--- Dear friends , Sri.V. Ganesan has sent me a new spiritual sharing
to-day.I am passing it on
to the Group - he is happy for me to do this .best wishes to all ,in His Grace
..Alan !
>
> Namaskar.
>
> I know you will enjoy the following 'dialogue' with a dear friend of mine.
>
> Spiritual sharing should go on, like one's 'breathing' !
> Regards to all !
>
> Love,
> Ganesan.
>
> * * * * * * * * *
* * *
>
> Dear Brother Sri Rajnish Maharaj !
>
> Namaskar.
>
> You remember, Sri T.R. Ramachandran, Editor: "Tattvaloka" (official journal in
English of the
> Sringeri Sankaracharya Mutt), is a very dear friend of mine and also a true
advanced seeker.
> He always has 'mock' quarrels with me, quite often, pleading that that is the
one way to make
> me 'come out' with greater spiritual matter ! Now, he wrote that 'prayer' (I
often write to you
> all
> that I have offered prayers) is of no use; only His Grace operates as It
wishes, quoting that
> he 'prayed' that his email should go through, repeatedly also;and, it did not
work. But, he said
> that the Lord had His own way, that the friend, accidentally,called him on the
phone, while
> the email did not 'work', at all ! The following is my 'reply' to him. I
felt you might enjoy
> the
> 'war of words' !
>
> Love,
> Ganesan.
>
> * * * * * * * * *
* * *
> Dear Ganesa,
>
> You write such long-winded letters to wives in sorrow, in bereavement, to sons
distressed and to
> many many others such as Sarala Ma, spending so much of your time and "meekly"
demanding their
> attention and indirectly making me read them. But if you really feel for the
"top of my anger,"
> then do something to change it.
>
> I am going to give you a bit of my experience this morning. I wanted the local
number of a US
> friend who is in Chennai for two or three days. Early this morning I wrote to
my nephew, to
> Pancha and a couple of others who know him. When I came from the walk, I
checked for a reply but
> there was none. So I repeated the mesages on email which refused to go, thanks
to VSNL. I sent
> my prayers to Lord Ganesa, asking for VSNL to open and let my message be read.
Although I
> prayed, it was obvious that I insisted on the reply through my course of
action which is for the
> message to get across through VSNL.
>
> Do you know what happened? There was a call from my nephew in the US, just
after my prayer, in
> response to my earlier email. The second message did not go throuhg but I got
the answer. So the
> point is we should never tell God in our limited intelligence that he should
follow our line of
> action. He knows what to do and he will give it to you, if your prayer is
sincere. Poor mortals,
> we get a simple answer, but you get a ponderous, miraculous Tamil verse,
pregnant with meaning
> to you, but Greek and Latin to us. Until your translation to Shankar arrived,
I was left high
> and dry. The Lord really cares!
>
> Kind regards.
> TRR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: V. Ganesan
> To: Sarala Panchapakesan
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:14 PM
> Subject: " Spiritual Sharing -- 'Solitude' "
>
>
> My dear Sarala Ma !
>
> Namaskaram.
>
> I send you, herewith, a copy of my letter to a young devotee whom I know
from childhood. He
> lost
> his father, very recently. His grandfather was S.P. Mukherjee, who was a
top boss in Jessops
> Calcutta. When he heard about Sri Bhagavan, he took retirement, built a
house in Arunachala
> and dropped his body also there ! A remarkable devotee-friend of mine. His
only daughter
> has become the widow. Hence, my detailed letter. I want your views on this
my way of
> consolation. Is it too much ?
>
> Did you read out the English translation of my Tamil poem to 'Lord Krishna'
and thus appease
> him, so as to make him come down from the 'top' of his 'anger' ? I
shouldn't be an additional
> cause to increase his BP !
>
> * * * * * * * *
* *
>
>
> My dear 'child' Ramanendu !
>
> Pranams.
>
> It is difficult, I fully grasp, to get oneself reconciled to the fact of
losing one's father;
> much more
> difficult, perhaps, for a dedicated wife to have 'lost' her husband ! It is
also very easy
> for others
> to express solid words of consolation to the bereaved ones ! The fact will
always remain,
> and
> loom large on one's face, that the 'loss' is irrepairable ! So, to
surrender at the Lotus
> Feet
> of one's Sat-Guru, at times of total despondency, is the only healthy
recourse ! Let us all,
> together, pray to Bhagavan Ramana, the One and Only Refuge for us all that
He guides us
> towards Himself ! He is the Sacred Mountain Arunachala Itself, having
assumed a human shape,
> so that the Teaching of Oneness can be imparted to us - 'we mortals', who can
understand only
> 'words' uttered by a 'living' being ! The core of His teaching is :
"Solitude" ! Please
> read out
> the following to your respected mother, my dear Sister Kanikaben.
