O Arunachala!
Embrace me closely so that the I-Thou distinction ceases, and grant me the state of eternal joy.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
"O Arunachala! You showed me that happiness lies in peaceful repose enjoyed when resting in the Self. What other recourse for happiness exists for me than this?"
'Oh Arunachala! as soon as You claimed me, my body and soul were yours.
ReplyDeleteWhat else can I desire? You are both merit and demerit,
Oh my Life! I cannot think of these apart from Thee.
Do as You will then, my Beloved, but grant me only ever increasing love for Thy Feet!'
(from Bhagavan's 'Necklet of Nine Gems' - Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi; Rider; 1975)
— Ramana Maharshi
Great idea to intersperse an article with a verse from AMM.