Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 that is a great description. this reminds me of my wife. she will take the homeliest plant and make it grow, make friends with the saddest most lonely kid. some beings are naturally compassionate. jai maa, may we all be, may we all be. , "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> wrote: > Swami Rama used to love cacti. He always wanted to plant cactus gardens. > > Pandit Tigunait related somewhere about a time when he and Swami Rama > were at Swamiji's ashram in Rishikesh (I hope I remember it all well > enough). It was the middle of the night, and there was a moon out. > Swamiji came in and got Panditji; he was very excited. > > "Rajmani, come quickly! I want you to see something." > > He took Panditji out to the veranda, overlooking the cactus garden. > > "Shhh. Be very quiet. Look. Over there; that cactus; do you see it? > It's blooming." > > There was a night-blooming cactus in the garden in the process of > blooming. Swamiji had been watching for hours, and now, he and > Panditji would watch. > > Panditji said that Swamiji was so excited, so enthralled by that > spectacle of the single cactus opening its one flower; he would say, > "Isn't it beautiful!" > > They sat for hours watching that flower open. > > One time, I don't recall the circumstances, Pandit Rajmani asked > Swamiji why he liked cacti so much. Swamiji replied, "I enjoy taking > spiny things nobody else wants and making them bloom." > > Such is the grace and compassion of the guru. > > > Jai Shree Maa! > Jai Swamiji! > Jai Maa! > > Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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