Guest guest Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Om Namah Shivaya, Divine Family! i just had an inspired thought: 'When we are able to fully realise that the 'whole material world' is a cremation ground and that every material thing ultimately is ash, then anywhere we leave our body is Benares! May we all realise our Golden Benares...and our Consciousness of Infinite Goodness, ~that~ which never dies!' Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva! muktimaa , "muktimaa" <muktimaa@a...> wrote: > > > Namaste, Beloved Family! > i thought i would post another 'Sri Ramakrishna Shiva Story'. This > one also is found in the 'Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna's Introduction. > Sri Ramakrishna is on Pilgrimage with Mathur[and several others]. > > 'The party entered holy Benares by boat along the Ganges. When Sri > Ramakrishna's eyes fell on this city of Siva, where had accumulated > for ages the devotion and piety of countless worshippers, he saw it > to be made of gold, as the scriptures declare. He was visibly moved. > During his stay in the city, he treated every particle of its earth > with utmost respect. At the Manikarnika Ghat, the great cremation > ground of the city, he actually saw Siva, with ash covered body and > tawny matted hair, serenely approaching each funeral pyre and > breathing into the ears of the corpses the mantra of liberation; and > then the Divine Mother removing from the dead their bonds. Thus he > realized the significance of the scriptural statement that anyone > dying in Benares attains salvation through the grace of Siva.' > > Om Namah Shivaya! Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva! > muktimaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Dear Muktimaa, A truly inspiring thought Jai Maa and Jai Swamiji Grace On 05/03/2005, at 5:24 AM, muktimaa wrote: > > > Om Namah Shivaya, Divine Family! > i just had an inspired thought: 'When we are able to fully realise > that the 'whole material world' is a cremation ground and that every > material thing ultimately is ash, then anywhere we leave our body is > Benares! May we all realise our Golden Benares...and our > Consciousness of Infinite Goodness, ~that~ which never dies!' > Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva! > muktimaa > > > > > > , "muktimaa" <muktimaa@a...> wrote: > > > > > > Namaste, Beloved Family! > > i thought i would post another 'Sri Ramakrishna Shiva Story'. This > > one also is found in the 'Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna's Introduction. > > Sri Ramakrishna is on Pilgrimage with Mathur[and several others]. > > > > 'The party entered holy Benares by boat along the Ganges. When > Sri > > Ramakrishna's eyes fell on this city of Siva, where had accumulated > > for ages the devotion and piety of countless worshippers, he saw it > > to be made of gold, as the scriptures declare. He was visibly moved. > > During his stay in the city, he treated every particle of its earth > > with utmost respect. At the Manikarnika Ghat, the great cremation > > ground of the city, he actually saw Siva, with ash covered body and > > tawny matted hair, serenely approaching each funeral pyre and > > breathing into the ears of the corpses the mantra of liberation; > and > > then the Divine Mother removing from the dead their bonds. Thus he > > realized the significance of the scriptural statement that anyone > > dying in Benares attains salvation through the grace of Siva.' > > > > Om Namah Shivaya! Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva! > > muktimaa > > > Sponsor > > > <22305_0205_016_b_300250_a.gif> > <l.gif> > > Links > > • > / > > • > > > • Terms of > Service. > > Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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