Ramana Maharshi suggests to Resist the temptation to justify yourself even when you are just

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Ramana Maharshi tells this below story and moral behind it.ONE DAY A sage called Pakanar was weaving a basket in front of his house. Hearing a loud voice chanting, “Hare Ram”, he asked his sister who it was that was chanting. His sister replied that it was a brahmin who is keeping his own daughter. Pakanar replied, “You are the hundredth person to repeat the scandal”. Meanwhile, the brahmin having come to that place, the sage told the brahmin that his curse was lifted and that he could return home. Later, he explained to his sister thus: “This brahmin was living with his widowed daughter. They were generous and kind-hearted. They would invite sadhus and feed them with love. On hearing of their generosity a sadhu came to visit them. He was well received and fed. The sadhu was immensely pleased with their devotion and decided to bless them.

He just glanced once and knew what was in store for them when they die. He called the brahmin and told him that after his death he would be tortured by a mountain of leeches in hell.On hearing this, the brahmin fell at his feet in terror and implored him for some means of escape. The sadhu told him,‘Once while you were cooking food a leech fell from the roof into the cooking pot and died unobserved. You offered that food to a realised sage. Since whatever is given to a sage will be received back a thousand-fold a mountain of leeches are in store for you’. The sadhu then advised the brahmin that in order to escape this fate he should conduct himself towards his grownup widowed daughter in such a way, as to provoke a scandal that he was having illicit intimacy with her. He assured him that when a hundred persons had uttered the scandal the sin would leave him completely, having been distributed among the scandal-mongers. The brahmin did accordingly and you are the hundredth person to tell the scandal. So I say that the brahmin’s curse is now removed.”

Sri Bhagavan drew from the story the following moral: “Have the best intention, but act in such a way not to win praise, but to incur blame. Resist the temptation to justify yourself even when you are just.”

Source: SPIRITUAL STORIES AS TOLD BY RAMANA MAHARSHI

-- Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Prasanth Jalasutram

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Thank you for this. Have not read this one before. I would gladly suffer the

leaches than return to military service again.

 

Rafe

 

, Prasanth Jalasutram <jvrsprasanth

wrote:

>

> Ramana Maharshi tells this below story and moral behind it.

>

> ONE DAY A sage called Pakanar was weaving a basket in front of his house.

> Hearing a loud voice chanting, " Hare Ram " , he asked his sister who it was

> that was chanting. His sister replied that it was a brahmin who is keeping

> his own daughter. Pakanar replied, " You are the hundredth person to repeat

> the scandal " . Meanwhile, the brahmin having come to that place, the sage

> told the brahmin that his curse was lifted and that he could return home.

> Later, he explained to his sister thus: " This brahmin was living with his

> widowed daughter. They were generous and kind-hearted. They would invite

> sadhus and feed them with love. On hearing of their generosity a sadhu came

> to visit them. He was well received and fed. The sadhu was immensely pleased

> with their devotion and decided to bless them.

>

> He just glanced once and knew what was in store for them when they die. He

> called the brahmin and told him that after his death he would be tortured by

> a mountain of leeches in hell.On hearing this, the brahmin fell at his feet

> in terror and implored him for some means of escape. The sadhu told

> him,`Once while you were cooking food a leech fell from the roof into the

> cooking pot and died unobserved. You offered that food to a realised sage.

> Since whatever is given to a sage will be received back a thousand-fold a

> mountain of leeches are in store for you'. The sadhu then advised the

> brahmin that in order to escape this fate he should conduct himself towards

> his grownup widowed daughter in such a way, as to provoke a scandal that he

> was having illicit intimacy with her. He assured him that when a hundred

> persons had uttered the scandal the sin would leave him completely, having

> been distributed among the scandal-mongers. The brahmin did accordingly and

> you are the hundredth person to tell the scandal. So I say that the

> brahmin's curse is now removed. "

>

> Sri Bhagavan drew from the story the following moral:

>

> " Have the best intention, but act in such a way not to win praise, but to

> incur blame. Resist the temptation to justify yourself even when you are

> just. "

>

> Source: SPIRITUAL STORIES AS TOLD BY RAMANA MAHARSHI

>

> --

> Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

> Prasanth Jalasutram

>

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>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:49:50 +0100

>Prasanth Jalasutram <jvrsprasanth

> Ramana Maharshi suggests to Resist the

temptation to justify yourself even when you are just

>

> Ramana Maharshi tells this below story and moral

> behind it.

