Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 One of the great dramatists of his times, Girish Chandra Ghosh, is just an example of the transforming power of Sri Ramakrishna. The life story of Girish gives hope to the hopeless, faith to the faithless, and inspiration to the seekers of God. Before he met Sri Ramakrishna, he had led a reckless, hedonistic life. He was a self- proclaimed libertine and a rebel against God. Yet he had a strong mind, and was a man of tremendous heart. The turn that Sri Ramakrishna gave to Girish's life is epitomized in a conversation that took place between them: Master: 'Have faith in the Divine Mother and you will attain everything.' Girish: 'But I am a sinner.' Master: 'The wretch who constantly harps on sin becomes a sinner.' Girish: 'Sir, the very ground where I sit becomes unholy.' Master: 'How can you say that? Suppose a light is brought into a room that has been dark for a thousand years; does it illumine the room little by little, or all in a flash?' A little later Girish asked, 'Tell me what I should do.' Master: 'Give God your power of attorney. Let Him do whatever He likes'. Girish did not understand then what it meant to give God the power of attorney. Taking it to be a licence to do whatever he liked, he agreed to resign himself to God. When he started realizing the implication of it, he found that the most difficult of all spiritual disciplines was laid on his shoulders. How he carried this out in life and how the 'sinner' became a 'saint' is the life story of Girish. Though in the beginning he was not much attracted by Sri Ramakrishna, he continued to visit him. Whenever he visited Sri Ramakrishna, the latter would welcome him affectionately, but not even once did he ask Girish to give up drinking and his other bad habits. However, the change was inevitable. With unflinching faith in Sri Ramakrishna's redeeming power, he tried to surrender himself completely at the feet of him. After the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna, life brought to him a series of blows, as if to test his surrender to God. But his faith never faltered. His later life blossomed as a blessing to many. He left the body saying, 'Master, you have come. Please destroy my worldly intoxication. Victory to Sri Ramakrishna! Let us go.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Latha, Very inspiring. Thank you. I do so enjoy hearing about the spiritual journeys of others. Chris , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > One of the great dramatists of his times, Girish Chandra Ghosh, is > just an example of the transforming power of Sri Ramakrishna. The > life story of Girish gives hope to the hopeless, faith to the > faithless, and inspiration to the seekers of God. Before he met Sri > Ramakrishna, he had led a reckless, hedonistic life. He was a self- > proclaimed libertine and a rebel against God. Yet he had a strong > mind, and was a man of tremendous heart. The turn that Sri > Ramakrishna gave to Girish's life is epitomized in a conversation > that took place between them: > > Master: 'Have faith in the Divine Mother and you will attain > everything.' > > Girish: 'But I am a sinner.' > > Master: 'The wretch who constantly harps on sin becomes a sinner.' > > Girish: 'Sir, the very ground where I sit becomes unholy.' > > Master: 'How can you say that? Suppose a light is brought into a room > that has been dark for a thousand years; does it illumine the room > little by little, or all in a flash?' > > A little later Girish asked, 'Tell me what I should do.' > > Master: 'Give God your power of attorney. Let Him do whatever He > likes'. > > Girish did not understand then what it meant to give God the power of > attorney. Taking it to be a licence to do whatever he liked, he > agreed to resign himself to God. When he started realizing the > implication of it, he found that the most difficult of all spiritual > disciplines was laid on his shoulders. How he carried this out in > life and how the 'sinner' became a 'saint' is the life story of > Girish. > > Though in the beginning he was not much attracted by Sri Ramakrishna, > he continued to visit him. Whenever he visited Sri Ramakrishna, the > latter would welcome him affectionately, but not even once did he ask > Girish to give up drinking and his other bad habits. However, the > change was inevitable. With unflinching faith in Sri Ramakrishna's > redeeming power, he tried to surrender himself completely at the feet > of him. After the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna, life brought to > him a series of blows, as if to test his surrender to God. But his > faith never faltered. His later life blossomed as a blessing to many. > > He left the body saying, 'Master, you have come. Please destroy my > worldly intoxication. Victory to Sri Ramakrishna! Let us go.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 I love that story. Thank you. "Latha Nanda" <lathananda > Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:39:43 -0000 Transformation One of the great dramatists of his times, Girish Chandra Ghosh, is just an example of the transforming power of Sri Ramakrishna. The life story of Girish gives hope to the hopeless, faith to the faithless, and inspiration to the seekers of God. Before he met Sri Ramakrishna, he had led a reckless, hedonistic life. He was a self- proclaimed libertine and a rebel against God. Yet he had a strong mind, and was a man of tremendous heart. The turn that Sri Ramakrishna gave to Girish's life is epitomized in a conversation that took place between them: Master: 'Have faith in the Divine Mother and you will attain everything.' Girish: 'But I am a sinner.' Master: 'The wretch who constantly harps on sin becomes a sinner.' Girish: 'Sir, the very ground where I sit becomes unholy.' Master: 'How can you say that? Suppose a light is brought into a room that has been dark for a thousand years; does it illumine the room little by little, or all in