It's not me, it's not me ! It's You, it's You !

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Sherri wrote :

> "I" would be no more

> Only your servant

> Would remain

>

> You made me - your Daugher, Mother, with these talents and habits.

> Please use this life, these samskaras, this breath, mind and body

> As YOU see fit.

>

> Om Tat Sat

 

Namaste Sherri,

 

Your poem reminded of something that I had read a while ago. Since

your post, I was trying to remember where I had read it . Today when

I opened "Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss" by Swamiji I saw

these words in page 366 of the book. The book is available at

http://www.shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm

 

In the book , Shree Maa says :

 

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Trailinga Swami was a great devotee. He closed his door and sat

inside for three days. One of his devotees was standing outside the

door and wondered, "What's going on here ?" He went and knocked on

the door. Trailinga Swami asked , "Who's there?". He replied , "I

am , Guruji, I am ". Trailinga Swami did not make any move at all.

He sat silently in his room. The disciple was thinking, "What

happened to my Guru ? He is sitting inside. Before he was always

happy to see me, and now he is not replying at all." He sat outside

and began to think, "What happened to the Guru?" The next day he

came again and knocked on the door. Trailinga Swami said ,"Who is

there?". The disciple once again replied, "I am, Guruji." Trailinga

Swami kept silent. All the day and all the night, the Guru did not

open the door, and the disciple sat outside. The disciple sat

through the whole night wondering why the Guru didn't open the door.

On the third day he went and knocked on the door. Guruji

asked, "Who's there?" The disciple replied, "You are."

 

And the Guru opened the door.

 

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Happy Birthday Ramakrishna !

 

Jai Guru

Nanda

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, "Nanda" <chandimaakijai>

wrote:

> In the book , Shree Maa says :

> =============================

> Trailinga Swami was a great devotee.

> On the third day he went and knocked on the door. Guruji

> asked, "Who's there?" The disciple replied, "You are."

> And the Guru opened the door.

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Nanda,

Thank you for this post. I know some stories about Trailinga Swami.

This is a good one. I hesitated to share such a personal piece as the

poem/prayer on the public forum. I am glad that I did. Your words,

and the kind connections from others have been a blessing.

 

Maa's words and those of Swamiji are so pregnant with wisdom. Each

passage grows, like bread rising, in me, layer upon layer of blessing

and insight.

Jai Guru! and Happy Birthday Ramakrishna~

Sherri