Face to Face with Sri Ramana Maharshi
An exquisite book. Here's the PDF. Used in:
* Shaving the Man in the Mirror
Some excerpts:
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2. Sadhu Ekarasa (Dr. G.H. Mees, M.A., LL.D.) was a Dutch scholar who came to the Maharshi in 1936. For him it was a case of deep devotion from the very first meeting.
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Extracts from his poem: *Heart’s Homage to Sri Ramana*
| If future generations will ask what was The special note of Ramana the Sage, I shall reply: If any, it is certainty; The certain safety of a Rock, unmoved, Unchallenged in a storm-swept sea, The immovable solidity of a mountain In an ever-wavering world of doctrines and philosophies, Yea, truly art thou the Sage of ‘Arunachala’!
39. Suri Nagamma:
| "He seemed unattached to anything like water on a lotus leaf, sparkling in the sun."
43. Prof. K. Swaminathan:
| In one article the famous Swiss psychologist Carl Jung contrasted Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Bhagavan and saw in this succession the progressive advance from bhakti to jnana. On hearing this, Bhagavan promptly sat erect and protested against the comparison, saying: When one has reached the mountain-top, no matter from which side and by which path, one knows and understands all other paths. What is there that Sri Ramakrishna did not know?
48. Prof. NR Krishnamurti Aiyer:
| Prof. Aiyer who in his old age stayed with his son at Tiruvannamalai told the following to V. Ganesan: In Bhagavan’s daily life one noticed:
- Personal cleanliness
- Tidiness of dress
- Habitual wearing of vibhuti and kumkum on the forehead
- Equal sharing of all enjoyment with those around him
- Strict adherence to a time schedule
- Performing useful work however ‘low’ it may be
- Never leaving a work unfinished
- The pursuit of perfection in every action
- Incessant activity except while sleeping or resting after a spell of hard work
- Never considering oneself superior to others
- Speaking the truth always, or strict silence if the expression of truth would hurt or lower the reputation of others
- Perfect self-help
- Never asking another to do a piece of work which can be done by oneself
- Taking full responsibility for failure, if any, without shifting the blame on others
- Accepting success or failure with equanimity
- Never disturbing the peace of others
- Leaving the leaf-plate clean after eating
- Complete non-interference in the affairs of others
- Never worrying about the future.
Face to Face with Sri Ramana Maharshi
An exquisite book. Here's the PDF. Used in:
* Shaving the Man in the Mirror
Some excerpts:
~~~~~
2. Sadhu Ekarasa (Dr. G.H. Mees, M.A., LL.D.) was a Dutch scholar who came to the Maharshi in 1936. For him it was a case of deep devotion from the very first meeting.
…
Extracts from his poem: *Heart’s Homage to Sri Ramana*
| If future generations will ask what was The special note of Ramana the Sage, I shall reply: If any, it is certainty; The certain safety of a Rock, unmoved, Unchallenged in a storm-swept sea, The immovable solidity of a mountain In an ever-wavering world of doctrines and philosophies, Yea, truly art thou the Sage of ‘Arunachala’!
39. Suri Nagamma:
| "He seemed unattached to anything like water on a lotus leaf, sparkling in the sun."
43. Prof. K. Swaminathan:
| In one article the famous Swiss psychologist Carl Jung contrasted Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Bhagavan and saw in this succession the progressive advance from bhakti to jnana. On hearing this, Bhagavan promptly sat erect and protested against the comparison, saying: When one has reached the mountain-top, no matter from which side and by which path, one knows and understands all other paths. What is there that Sri Ramakrishna did not know?
48. Prof. NR Krishnamurti Aiyer:
| Prof. Aiyer who in his old age stayed with his son at Tiruvannamalai told the following to V. Ganesan: In Bhagavan’s daily life one noticed:
- Personal cleanliness
- Tidiness of dress
- Habitual wearing of vibhuti and kumkum on the forehead
- Equal sharing of all enjoyment with those around him
- Strict adherence to a time schedule
- Performing useful work however ‘low’ it may be
- Never leaving a work unfinished
- The pursuit of perfection in every action
- Incessant activity except while sleeping or resting after a spell of hard work
- Never considering oneself superior to others
- Speaking the truth always, or strict silence if the expression of truth would hurt or lower the reputation of others
- Perfect self-help
- Never asking another to do a piece of work which can be done by oneself
- Taking full responsibility for failure, if any, without shifting the blame on others
- Accepting success or failure with equanimity
- Never disturbing the peace of others
- Leaving the leaf-plate clean after eating
- Complete non-interference in the affairs of others
- Never worrying about the future.