The Disciple

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Namaste to all Advaitins,

 

 

"A disciple sets out to enter a relationship in the heart. She is

willing to surrender. To bear loss. A disciple is willing to

sacrifice her life. She welcomes the mystery and is not looking to

affirm the known. Sometimes the gain comes with the loss. A disciple

understands the principle of letting go. A disciple is willing to go

with the flow. To surrender to the Almighty. Let Thy Will Be Done!

That is a beautiful mantra. A disciple is ready to sacrifice her own

desires and attachments to the fire. The fire that eats and devours

everything that is offered into it. The fire of consciousness. The

disciple longs to ignite that fire in her heart."

 

"Feel the burning sensation of separation from the Beloved. That

gives rise to the longing. The yearning. She drags herself to the

Divine Tavern where the innkeeper might pour her a drink. A drink of

illumination. This is the light that the disciple prefers over the

fake light of glamour and glitter. This disciple is unwavering. She

has discovered the perfect relationship. A relationship of unbounded

joy and ecstasy. I can no longer hide from the Beloved. No matter

what mask I wear. She always recognises me."

 

.......... from the book 'Himalayan Mysticism' by Sri Ralph Nataraj

 

 

Warm regards,

Chittaranjan

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advaitin, "Chittaranjan Naik"

<chittaranjan_naik> wrote:

>

> Namaste to all Advaitins,

>

>

> "Feel the burning sensation of separation from the Beloved. That

> gives rise to the longing. The yearning. She drags herself to the

> Divine Tavern where the innkeeper might pour her a drink. A drink

of

> illumination. This is the light that the disciple prefers over the

> fake light of glamour and glitter. This disciple is unwavering.

She

> has discovered the perfect relationship. A relationship of

unbounded

> joy and ecstasy. I can no longer hide from the Beloved. No matter

> what mask I wear. She always recognises me."

>

> ......... from the book 'Himalayan Mysticism' by Sri Ralph Nataraj

>

>

> Warm regards,

> Chittaranjan

>

 

Namaste, Well quoted from Ralph, Shri Chittaranjan,

 

I cannot resist the temptation to add to the above, the following

extract from my essay on Raasa Leela of Krishna:

 

"And then begins a long wailing and searching, by the Gopis. They

could not stand this separation from the Lord. They lose their head

and become really mad for Him. This is called the experience

of `viraha', separation. It is said by all exponenets of bhakti that

the highest form of bhakti is the experience of this viraha from the

Lord. We think we are all very devoted to God. But do we feel the

pangs of separation from Him as the gopis felt?

 

"People say God does not take the offering we give Him ; but do we

offer it the way Sabari offered Him? [ "lok kahte hai bhagwAn khAte

nahiM; kyA haM shabarI kI taraH khilAte haim?" ].

 

"People say that God does not come to our rescue; but do we call Him

with that conviction and pangs of anxiety that was characteristic

of Draupadi's call? [ "lok kahte hai bhagwAn Ate nahiM; kyA haM

draupadI kI taraH bulAte haiM?"].

 

People say that God does not bless us; but do we love Him with that

intensity of Radha's love? ["lok kahte hai bhagwaan prasAd karte

nahiM; kyA ham rAdhA kI tarah pyAr karte haiM?"]."

 

 

PraNAms to all advaitins who believe that Devotion is as important

as advaita.

profvk