MESSAGE NO.126.''' HOW TO BECOME A MONK.''''

Lord Arunachaleshwara.

Arunachaleshwara, Nandieshwara and Arunachala Ramana in Ashram.

Lord Rama and Matha Seetha

Along with Lord Lakshmana and Lord Hanuman.

Lord Rama's Temple in Doosara Pamula Village.

Bhishma Ekadashi Festival is celebrated on 26.01.2010.

At Sri Rama's Temple.

Sri Ramananda Swamy and Lakshmana Swamy 

are invited to 

Give the Divine Messages of Sri Ramana Maharshi.

Lord Nandieshwara in Sri Rama's Temple.

all the Villagers of Doosara Pamula 

 are having good devotion to God.

Lord Hanuman dedicated his life in service of Sri Rama.

Lord Hanuman Gives Strength and Health.

Cows are treated as children by the Villagers.

Swamy Ramananda and Swamy Lakshmana 

Delivering the Preechings of Arunachala Ramana.

Sri. Venktata Rao garu,

( with towel on shoulder in white shirt)

The elder Brother of twin Swamy's. listening to their preachings.

Sri Venkata Rao garu organized construction of Several temples in 

Surrounding Villages for spreading Devotion and Spirituality.

Swamy Ramananda gave his respects to Sri.Venkata Rao garu

for grooming them with total Discipline in Childhood.

The village elders came to listen to 

Swamy Ramananda and Swamy Lakshmana.

There are very highly educated people in these villages.

These Educated people are guiding the youth for improving their quality of life.

These village women dedicated their lives for All their Family Members.

All the village Men and Women listened to Sri Ramana Maharshi's

Preachings as explained by Swamy Ramananda.

A Sadhu came from another Temple town

on the invitation of  elders of Doosara Pamula Village.

Sadhus and Saints preach us meanings of Ancient Holy Scriptures.

Everyone Wants to Know about their True State.

When You try to know your true state

you will start sitting with total Stillness.

When duties are attended with enthusiasm and dedication, 

none of your efforts will never go waste.

All these women of village are

 leading a peacful life with total contentment.

Mother is the light of the house.

Without them there is total darkness in lifes.

Swamy Ramananda giving Prasadam to Devotees.

These kids happy with the festival celebrations in Sri Rama Mandir.

these boys enjoying the Herbal Drink prepared at temple

with Dry dates and Cardamom, Sugar and Natural Spices.

Boys of the village playing near Temple.

They dont have any sports equipment .

But simply they engage in age old  traditional Games.

A boy and girl Came to give Send off 

To Swamy Ramananda.

All the Villagers loved the Preachings of Swamy Ramananda.

The Village elders looking at the Literature given by the Ashram.

All these villagers are engaged in agriculture

 or in traditional Professions.

So dont go here and there in search of  Mental Peace,

With Your confusions and endless desires.

Just remain where you are .

Know Yourself.

 Then You will create Peace around You.

When You Know Yourself.,

 What remains is love and Compassion towards all living things.

In the Initial stages of Spirituality.

You will experience some difficulties.

But have patience and Progess with dedication.

then  You will  reach a state of total happiness.

Come to Ashram.

Join with the Ashram.

Assist the Ashram in its Humanitarian Projects.

Let all of us travel together

in

The Way of Selflessness - Sri Ramana's Way.

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A Practicer will be passing his time by controlling his breath.

With that practice that mind can be controlled.

But it can be controlled only as long as you focus your attention on that Breath.

When the attention is diverted from breath ,

The mind will go back to its unrestrained way of wandering with its desires.

So A practicer should not waste his time in breath control exercises and

 he has to turn towards restraining that mind, eliminating that mind,

 With the Practice of “Who am I.”.

 Then his practice will go in a easy and smooth way.

We will experience the eternal bliss only through self-inquiry.

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A practicer will be asking various questions about the State of “Samadhi.””.

What is its nature? How to attain it?

 With these types of questions they will be in a state of confused restlessness.

But, Who is that person asking about all this ??, 

then the answer is ;

“That is your mind”, your sense of self is questioning that.

If that person,

 that illusionary self disappears what will appear and

remain is “ a state of Samadhi.””

Arising of thoughts in Mind and hanging around them

 by that mind is the reason for all distress and restlessness.

It will consume your ability to remain in a stable composed state.

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The real meaning of “Becoming a Monk (Sanyasi)”,

 Is not renouncing all assets and liabilities and their associated attachments.

It is renouncing the person who is having all those attachments with those things.

It is that sense of self,

That mind which talks and boasts about its assets and liabilities

 And its achievements, it has to be removed.

 That mind which is proud of its possessions with its

Relations and family members has to be removed.

A Practicer will lead a peaceful comfortable life only when he knows that

 Nothing is necessary for leading his life.

---- Sri Ramana Maharshi.