Ramana Maharshi/Love and Romance

09-22-2000, 08:02 AM

An actual story about romance and sex from the Ramana Maharshi
newsletters........Harsha

An inmate of the Ashrama who had been serving Bhagavan Ramana for many years
started visiting a certain woman in the town. Her relatives came to know of
it and decided to catch and kill the man. One night they caught him at her
house, bound him hand and foot and locked him up in a room, postponing the
cutting of his throat until they had found a safe way of disposing of the
body. Our man managed to escape and came running to the Ashrama, pursued by
his enemies. When he entered the gate they gave up the chase. He entered the
Hall trembling and fell on the ground shouting: "Save me, save me.''
Bhagavan ordered the doors to be shut and said: "Don't fear, tell me what
happened." After having been told everything, he looked at the culprit with
understanding and pity and said reassuringly: "Don't fear any more. Go and
sleep." From the next day the man was at his work and Bhagavan would not
mention the matter at all. Everybody in the town came to know what happened.
The Ashrama people requested Bhagavan to send the man away, for his presence
would tarnish the good name of the Ashrama. Bhagavan called the man and told
him in front of everybody: "You have done some wrong, but you were too
foolish to keep it secret. Others do worse things, but they take care not to
be caught. Now, the people who were not caught want you to leave the Ashrama
because you were caught. They will make your life miserable. You had better
stay outside for some time, until things settle down." The man stayed with
some devotees outside the Ashrama and came back after a few months.

09-07-2001, 03:04 PM

An actual story about romance from the Ramana Maharshinewsletters........Harsha
***************************************An inmate of the Ashrama who
had been serving Bhagavan Ramana for many yearsstarted visiting a
certain woman in the town. Her relatives came to know ofit and
decided to catch and kill the man. One night they caught him at
herhouse, bound him hand and foot and locked him up in a room,
postponing thecutting of his throat until they had found a safe way
of disposing of thebody. Our man managed to escape and came running
to the Ashrama, pursued byhis enemies. When he entered the gate they
gave up the chase. He entered theHall trembling and fell on the
ground shouting: "Save me, save me.''Bhagavan ordered the doors to be
shut and said: "Don't fear, tell me whathappened." After having been
told everything, he looked at the culprit withunderstanding and pity
and said reassuringly: "Don't fear any more. Go andsleep." From the
next day the man was at his work and Bhagavan would notmention the
matter at all. Everybody in the town came to know what happened.The
Ashrama people requested Bhagavan to send the man away, for his
presencewould tarnish the good name of the Ashrama. Bhagavan called
the man and toldhim in front of everybody: "You have done some wrong,
but you were toofoolish to keep it secret. Others do worse things, but
they take care not tobe caught. Now, the people who were not caught
want you to leave the Ashramabecause you were caught. They will make
your life miserable. You had betterstay outside for some time, until
things settle down." The man stayed withsome devotees outside the
Ashrama and came back after a few
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