as could a body with life. He seemed

as if in sleep. Swami Chidananda, the disciple of Swami Sivananda, performed

all the final rites to be done to a sanyasi. Swami Abhedananda's body was

wrapped in cloth and then floated in the Ganga. Of such great glory was Swami

Abhedananda Maharaj.

 

Yogi Ramsuratkumar's glory came to light due to Swami Gnanananda. Yogi

Ramsuratkumar was in Thappovanam where Swami Gnananada lived. I have earlier

said that Mahans meet with other Mahans and do Satsang together. Numerous people

used to come to Swami Gnananada seeking solace for their troubles. One day, a

man had come to Swami Gnanananda and poured his heart out regarding some deep

trouble in his family. That night, Swami Gnanananda did not sleep. He kept

walking about and seemed deeply worried.

 

Swami Gnanananda's attendant Balu asked him, in a concerned voice, " Numerous

people come and pour out their troubles to you. Why do you trouble yourself over

all these and suffer your body? Could you

not just listen to their woes and leave it at that? "

 

The day had dawned. Just then a man passed by in a cycle asking at each door if

they had old newspapers to sell. Swami Gnananada pointed out to this man and

said to Balu, " Every morning we read the newspaper. Once we have gone through

it, it loses its value. Yet, we do not have the heart to throw it away. We also

try to earn something out of these out-of-date newspapers. We stock up these

newspapers at home. It is the same with the empty bottles and cans. Without the

heart to throw them away we stock them up. Over a period of time we find the

collection of papers, bottles and cans grown into the size of a hill! We then

desire to do away with these but at the same time are also greedy to earn

something out of it, though a few coins only. The man on the cycle desires to

get hold of such old newspapers, bottles and cans. Mahans are like the man on

the cycle who takes away the old, waste

newspapers. They take up all the sins of the world, happily and without any

worry. Have they come down only to receive the sins of the people? They receive

the sins and give back their tapas and help people ashore. I have come down only

for this. "

 

In this way, Swami Gnanananda explained the glory of Sadhus.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

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