Atma Pradakshina

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Dear Mouna,

 

Thank you for the posting.

 

My child moved to a new school in Chennai this year and I was pleasantly

surprised to read the story of Atma Darshan in one of her text books.

The name of the book is " Living in Harmony - A course on Peace and

Value education " Book 7 followed by ICSE 7th grade classes.

The story appears in Chapter 12 " God is everywhere " with a color

picture of Sri Ramana and Arunachala Hill.

 

-ramasamy

 

Dear All, greetings again:

 

After writing my posting thanking Richard and Carol for their

photographs of Arunachala a few minutes ago, I resumed my reading of

Letters from Ramanasramam by Suri Nagamma (started a few days ago) and

strangely enough, the next letter of my reading was the following one.

All the best,

Mouna

 

(Letter 64) ATMA PRADAKSHINA (GOING ROUND THE SELF)

19th August, 1946

One morning last May, Sundaresa Iyer, who used to bring

food for Bhagavan while in Virupaksha Cave by going about

begging came and bowed before Him. Bhagavan asked him,

" Did you go round the hill by way of pradakshina? " " No, " said

the devotee. Looking at me, Bhagavan said, " Last night when

people were going out for giripradakshina because of the

moonlight, he also started to go. But he felt he could not

complete the round. When they were starting out after telling

me, he went round me quickly. When I asked him why he did

so, he said, " I am afraid I cannot go round the hill. So I have

gone round Bhagavan. " " Go round yourself. That will be Atma

pradakshina, " I said. " So saying Bhagavan began laughing.

 

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