Showing posts with label Azhagammal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Azhagammal. Show all posts

Friday, June 18, 2010

Cow Lakshmi's Mukti day


Namo Ramana
Today is Cow Lakshmi's Liberation day. June 18th, 1948, at 11.30 a.m. Lakshmi got Mukti from Bhagavan's own hands. Bhagavan Ramana wrote a poem and it has been engraved on the stone which was kept on her samadhi. There is a statue of Lakshmi on the samadhi.
Cow Lakshmi came to Bhagavan when she was vary small. Once she was brought to Bhagavan along with her mother from the town. From then she found her way to the asram and would come to see Bhagavan everyday not missing even a day. When Lakshmi grew old and she was carrying, she requested Bhagavan that she would stay with him and it was difficult for her to go and come everyday. Bhagavan fullilled her request and bulit a Ghoshala for her. And Lakshmi showed her gratitude to Bhagavan by gifting a calf on every Jayanthi of Bhagavan.
We learn surrender from Lakshmi. She was such a gem that she would never care for anybody in the hall. She would simply run into the hall and sit beside Bhagavan.
And Bhagavan loved her so much that he would feed her plantains or idli or dosa. He not only fed all these to her but he also fed the Jnana just like he did to Mother Azhagammal. When Bhagavan came to Lakshmi and sat next to her, her breathing became steady and tears began to trickle from her eyes. Ramana's eyes too overflowed as he looked at her with great love. He kept his hand on his head and heart as though giving her Deeksha. She became calm and peaceful and breathed her last breadth.
After Lakshmi's liberation, Bhagavan came to the Ghoshala and himself said that - 'Oh Lakshmi! Lakshmi!', Then controling his tears, he said, 'Because of her our family has grown to this extent'.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Bhagavan Sri Ramana


Namo Ramana

Let me tell you something about Ramana before we talk about our activities. It is that Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi came on to this Earth to wake all of us and remind us of our true nature. He taught us to know ourselves. How ironicale isn't it?

It was celebration time when the second boy baby was born to the couple Azhagammal and Sundaram Iyer. It was a happy occasion for them no doubt but the whole world, universe was celebrating it. Why?

It was December 30th 1879. Chritians celebrated Christmas, Muslims celebrate Ramzan, Hindus celebrate the month of Margazhi, favorite to Lord Krishna and Ardhra Darshan - when Siva showed himself to all as the dancing Lord, Nataraja.

He was born as the light itself. A blind lady who was assisting in the delivery saw light everywhere when the child was born. He was named as Venkataraman by the parents.

When he was sixteen years, he faced death and got enlightened. According to the father's command, he left home and went to Tiruvannamalai. He was named as Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by Ganapathi Muni and Bhagavan ramana stayed in Tiruvannamali till his last breath pouring love to everybody who came to him. He is the only enlightened person, after Buddha who lived for 50 years in the body after enlightenment.