http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-20/vintage-wisdom/30631242_1_vishnu-epics-ramayana The Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Bhagavada cannot be studied in isolation, says Devdutt Pattanaik. In the Ramayana is the story of a bear called Jambavan who served Rama with devotion, helping him along with the army of monkeys to attack Lanka and defeat the demon-king Ravana. It is said that he is a form of Brahma who wanted to walk the earth along with Vishnu when the latter took the form of Rama. But during that time, he had a thought, "How...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Bhagavada cannot be studied in isolation, says Devdutt Pattanaik
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
Part 2 - Ramana Maharshi Devotee Lokamma
Posted on 11:07 AM by Unknown
Lokamma of Pattakkurichi is most remembered for her cooking and singing. The published chronicles of Ashram life during Bhagavan’s time are replete with reports of Bhagavan asking Lokamma to sing particular hymns to suit the occasion. Much of what follows is taken from the 1980 Souvenir entitled Ramana Smriti, p. 152-55.I happened to meet Thenamma who had been coming to Ramanasramam for some time and who helped in the kitchen when there. Her accounts of Sri Bhagavan’s life and teachings sparked in me a deep longing to visit him. But my family members...
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