Ramana Maharshi and Mahatma Gandiji (Emotions from Self Realied)

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namaste,

 

I am relived to have this information that Raman Maharashi also exhibited the

Emotions. Till now whatever i read about Maharshi, it seemed that being a self

realized person he always remained in an emotionless state. I am really happy to

be informed about his emotional reactions for the death of Mahatma and gives me

a confirmation that Mahatma Gandhi really was a Mahatma, whom even self realized

Saints looked upon with high esteem.

 

I also read something similar incase of Swami Vivekananda. when he was touring

India in early nineties, he got news of Balaram Basu's passing away. Immediately

tears flowed from his eyes. Looking at that some person asked swami that why he

is crying over death although he is gnyani and Sanyaasi. Swami told that he is

not a dry person. He can also display emotions over death of loved ones. Gnyaan

does not make one dry and emotionless.

 

Thank you!

 

Regards,

 

Utpal

 

 

 

 

, Prasanth Jalasutram <jvrsprasanth

wrote:

>

> On the night of January 30th, the news of Mahatma Gandhi's death became

> known everywhere. I heard the news at home only, because women cannot be in

> the Ashram in the nights. I went at 7-30 next morning. A prayer was being

> broadcast over the radio. The news of the death was in the newspapers, and

> Bhagavan reading it and hearing the prayer,said, " This is the prayer of

> people who prayed like that throughout his life. " The song " Vaishnava

> Janato " was broadcast over the radio and Bhagavan listened to it sadly. At

> 9-45, Bhagavan was about to go out when a newspaper reporter came and

> requested him to give his views on the tragedy so that they might be

> published.Bhagavan, his voice choked with emotion, said, " For the Mahatma's

> death in this tragic manner, every person's heart is mourning. What is there

> in particular that I could say? Who is there who is not grieved? If I say

> anything, you will publish it and then, one after another, people will come

> and ask me. What is the good of it? "

>

> So saying, Bhagavan sent the reporter away and went for his walk. On his

> return, " Vaishnava Janato " was again being broadcast and tears fell from

> Bhagavan's eyes.At 4-30 that afternoon, all the ladies began to sing

> " Raghupati Raghava Rajaram " .With tears in his eyes Bhagavan signed to us to

> continue. At 5 o'clock the conch shell blew and in view of the Mahatma's

> death a special arati (waving of lights) was offered in the Mother's temple.

> When the sacred ash and vermilion powder were brought,Bhagavan took them

> with great reverence.

>

> The day before yesterday, while reading the paper,Bhagavan remarked to

> someone sitting near him, " Look, didn't a comet appear some time ago? It is

> written in this paper that the death of the Mahatma was due to that. So the

> first result of it is now over. "

>

> What exactly was in Bhagavan's mind when he said that? Meanwhile, he took up

> another paper and on reading it,said, " The person who fired the shot, it

> seems, came up to the Mahatma and, after bowing down, asked him, `Why have

> you come so late today, Sir?' The Mahatma replied that it was due to some

> work. The shot was fired immediately after. " Bhagavan then drew a parallel

> from the Ramayana, saying, " It seems that after Rama killed Ravana, he forgot

> that he,Rama, had to go to Vaikuntha. So the Devatas took counsel among

> themselves and then sent Yama, the God of Death,to him. Yama came in the

> garb of an ascetic, and respectfully said, `The work for which you have come

> is now over; please come to heaven'. This is similar; `Swaraj has been

> obtained; your work is over; why are you still here? Shouldn't you go back?

> It is already late'. Thus the Mahatma appears to have been sent away. "

>

> I asked, " The story you have just told us is from the Uttara Ramayana, is it

> not? "

>

> Bhagavan: " Yes, but not only there. It has been written in another book

> that, in the case of Krishna, the arrow of Vyadha was the cause of His

> death; similarly it happened with the Mahatma. "

>

> Yesterday, Harindranath Chattopadhyaya showed a photo of Mahatma, and said,

> " It is a pity that there was never any meeting between Gandhi and Bhagavan. "

>

> Bhagavan: " Some time ago, he came to Tiruvannamalai.A meeting had been

> arranged for him to be held on the road around the hill, beyond the Ashram.

> People here thought that he would come to the Ashram on his way back, but

> owing to the pressure of the crowds it was impossible, and he went away

> direct to the station. It seems that he very much regretted this

> afterwards. Shankarlal Banker was very keen on bringing him here, and in

> 1938, when Rajendra Prasad and Jamnalal Bajaj came here and saw

> Skandasramam, they wanted to induce the Mahatma to stay there for some

> time.But it did not happen. If at Sabarmati, or at Wardha anyone said that

> he was mentally depressed, the Mahatma used to say, `Go to Ramanasramam and

> come back after a month's stay there'.When Ramaswami Reddiar went to see the

> Mahatma immediately after taking office as Chief Minister, Madras State,the

> Mahatma, it seems, asked him for how long he had been going to the

> Ramanasramam. When he answered that he had been going there for over thirty

> years, the Mahatma said, `Is that so? I have tried thrice, but so far have

> not been able to go there'. What could he do? How could he come here when he

> was not left alone for one moment? "

>

> Bhagavan read in today's paper a report to the effect that the Mahatma had

> had from a dream the night before the tragedy, a premonition of his death,

> and that therefore,he had quickly disposed of his papers which had caused

> the delay in his coming to the prayer. Bhagavan commented, " Yes. For

> enlightened people, will there not be that much of premonition? They will

> know, but will not tell others. "

>

> Source: Letters from and Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam Book

>

> --

> Love And Love Alone

>

> Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

> Prasanth Jalasutram

>