a flash?' A little later Girish asked, 'Tell me what I should do.' Master: 'Give God your power of attorney. Let Him do whatever He likes'. Girish did not understand then what it meant to give God the power of attorney. Taking it to be a licence to do whatever he liked, he agreed to resign himself to God. When he started realizing the implication of it, he found that the most difficult of all spiritual disciplines was laid on his shoulders. How he carried this out in life and how the 'sinner' became a 'saint' is the life story of Girish. Though in the beginning he was not much attracted by Sri Ramakrishna, he continued to visit him. Whenever he visited Sri Ramakrishna, the latter would welcome him affectionately, but not even once did he ask Girish to give up drinking and his other bad habits. However, the change was inevitable. With unflinching faith in Sri Ramakrishna's redeeming power, he tried to surrender himself completely at the feet of him. After the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna, life brought to him a series of blows, as if to test his surrender to God. But his faith never faltered. His later life blossomed as a blessing to many. He left the body saying, 'Master, you have come. Please destroy my worldly intoxication. Victory to Sri Ramakrishna! Let us go.' Sponsor / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 oh Vishweshwar that is really good. your note at the end re: friends in this chat is very kind. , "inspectionconnection108" <inspectionconnection108> wrote: > Namaste > > There is a wonderful book that Swami translated, " The Swami > Puranas". It includes stories that illustrate the most difficult > points and puts them into useful and charming teaching stories. > > For example, there is a story of a God who wanted to know what life > and maya was like on this Earth. I will paraphrase it very briefly > below. > > A God in Heaven wanted to know what life on Earth was like and why > souls incarnated ther rather than stay in Heaven. So, The Lord > changed the God's soul into that of a beautiful young woman who > forgot her divine existance and found herself by a stream on Earth. > > Along came a handsome King, who asked who she was and how she > arrived there? She could not answer and he asked for her hand in > marriage, as he was stricken by her beauty. > > She accepted and in due course, married, had children, raised them > to fine adults, and lived a life of luxury. She was his Queen in > every way. But she had no memory of her Divine Nature. > > War broke out and her husband the King, and her strong children, now > warriors, rode into battle to defend the kingdom. They all died in > battle. > > Hearing this, the Queen, rode to the battlefield and saw her dead > husband and children. She screamed in pain at the huge loss she > suffered. A priest came and told her to stop screaming and tend to > her duties as a royal widow, tending the death one and becoming > strong for her subjects. > > Just them the Lord came and awoke her from her dream. She said, "I > just had the strangest dream. I was a Queen and lost my sons and > husband in battle." > > The Lord said," This is maya. When in maya, you forget your Divine > Nature and live as a human. But Divine you are". > > Maa says we are the Divine Gods and Goddesses who came to this > Earth. The nature of Duality is to forget our true nature, our > Divine Nature. Divine Mother casts a spell over us all and those > who have been blessed with enlightnemnt, who have remembered and > become fully conscious of their Divine Naure, their True Self, they > lovingly teach us and help us remember too. > > The Holy books of all the religions speak of the Supreme Self as > Absolute, Bliss, Consciousness. All give techniques to purify and > refine our awareness so that we can remember and experience our True > Selves as Divine. But we have to make the effort. By effort we > achieve Grace. And what is Grace? > The Grace of the Guru is the final stroke of the sword which kills > the Great Ego, that which binds us to our thoughts, desires, and > attachments in this world. > Maa says we are One Soul, there is no separation between us, but we > experience only separation and differences. Not Oneness and > wholeness. > > So but sitting and chanting God's name, or performing puja, or > singing Divine songs, or meditating, or performing sacred fire > ceremonies, our minds settle down, and in that settled state, the > Divine surgeon, Divine Mother, cuts away our ego, piece by piece, > and we experience that stillness, that bliss of Divine Union. Free > from attachments and the binding thoughts, we experience our True > Nature. > > Little by little the silence and stillness that we experience during > puja, chanting, meditating, begins to grow and permeate our waking > daily lives. > > The experience of, and ability to identify with, the similiaries > within existance, rather than identify with the differences: that > is what grows and begins to take over our awaremenss. That is the > growth of enlightment. More light, less darkness, more knowledge, > less ingorance. More love, less hate. > > For example, if you love someone dearly and completely, you do not > see their faults, you see them with your heart, and see them as > perfect and whole, unstained and unblemished. > > Like that, thru the Grace of the Guru, the layers of dirt and anger > and hate are washed off of our hearts and we begin to see with thru > eyes of a pure heart. > > So, daily spiritual practice is a must. There is no substitute. > > Find a practice you are drawn to, and make a committment to do it > every day for a week. See how you feel. Then do more, increase > your time and pray for pure devotion and the presence of a Guru to > guide you. > > You have friends in this chat who would do anything to help. > > God Bless > > Jai Maa > > Maa's child > > Vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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