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fulfilling a long time dream... see you again in spring (northern hemisphere) dear friends!

Ocean of nectar, full of grace, engulfing the universe in Thy splendoudour! Oh Arunachala, the Supreme Itself! Be Thou the sun and open the lotus of my Heart in Bliss!

Oh Arunachala! In Thee the picture of the universe is formed, has its stay, and is dissolved; this is the sublime truth. Thou art the inner Self, who dancest in the Heart as "I". Heart is Thy name, Oh Lord!

He who turns inward with untroubled mind to search where the consciousness of "I" arises, realizes the Self, and rests in Thee, Oh Arunachala! like a river when it joins the ocean.

Abandoning the outer world, with mind and breath controlled, to meditate on Thee within, the yogi sees Thy light, Oh Arunachala! And finds his delight in Thee.

He who dedicates his mind to Thee and, seeing Thee, always beholds the universe as Thy figure, he who at all times glorifies Thee and loves Thee as none other than the Self, he is the master without rival, being one with Thee, Oh Arunachala, and lost in Thy bliss!

Arunagiri Ramana, for the benefit of this world, joyously bestowed, in sweet Tamil venbas, the "Arunachala Pancharatna", the quintessential wisdom of Vedanta, which was revealed initially by him in Sanskrit.

"Five Stanzas to Sri Arunachala" by Sri Ramana Maharshi

Love to hear your personal words

I the inmost core, the Heart
Shines as Brahman alone,
As "I-I", the Self aware.
Enter deep into the Heart
By search for Self, or diving deep,
With breath under check.
Thus abide ever in Atman.
poetical version of the eighth stanza of "Reality in Forty Verses".
Si Ramana Maharshi

... in a while. Will take some time off.
- Thank you all my friends and contacts for your visits, words and support!

sooc

words later

please no awards without your own words