" Kurukshetra War of Words ! " - " Spiritual Sharing "

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--- 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.

>

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>

> 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.

>

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> 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

>

> -

> V. Ganesan

> Sarala Panchapakesan

> Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:14 PM

> " 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 !

>

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>

>

> 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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