Guest guest Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Dear friends, I have received a letter from Sri.Ganesan .I pass on extracts for the Group .In His Grace,Alan > Pranams. > > I thank dear Sri Jaya for sending me that beautiful story : "A Taste of Wisdom", which I liked > very much, as it came at the most appropriate time ! > It reminded me the Wisdom-words of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj : "Pain is > physical and suffering is mental. Pain is unavoidable, but, suffering is > always avoidable !" There is still pain, I accept > things as they are. When good-hearted people are there, > bestowing your attention on me, with love, care and sympathy, I can bear anything ! After this > surgery, I get plenty of time 'alone' > and this helps me 'go' within and be at the Holy Feet of my Beloved Master: > Bhagavan Ramana,who is EVER residing in the HEART ! So, I am really > blessed by Bhagavan by making me undergo the surgery ! He is GREAT ! > He knows what is best for whom ! We only have to abide by His WILL ! > "Thy Will Be Done !" > > > > > Namaskarams. > Ganesan. > > * * * * * * * * * * > > > - > > A TASTE OF WISDOM > > > A TASTE OF WISDOM -- > > An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice > complaining, and > so, one morning, sent him for some salt. > > When the apprentice returned, the master instructed > the unhappy young > man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and > then to drink it. > > "How does it taste?" the master asked. "Bitter," spit > the apprentice. > > The master chuckled and then asked the young man to > take the same > handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked > in silence to > the nearby lake, and once the apprentice swirled his > handful of salt > in the water, the old man said, "Now drink from the > lake." > > As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the > master asked "How > does it taste?" > "Fresh," remarked the apprentice. > > "Do you taste the salt?" asked the master. "No," said > the young man. > > At this, the master sat beside this serious young man > who so reminded > him of himself and took his hands, offering: > > "The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The > amount of pain > in life remains exactly the same. However, the amount > of bitterness > we taste depends on the container we put the pain in. > > So when you are > in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your > sense of > things. Stop being a glass. Become a lake." > > > > > > > > > ______________________ Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger./download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 All gratitude for sharing this with us... Yours in Bhagavan, Carol - "Alan Jacobs" <alanadamsjacobs "ramana maharshi" <ramanamaharshi> Sunday, January 18, 2004 11:40 PM [RamanaMaharshi] Re: " Wisdom From Arunachala " > Dear friends, I have received a letter from Sri.Ganesan .I pass on extracts for the Group .In His > Grace,Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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