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[skylar]

In Silence.




A great inspiration

Of Love

[skylar]

This is Ramesh's letter to God, which was published in the book 'The Ultimate Understanding' :




"Dear God,

This is my record of eternal gratitude to You.

You gave me birth in a most respected Hindu family,
but not high enough in social status to make me proud.

You gave me a physical form well-admired for its perfection,
but it was small enough to keep me humble.

You gave me education high enough to be most useful in life,
but not high enough to make me proud.

You gave me success in sports high enough to be satisfied,
but not proud.

You gave me a career in which You took me high enough to be
admired, but not high enough to make me arrogant.

You gave me a wife and family for which I have always been
eternally grateful, but You did not spare me some grief to remind
me not to forget what life is all about, and to be always grateful
for what I do have.

You did not forget to place an adequate number of temptations in
my way so that I may not be too critical of others who have to face
their own temptations.

I am now 84, and perhaps the only wish that remains is that the
long life You have given me will not carry a burden at the end.
But in that case, I know You will also give me the necessary
courage to go with it.

You gave me a lot to show me how little is needed to be content
and how much could be given away.

And, undoubtedly, the most important of all - as if the bounty
You have showered on me were not enough - You crowned Your
achievement by using this psychosomatic apparatus to convey to
the world the most important message of Advaita. Truly I am
blessed. Or, indeed, my Beloved, have You not blessed Yourself?!

Finally, it occurs to me, if You were to design for Yourself a life in
phenomenality, could it have been much different from this one?

And, for this thought, no tears are enough to wash Your
Noumenal feet."


-Ramesh S. Balsekar

[annaruiz]

Blessings to all who share in the loss of his presence.

~A

[annaruiz]

I have just received news of the death of Ramesh Balsekar, whom I am sure many
of you are familiar with. This was written by Wayne Liquorman, his foremost
student. Ramesh was one of the foremost students of Nisargadatta Maharaj, as I
am sure you also know.

Dear Friends,

It is with the heaviest of hearts I write to tell you of the passing of our
beloved Ramesh this morning at 9AM in his home in Bombay.

Ramesh was truly an extraordinary being. His life as a successful banker, author
and spiritual teacher directly enriched the lives of tens of thousands of
people.

Having met Ramesh was one of the defining moments of my life, as I am certain it
was for many of you reading this note. His generous spirit, open, loving
presence and spiritual Understanding combined to make him one of the truly great
Sages of the 20th century. We are truly blessed to have known him...be it "in
person" or through his Teaching.

Ramesh lives on. Though his body will this afternoon return to the elements, his
spirit lives on in his books and in the hearts of all of us who have known him
and loved him..

Twenty-two years ago Ramesh came into my life. Today his body leaves it. To have
been able to walk beside him for all this time and to have been able to bow at
his feet has been for me the greatest of life's blessings.I shall miss not being
able to sit with Ramesh, to watch a cricket match together or to share some
chocolate or to laugh at some silly joke he reads from the newspaper. It is not
the greatness of the man I will miss most...his greatness remains undiminished
by his death...it is the little things, the human things..

Many of you will share with me the exquisite human pain of the loss of a beloved
one. If you take a moment to quietly look at it you may see in the pain the
wonder of Life itself. If so, it will truly be the Grace of The Guru.

With much love,

Wayne

[Dick]

A life and a letter
expressing pure gratitude.

Thanks for sharing this news, skylar.


Dick

[Michael Firewalker]

how utterly peace-filled!

thank you for sharing this mand and his quiet wisdom with us, skylar...


much enjoyed,
michael

[Myamberdog]

Thank you my sweet Ramesh
for giving me a private moment
of your amazing life.....

Gary

[Ness]

Frankly, I thought the guy had passed on 30 years ago.

Good luck.

And I do mean that in the nicest, in the spirit of things, way.