Baba y el mundo Animal...
“Nosotros, para quien el mundo animal es diferente y mudo, tenemos que aprender una sola lección, observar el afecto de Baba para con ellos: no debemos hacer daño a ningún ser vivo, para nuestro sustento o placer; no debemos perder nunca la oportunidad de disminuir el sufrimiento o el dolor de nuestros hermanos del mundo animal", escribió el Prof. Kasturi en Noviembre de 1958 en el Sanathana Sarathi, donde narra el vínculo ilustre de amor entre el Creador y Sus creaciones de cuatro patas.
La imagen de Baba con dos enormes pastores alemanes, que aparece en esta edición especial de cumpleaños, será de gran interés para aquellos que han leído el comentario de Vishnu Suri sobre el cuarto ANUVAKA de Sri Rudradhyaya, especialmente el Mantra 17°, "Namah svabhyah svapathibhyascha vo namah ".
Vishnu Suri explica que svabhyah se refiere a los perros, es decir, las formas de Avidya(ignorancia), las cuatro patas y la cola del perro es el símbolos de los cinco sentidos, la ilusión de yo y lo mío está simbolizada por los dos oídos, y el animal entero representa la tendencia a involucrarse en acciones, con un deseo perpetuo de disfrutar de los frutos.
Y, svapathibhyah, según Vishnu Suri, se refiere a los amos de los perros, los personajes poderosos, los Purushas avatar que tienen el Avidya bajo control y ayudan a disminuir y destruir su mal y facilitan la manifestación de Vidya(conocimiento).
De hecho, para aquellos que tienen ojos para ver y sabiduría para entender, siempre hay un significado más profundo en lo que Baba hace !.
Y, svapathibhyah, según Vishnu Suri, se refiere a los amos de los perros, los personajes poderosos, los Purushas avatar que tienen el Avidya bajo control y ayudan a disminuir y destruir su mal y facilitan la manifestación de Vidya(conocimiento).
De hecho, para aquellos que tienen ojos para ver y sabiduría para entender, siempre hay un significado más profundo en lo que Baba hace !.
Para la generalidad de los bhaktas(devotos), sin embargo, las mascotas de Baba y el Prema que Él les tiene es sólo una lección de el parentesco de toda la creación y el espíritu de servicio amoroso a todos los seres vivos.
Un largo capítulo puede ser escrito sobre el Prema de Baba a las vacas en su Goshala, cuando Él todos los días visitaba a las vacas y amorosamente las alimentaba con su propia mano, y cómo ellas también reaccionaban, con alta devoción a su afecto y atención.
Baba ha tenido como mascotas bajo su cuidado ciervos, pavos reales, conejos, etc, pero en este artículo, proponemos hablar sólo de los perros, que tenían la suerte de ser acariciados por sus manos amorosas.
Jack y Jill fueron los primeros receptores de la gracia de Baba. Eran dos Pomeranians pequeños y encantadores de Ootacamund, y tal vez estuvieron en alguna vida anterior unidos a un personaje divino, pues se observó que efectivamente, ayunaban todos los jueves y desistieron de comer carne! . El ayuno del jueves de estos devotos caninos causó mucha vergüenza a los Bhaktas humanos. Eran compañeros inseparables de Baba y dormían Jack en la cabecera de la cama y Jill a Sus pies.
¿Quién puede imaginar que sueños tenían dentro de sus ojos medio cerrados, mientras que Baba acariciaba su piel sedosa con afecto maternal ?.
Después de algunos años de samipya( asociación personal con el Señor), Jack exhaló su último aliento en el regazo de Baba. La noche anterior Jack había cruzado el río Karnatanagapalli, siguiendo los pasos del chófer y se quedó abajo en el coche, no siendo advertido por los ocupantes del auto. Jack tenía la costumbre de vigilar a los coches, que en aquellos días tenían que estacionarse en la otra orilla del río.
A la mañana siguiente, cuando el conductor arrancó el coche, Jack fue atropellado por el auto, mal herido pudo arrastrarse por la arena hasta Puttaparthi y el Mandir, donde Baba se dedicaba a escribir cartas. Jack sabía que su fin estaba cerca y por lo tanto, heroicamente cobró fuerzas y se arrastró hasta que cayó en el regazo de Baba y con los ojos brillantes de alegría y fijos en el rostro
de Baba, se despidió finalmente de su vida. Jill le siguió poco tiempo después. Baba les enterró con una ceremonia en Brindavan. Esto ahora se puede ver detrás del viejo Mandir, en eun cuadrilátero.
