Not approved as he was of a different caste - however they had overcome all the opposition and they went to the seaside somewhere for their honeymoon. Her story was that she had married a man she loved very much although her parents had Not bear to stay in the room with her as she was so tense, nervous and unhappy that it made me most uneasy. I was about ten years old at the time and not an especially sensitive child but even i could
In those days all 'foreigners' whether they were North Indians or Norwegians were sent to our home. A lady came to Tiruvannamalai from North India One of these memories i have is rather strange because to this day i recall my amazement and yet nothing actually happened at all. However sometimes even children can be awed: We of course knew that He was God and a wonderful person to be near - truly a magical feeling, but weĪccepted this quite naturally and without a feeling of awe. "As children our attitude to Bhagavan was perhaps slightly different from that of the adults. I was told that it was only later on that he gradually regained the use of his senses,Įnabling him to look outwards and commune with others when they approached him." Learned that after his arrival at Arunachala he had been almost oblivious of his body and surroundings. Heard from him how he had come to Arunachala, irresistibly attracted and swept off his feet by a tremendous benevolent force how deep down within his heart he was one with that power. I stayed for a week with Bhagavan in that atmosphere of utter purity and serenity. Needless to say I felt swallowed up by it. Something very subtle, seemingly with its centre in thatīody, shone forth, without limitation, engulfing everything else. When I first saw Bhagavan, he was standing on the open space in front of the (Skandashram) building. This I would call 'Ramana Lahari', the 'blissful atmosphere of
In his presence the unique bliss of peace was directly experienced. Ractions were overpowered by an austere and potent calmness.