>

> ONE DAY A sage called Pakanar was weaving a basket

> in front of his house. Hearing a loud voice

> chanting, “Hare Ramâ€, he asked his sister who it

> was that was chanting. His sister replied that it

> was a brahmin who is keeping his own daughter.

> Pakanar replied, “You are the hundredth person to

> repeat the scandalâ€. Meanwhile, the brahmin having

> come to that place, the sage told the brahmin that

> his curse was lifted and that he could return home.

> Later, he explained to his sister thus: “This

> brahmin was living with his widowed daughter. They

> were generous and kind-hearted. They would invite

> sadhus and feed them with love. On hearing of their

> generosity a sadhu came to visit them. He was well

> received and fed. The sadhu was immensely pleased

> with their devotion and decided to bless them.

>

> He just glanced once and knew what was in store for

> them when they die. He called the brahmin and told

> him that after his death he would be tortured by a

> mountain of leeches in hell.On hearing this, the

> brahmin fell at his feet in terror and implored him

> for some means of escape. The sadhu told him,‘Once

> while you were cooking food a leech fell from the

> roof into the cooking pot and died unobserved. You

> offered that food to a realised sage. Since whatever

> is given to a sage will be received back a

> thousand-fold a mountain of leeches are in store for

> you’. The sadhu then advised the brahmin that in

> order to escape this fate he should conduct himself

> towards his grownup widowed daughter in such a way,

> as to provoke a scandal that he was having illicit

> intimacy with her. He assured him that when a

> hundred persons had uttered the scandal the sin

> would leave him completely, having been distributed

> among the scandal-mongers. The brahmin did

> accordingly and you are the hundredth person to tell

> the scandal. So I say that the brahmin’s curse is

> now removed.â€

>

> Sri Bhagavan drew from the story the following

> moral: 

>

> “Have the best intention, but act in such a way

> not to win praise, but to incur blame. Resist the

> temptation to justify yourself even when you are

> just.â€

>

> Source: SPIRITUAL STORIES AS TOLD BY RAMANA

> MAHARSHI

> --

> Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

> Prasanth Jalasutram

>

 

there is a sufi tarika (path) called " malamatiya " ,

" the blameworthy "

 

yosy to blame

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Prasanth Jalasutram wrote:

>

>

> Ramana Maharshi tells this below story and moral behind it.

>

> ONE DAY A sage called Pakanar was weaving a basket in front of his

> house. Hearing a loud voice chanting, “Hare Ram”, he asked his sister

> who it was that was chanting. His sister replied that it was a brahmin

> who is keeping his own daughter. Pakanar replied, “You are the

> hundredth person to repeat the scandal”. Meanwhile, the brahmin having

> come to that place, the sage told the brahmin that his curse was

> lifted and that he could return home. Later, he explained to his

> sister thus: “This brahmin was living with his widowed daughter. They

> were generous and kind-hearted. They would invite sadhus and feed them

> with love. On hearing of their generosity a sadhu came to visit them.

> He was well received and fed. The sadhu was immensely pleased with

> their devotion and decided to bless them.

>

> He just glanced once and knew what was in store for them when they

> die. He called the brahmin and told him that after his death he would

> be tortured by a mountain of leeches in hell.On hearing this, the

> brahmin fell at his feet in terror and implored him for some means of

> escape. The sadhu told him,‘Once while you were cooking food a leech

> fell from the roof into the cooking pot and died unobserved. You

> offered that food to a realised sage. Since whatever is given to a

> sage will be received back a thousand-fold a mountain of leeches are

> in store for you’. The sadhu then advised the brahmin that in order to

> escape this fate he should conduct himself towards his grownup widowed

> daughter in such a way, as to provoke a scandal that he was having

> illicit intimacy with her. He assured him that when a hundred persons

> had uttered the scandal the sin would leave him completely, having

> been distributed among the scandal-mongers. The brahmin did

> accordingly and you are the hundredth person to tell the scandal. So I

> say that the brahmin’s curse is now removed.”

>

> Sri Bhagavan drew from the story the following moral:

>

> “Have the best intention, but act in such a way not to win praise, but

> to incur blame. Resist the temptation to justify yourself even when

> you are just.”

>

> Source: SPIRITUAL STORIES AS TOLD BY RAMANA MAHARSHI

>

> --

> Om namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

> Prasanth Jalasutram

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

there is a sufi tarika (path) called " malamatiya " , " the blameworthy "

 

yosy to blame