>
> There is only one 'Husband' for you, my dear sister; and He is Bhagavan
Ramana ! He is my
> 'Husband' also - the 'Husband' of all earnest and sincere seekers, spread
all over the world !
> Saint Thayumanavar says that we have had many fathers and many mothers and
cautions
> us from the danger of losing our Self, in the guise of sorrow over the loss
of one's parents.
> You can apply it to the loss of your physical husband. This your loss is
irreversible ! A
> true
> seeker, once Sri Bhagavan said, should convert every loss one experiences
into a 'gain' !
> How ?
>
> By introverting the mind, which, 'ironically' rejoices itself in one's heavy
loss - as, in
> such negative
> feelings, it gets total 'importance' - one should seek 'solitude'. What is
'solitude' ? Sri
> Bhagavan
> elaborates : "It means one has to remain in a state where nothing else but
one's own Self is
> existent, without attachment to the outer world and with exclusive devotion
to the Self;
> living
> in a place without thoughts, and unattached to worldly matters. Hence,
'solitude' refers to
> the
> mind and not to the body." He substantiated it by quoting from "Srimad
Bhagavad Gita" :
> "The Yogi who has subdued his mind and body and who is free from desire and
bereft of
> possessions,living in seclusion all by himself alone, should constantly
engage his mind
> in meditation." (Ch.6, Sloka 10) "Unflinching devotion to Me through
exclusive attachment
> of the mind, living in secluded and sacred places, absence of pleasure in
the company of
> people."
> (Ch.13, Sloka 10).
>
> My dear Sister ! Do not say, you could not understand this 'state'. Your
revered mother is
> the
> standing example for this ! Though her husband was alive, I have seen her
totally 'absorbed'
> in the Self - Bhagavan Ramana, within her heart - the true 'Husband' of us
all ! When my dear
> Mukherjee Mama passed away, she was still in that state of 'Solitude' only !
So, it is
> possible,
> for you, for me, for all of us ! Turn your mind away from thoughts of
'loss' and pointedly
> 'divert' it towards the Self, within your heart. Sri Bhagavan is 'waiting'
there to receive
> you
> with open Arms to drown you in Bliss Eternity !
>
> These are not words of consolation. These are 'Nectar of Wisdom Words'
uttered by our Lord !
> And, this is the only recourse, following which you will positively be
saved, into your own
> SELF !
>
> You have such a dedicated son, who is ably helped by his wife. He will take
care of you, all
> your life, with affection, attention and genuine love ! The body of yours
having been assured
> of
> care and protection, your only concern henceforth should be to 'turn' the
mind 'inwards' and
> 'fix' it at His Lotus Feet, thus, steadily rooted in the core of your Heart
! My only humble
> request to you, my dear Sister, is that do not fall a victim of your mind
which will always
> betray you to 'ignorance', 'pain', suffering', 'struggle', 'darkness' and
finally, 'death' !
> You are
> the Eternal Self. Again and again, turn to Bhagavan Ramana -- either to His
'Rupa', which is
> His
> photo, or to His 'Nama', which is "Om Namo Bhagavathey Sri Ramanaayaa".
Come to Arunachala !
> He will powerfully 'initiate' you into Self-Attention ! Love your children,
deeply too, but
> without
> attachment. You are the 'child' of Sri Ramana, the 'Mother'. You are the
'dasi' of the
> 'Eternal
> Husband', Sri Arunachala Ramana !
>
> I shall offer prayers, constantly too, for your peace of mind, attaining
which you are sure
> to be
> blessed with 'Self-Realisation' ! I love you, my dear Sister !
>
> Take attentive care of your mother, my dear Ramanendu ! Such dedication to
your mother, will
> ensure your spiritual progress, in a more positive and quicker way ! I am
telling you the
> spiritual secret !
>
> With love to your wife and tothe child,
>
> Yours Ever,
> Ganesa Mama.
>
>

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