Chitty y Bitty les sucedieron, ellos también eran Pomeranians, de Kodaikanal, y dentro de unos años, terminaron su ciclo de nacimiento y muerte y el Samadhi en Ootacamund marca el lugar en el que se depositaron para su descanso eterno.
Chitty y Bitty les sucedieron, ellos también eran Pomeranians, de Kodaikanal, y dentro de unos años, terminaron su ciclo de nacimiento y muerte y el Samadhi en Ootacamund marca el lugar en el que se depositaron para su descanso eterno.
Baba ha llevado a otros Pomeranians con Él, como a Lilly y Billy. Él bendijo con su cuidado y amor, a un par de Cocker Spaniel, Minnie y Mickie, y otro par, Honey y Goldie. Los nombres que dio a estos devotos en formas de animales, muestran la dulzura de Su Gracia, y el Prema(amor) que Él les otorgó a ellos.
Últimamente, Baba ha tenido unos pastores alemanes en el Mandir, como Rover y Rita, y los dos perros orgullosos de nombres Tommy y Henry tuvieron la suerte de ser fotografiados en el "Sanathana Sarathi" de ese mes con su Maestro, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Maurice Maeterlinck , un poeta, ha dicho que los perros nos enseñan, por su inquebrantable devoción y obediencia total, como tenemos que comportarnos con el Señor.
Su comportamiento para con nosotros, la gente común, es tan elevado y ejemplar, y ¿cuánto más sincero y desinteresado debe ser, cuando Bhagavan mismo se digna a cuidarlos y acariciarlos a ellos!
Estos animales Bhaktas(devotos) del Señor son tan importantes para él, como el ser humano, Él puede hablar con ellos en el idioma que puedan comprender, Él les ayuda en su evolución espiritual; Él sabe, cuales entre ellos se merecen su atención y su cuidado.
Nosotros para quienes el mundo animal es diferente y mudo, tenemos que aprender una sola lección, observar el afecto de Baba para con ellos: no hacer daño a ningún ser vivo para nuestro sustento o placer, y no perder nunca la oportunidad de disminuir el sufrimiento o el dolor de nuestros hermanos del mundo animal".
II Samasta Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
fuente:
http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2012/08/baba-and-the-animal-world/
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Baba and the Animal World…
“We, to whom the animal world is different and dumb, have to learn, just this one lesson, by observing Baba’s affection for them: never to harm any living thing, for our sustenance or pleasure; never to lose an opportunity for lessening the suffering or pain of an animal brother of ours” writes Prof Kasturi in the November 1958 issue of Sanathana Sarathi, narrating the illustrious bond of Love between the Creator and His four-legged creations.
The picture of Baba holding two huge Alsatians, which appears in this Special Birthday Number will be of great interest to those who have read the commentary of Vishnu Suri on the fourth Anuvaka of Sri Rudradhyaya, especially the 17th Mantra “Namah svabhyah svapathibhyascha vo namah.” Vishnu Suri explains that svabhyah refers to dogs, i.e., forms of Avidya, the four legs and tail of the dog being the symbols of the activities of the five senses, the illusion of I and Mine being symbolised by the two ears, and the entire animal, representing the tendency to engage Oneself in actions, with a perpetual desire to enjoy the fruits thereof. And, svapathibhyah, according to him, refers to the masters of dogs, the mighty personages, the avatar purushas who hold the Avidya in check and help to lessen and destroy its evil and who facilitate the manifestation of Vidya. In fact, for those who have eyes to see and the wisdom to understand, there is always a deeper meaning in whatever Baba does!
For the generality of Bhaktas, however, Baba’s animal pets and the Prema that He bestows on them is just an object-lesson, in the kinship of all creation and the spirit of loving service of all living things. A long chapter can be written on the Prema that Baba bestows on the cows in His Goshala, how He daily visits the cows and tenderly feeds them with His own Hand, and how they too react, most devotedly to His affection and solicitude. Baba has had as pets under His care deer, peacocks, stags, rabbits etc., but in this article, it is proposed to give an account only of the dogs, who had the good fortune to be fondled by His loving Hands.
