girivalam / Lucy Ma day
today at Sri Ramanasramam it is Lucy Ma day. (31.12.)
"Lucy Cornelssen, a German devotee came to Bhagavan Ramana
sometime in 1940s. She became the permanent resident of the
Asramam, right upto her leaving the body a few decades later."
"There is only one way to ovecome the ghost( the ego -I) …to watch it. Do not fight, do not resist. Only try to watch it, quietly but ceaselessly. In other words, develop an unconcerned witness- consciousness towards men, things and happenings without, but particularly towards yourself within. It means to carry on the calmness of the mind gained in your meditation to cover your whole day. You will distinctly feel it as an undercurrent of peace and detachment."
here is her book "Hunting The I"
pgoodnight.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/hunting-the-i.pdf
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a picture, here the b&w version, shows the northern side of the road around the Arunachala hill. Having left my quarter in the early morning, I reach this side just a while after sunrise.
Girivalam is the circuit (circumambulation) around the Holy Hill Arunachala; it is done in clockwise direction, preferably in a slow speed; the distance is about 15 km.
girivalam / Lucy Ma day
today at Sri Ramanasramam it is Lucy Ma day. (31.12.)
"Lucy Cornelssen, a German devotee came to Bhagavan Ramana
sometime in 1940s. She became the permanent resident of the
Asramam, right upto her leaving the body a few decades later."
"There is only one way to ovecome the ghost( the ego -I) …to watch it. Do not fight, do not resist. Only try to watch it, quietly but ceaselessly. In other words, develop an unconcerned witness- consciousness towards men, things and happenings without, but particularly towards yourself within. It means to carry on the calmness of the mind gained in your meditation to cover your whole day. You will distinctly feel it as an undercurrent of peace and detachment."
here is her book "Hunting The I"
pgoodnight.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/hunting-the-i.pdf
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a picture, here the b&w version, shows the northern side of the road around the Arunachala hill. Having left my quarter in the early morning, I reach this side just a while after sunrise.
Girivalam is the circuit (circumambulation) around the Holy Hill Arunachala; it is done in clockwise direction, preferably in a slow speed; the distance is about 15 km.