Wednesday, 17 October 2012

My conversations with swami Damodaranandaji mharaj


My conversations with swami Damodaranandaji mharaj
I again went to Ramakrishna math ulsoor to see Swami Damodaranandaji mharaj who is one of the most pure and the holiest person whom I ever met.After every five or ten minutes he chants-“Hari om Ramakrishna” or some other holy name or chanting. His mere presence makes the whole environment the holy.
Regarding his physique, his body is strong. There is no single wrinkle on his face. His hearing, his sitting his eyesight all is ok and capable enough. His skin is like of small children with a shine. He is also an orator. His way of talking is so impressive that once you hear him, you will forget everything and so many hours would past you will not know. He is a very good story teller. When he tells any story it seems that this is all happening in front of us, the characters of the story become alive. He laughs too much. He is not a dry swamiji but he is dipped in the ocean of divine bliss and love. The bliss and joy that his company gives is known to only to those people who have met him personally. It is quite difficult to explain his personality through words only

The next day, I reached rk math, ulsoor, Bangalore sharp at four’o clock in the evening. I visited the temple and came outside after short meditation. I started waiting for him. AT 04:15, I saw him coming alone walking with two sticks, his head was facing downward, and then he saw me and welcome me with a sweet smile. I bow down to him and then we sat on the chairs to talk on the spiritual matters.
Me: swamiji, what is your age.
Swami Damodaranadaji: my age is 94.
I was spell bound to hear this. As if we observe him physically, he looks maximum between sixty and seventies.
Then I asked swamiji-“when did you join the mission?”
Swamiji: In 1940, I joined the Ramakrishna math, Bangalore.
Me: what inspires you to become a monk?
Swamiji: In 1939, I was doing my studies in the mangalore.In our hostel pictorial Ramana – a biographical book on the life of Ramana Maharishi was circulated ………..
                                                To be continued in the next blog

To see further conversations wait for my next blog. The purpose of my writing is to acquaint you with the great saint of Ramakrishna math. But don’t judge him only through my blogs. His greatness is beyond the articles, blogs and books. Take only those things from the article which inspires you and left anything else for me. I am neither a writer nor a philosopher. And I never tried writing before but there is some divine power which is inspiring me to write. There is something which is moving my pen to write on him…..

Monday, 15 October 2012

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My first Encounter with swami Damodaranandaji mharaj

 
(Swamiji with children)            (Image of sri Ramkrishna in Brahmananda)


It was the month of the may 2012.I was just entering in the RK MATH, ulsoor, Bangalore.I saw one elderly swamiji walking with two sticks along with two other swamis of the order. I gave my salutations to all of them. Then this elderly swamiji asked me, "What is your name?"I just replied –“I am lokendra Singh .”then he further asked me “what are you doing, are you studying?" I said ,'no, swamiji I am doing the job'. “He again asked me 'what job?' I said,"I am working in the defence."The moment he heard this,he became very happy and told me oh !you are a military man ,very good,verygood.I usually don't ask name to any swamiji but that day I don't know what happened to me I just asked him-"what is your name,swamiji?"He said, “You want to know my name?" I quietly said,"yes, swamiji" then he replied swami Da- mo- dar-ananda.He spoke his name by dividing his name's letters so that I could easily understand it. Then he instructed me to go in the temple and then we would talk.
I did my salutations to the holy trio and come back to meet swami Damodaranandaji mharaj. But he was walking little far so I decided to go in the library while I was going up through the upstairs swami exclaimed to one other swamiji by pointing me –“see he is the military men .”I again did the pranam from there he told me to go and read books generally I read books with my full concentration and focus but that day I don't know what swami Damodaranandaji did to me that I was only thinking about him only even while reading.
 His face was extra-ordinarily radiant, his smile was genuine, and his every word was dipped in ocean of love. His personality was magnetic .I  stunned that why I was thinking of him however I had never met him in life hitherto. Even after reaching my residence my thoughts were overwhelmed by him only so I was just eagerly waiting for the next day to meet him. I had an indescribable attraction to him .He just mesmirized me.My first encounter with swamiji left a tremendous impact on my mind.you might be thinking that we spoke a little and we were in the company for the couple of minutes only yet I am writing so much about him. But my friends,That"s what is spirituality and being in holy company.So that's how was my first encounter with swami Damodaranandaji mharaj. 

(Image of always smiling  Swami Damodaranandaji maharaj)
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