Jack and Jill were the earliest recipients of Baba’s grace. They were two lovely little Pomeranians from Ootacamund and perhaps, they were in some past birth, attached to some Divine Personage; for, it was noted that they actually fasted on every Thursday and desisted from eating flesh on all days! The Thursday fast of these canine devotees put many a human Bhakta to shame. They were inseparable companions of Baba and used to sleep, Jack at the head of the bed and Jill at His Feet. Who can say what dreams they had inside their half-shut eyes, while Baba stroked their silken fur with His motherly affection?
After some years of Samipya, Jack breathed his last in the lap of Baba. The previous night Jack had gone across the river to Karnatanagapalli, following the foot-steps of a chauffeur and lay under the car, all unknown to the occupants. Jack had a way of volunteering to keep watch over the cars, which in those days, had to be kept on the other bank. Next morning, when the driver started the car, Jack was run over, but he could drag himself along the sand to Puttaparthi and the Mandir, where Baba was engaged in writing letters. Jack knew that his end was near and so, he heroically gathered strength and pulled himself forward until he fell on Baba’s lap and with eyes glistening in joy and fixed on Baba’s face, he bade farewell to this final interlude in his career. Jill followed him, soon after. Baba had them buried with some ceremony and got a Brindavan erected over their mortal remains. This can now be seen behind the Old Mandir, in the Quadrangle.
Chitty and Bitty succeeded them; they too were Pomeranians, from Kodaikanal and, within a few years, they finished their round of birth and death and a Samadhi at Ootacamund marks the spot where they are laid to eternal rest. Baba has lead other Pomeranians with Him, like Lilly and Billy. He blessed with His care and love, a pair of Cocker Spaniels, Minnie and Mickie and another pair, Honey and Goldie. The very names He gave to these animal devotees reveal the sweetness of His Grace and, the Prema that He bestowed on them.
Latterly, Baba has had a few Alsatians in the Mandir like Rover and Rita and, the two proud dogs which have the good fortune to be illustrated in this month’s “Sanathana Sarathi” with their Master, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. They are named Tommy and Henry. Maurice Maeterlinck the poet, has said that dogs teach us, by their single-minded devotion and unquestioning obedience, how we have to behave towards the Lord. If their behaviour to us, ordinary folk, is itself so elevated and exemplary, how much more sincere and unselfish they must be, when Bhagawan Himself condescends to handle and fondle them!
These animal Bhaktas of the Lord are as important for Him, as the human; He can speak to them in the language they can understand; He helps in their promotion, to the hither stages of spiritual evolution; He knows, which among them deserve His attention and His care. We, to whom the animal world is different and dumb, have to learn, just this one lesson, by observing Baba’s affection for them: never to harm any living thing, for our sustenance or pleasure; never to lose an opportunity for lessening the suffering or pain of an animal brother of ours.
II Samasta Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
Últimamente, Baba ha tenido unos pastores alemanes en el Mandir, como Rover y Rita, y los dos perros orgullosos de nombres Tommy y Henry tuvieron la suerte de ser fotografiados en el "Sanathana Sarathi" de ese mes con su Maestro, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Maurice Maeterlinck , un poeta, ha dicho que los perros nos enseñan, por su inquebrantable devoción y obediencia total, como tenemos que comportarnos con el Señor.
Su comportamiento para con nosotros, la gente común, es tan elevado y ejemplar, y ¿cuánto más sincero y desinteresado debe ser, cuando Bhagavan mismo se digna a cuidarlos y acariciarlos a ellos!
Estos animales Bhaktas(devotos) del Señor son tan importantes para él, como el ser humano, Él puede hablar con ellos en el idioma que puedan comprender, Él les ayuda en su evolución espiritual; Él sabe, cuales entre ellos se merecen su atención y su cuidado.
Nosotros para quienes el mundo animal es diferente y mudo, tenemos que aprender una sola lección, observar el afecto de Baba para con ellos: no hacer daño a ningún ser vivo para nuestro sustento o placer, y no perder nunca la oportunidad de disminuir el sufrimiento o el dolor de nuestros hermanos del mundo animal".
II Samasta Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
fuente:
http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2012/08/baba-and-the-animal-world/
OMSAIRAMMM...
......................................................................................................
Baba and the Animal World…
“We, to whom the animal world is different and dumb, have to learn, just this one lesson, by observing Baba’s affection for them: never to harm any living thing, for our sustenance or pleasure; never to lose an opportunity for lessening the suffering or pain of an animal brother of ours” writes Prof Kasturi in the November 1958 issue of Sanathana Sarathi, narrating the illustrious bond of Love between the Creator and His four-legged creations.
The picture of Baba holding two huge Alsatians, which appears in this Special Birthday Number will be of great interest to those who have read the commentary of Vishnu Suri on the fourth Anuvaka of Sri Rudradhyaya, especially the 17th Mantra “Namah svabhyah svapathibhyascha vo namah.” Vishnu Suri explains that svabhyah refers to dogs, i.e., forms of Avidya, the four legs and tail of the dog being the symbols of the activities of the five senses, the illusion of I and Mine being symbolised by the two ears, and the entire animal, representing the tendency to engage Oneself in actions, with a perpetual desire to enjoy the fruits thereof. And, svapathibhyah, according to him, refers to the masters of dogs, the mighty personages, the avatar purushas who hold the Avidya in check and help to lessen and destroy its evil and who facilitate the manifestation of Vidya. In fact, for those who have eyes to see and the wisdom to understand, there is always a deeper meaning in whatever Baba does!
For the generality of Bhaktas, however, Baba’s animal pets and the Prema that He bestows on them is just an object-lesson, in the kinship of all creation and the spirit of loving service of all living things. A long chapter can be written on the Prema that Baba bestows on the cows in His Goshala, how He daily visits the cows and tenderly feeds them with His own Hand, and how they too react, most devotedly to His affection and solicitude. Baba has had as pets under His care deer, peacocks, stags, rabbits etc., but in this article, it is proposed to give an account only of the dogs, who had the good fortune to be fondled by His loving Hands.
Jack and Jill were the earliest recipients of Baba’s grace. They were two lovely little Pomeranians from Ootacamund and perhaps, they were in some past birth, attached to some Divine Personage; for, it was noted that they actually fasted on every Thursday and desisted from eating flesh on all days! The Thursday fast of these canine devotees put many a human Bhakta to shame. They were inseparable companions of Baba and used to sleep, Jack at the head of the bed and Jill at His Feet. Who can say what dreams they had inside their half-shut eyes, while Baba stroked their silken fur with His motherly affection?
After some years of Samipya, Jack breathed his last in the lap of Baba. The previous night Jack had gone across the river to Karnatanagapalli, following the foot-steps of a chauffeur and lay under the car, all unknown to the occupants. Jack had a way of volunteering to keep watch over the cars, which in those days, had to be kept on the other bank. Next morning, when the driver started the car, Jack was run over, but he could drag himself along the sand to Puttaparthi and the Mandir, where Baba was engaged in writing letters. Jack knew that his end was near and so, he heroically gathered strength and pulled himself forward until he fell on Baba’s lap and with eyes glistening in joy and fixed on Baba’s face, he bade farewell to this final interlude in his career. Jill followed him, soon after. Baba had them buried with some ceremony and got a Brindavan erected over their mortal remains. This can now be seen behind the Old Mandir, in the Quadrangle.
Chitty and Bitty succeeded them; they too were Pomeranians, from Kodaikanal and, within a few years, they finished their round of birth and death and a Samadhi at Ootacamund marks the spot where they are laid to eternal rest. Baba has lead other Pomeranians with Him, like Lilly and Billy. He blessed with His care and love, a pair of Cocker Spaniels, Minnie and Mickie and another pair, Honey and Goldie. The very names He gave to these animal devotees reveal the sweetness of His Grace and, the Prema that He bestowed on them.
Latterly, Baba has had a few Alsatians in the Mandir like Rover and Rita and, the two proud dogs which have the good fortune to be illustrated in this month’s “Sanathana Sarathi” with their Master, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. They are named Tommy and Henry. Maurice Maeterlinck the poet, has said that dogs teach us, by their single-minded devotion and unquestioning obedience, how we have to behave towards the Lord. If their behaviour to us, ordinary folk, is itself so elevated and exemplary, how much more sincere and unselfish they must be, when Bhagawan Himself condescends to handle and fondle them!
These animal Bhaktas of the Lord are as important for Him, as the human; He can speak to them in the language they can understand; He helps in their promotion, to the hither stages of spiritual evolution; He knows, which among them deserve His attention and His care. We, to whom the animal world is different and dumb, have to learn, just this one lesson, by observing Baba’s affection for them: never to harm any living thing, for our sustenance or pleasure; never to lose an opportunity for lessening the suffering or pain of an animal brother of ours.
II Samasta Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
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