tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post108918621437464625..comments2024-03-19T10:52:32.528+05:30Comments on Arunachala and Ramana Maharshi: Half a lifetime agoDavid Godmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354181925332694222noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-88943706750416861042011-08-25T06:59:47.076+05:302011-08-25T06:59:47.076+05:30No, that doesn't sound like him at all. He was...No, that doesn't sound like him at all. He wasn't analysing Bosch paintings, he was working with old Italian paintings from the era. He was a professor of perspective at the Slade in London, and his primary interest was perspective, not philosophy.David Godmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354181925332694222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-59112208006208043242011-08-25T01:36:20.266+05:302011-08-25T01:36:20.266+05:30Seems like the Prof was Clement Antoine Wertheim A...Seems like the Prof was Clement Antoine Wertheim Aymes. Here's an uncomplimentary page about his ideas: http://www.boschwebsite.com/Interpretation_Wertheim_Aymes.htmlIamNaNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-33813784377546251462010-11-17T09:06:59.056+05:302010-11-17T09:06:59.056+05:30Great post. So very mysterious about the soldier.I...Great post. <br>So very mysterious about the soldier.<br>I hope you will include plenty more posts along these lines on your blog. :-)ramanamayihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03832742890101135799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-61118052989139603582010-11-17T09:06:58.051+05:302010-11-17T09:06:58.051+05:30Regarding this paragragraph:"There was one ot...Regarding this paragragraph:<br><br>"There was one other aspect of his sadhana that impressed me. He would write letters to Ramana about all the things that were going on in his life. He would then ‘post’ the letters by putting them through the slit of a box that was under his Ramana photo. That way, Piers felt that Ramana would be up to speed on all the developments in his life."<br><br>When I read this I was so intrigued that, after many weeks of feeling fear and worry about all sorts of things, I wrote an email to Bhagavan, telling him everything, all my worries and fears and current discomforts. I felt so much better afterwards and had the sense that he'd heard everything I said. Of course, I had no way of sending the email, which made me think how nice it would be to have a secure, untouchable web address for Bhagavan that no one would ever enter or read. It would just be there for anyone to send an email to, to Bhagavan. I realize there are plenty of other ways to communicate besides email, but that's what came to me yesterday.Jupeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562814002037188693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-21168814163506251942008-05-30T01:45:00.000+05:302008-05-30T01:45:00.000+05:30Regarding this paragragraph:"There was one other a...Regarding this paragragraph:<BR/><BR/>"There was one other aspect of his sadhana that impressed me. He would write letters to Ramana about all the things that were going on in his life. He would then ‘post’ the letters by putting them through the slit of a box that was under his Ramana photo. That way, Piers felt that Ramana would be up to speed on all the developments in his life."<BR/><BR/>When I read this I was so intrigued that, after many weeks of feeling fear and worry about all sorts of things, I wrote an email to Bhagavan, telling him everything, all my worries and fears and current discomforts. I felt so much better afterwards and had the sense that he'd heard everything I said. Of course, I had no way of sending the email, which made me think how nice it would be to have a secure, untouchable web address for Bhagavan that no one would ever enter or read. It would just be there for anyone to send an email to, to Bhagavan. I realize there are plenty of other ways to communicate besides email, but that's what came to me yesterday.Jupeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562814002037188693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-75530738876170444552008-05-20T16:14:00.000+05:302008-05-20T16:14:00.000+05:30I looked at one or two of the letters but they wer...I looked at one or two of the letters but they were just 'Hi, I'm fine, how are you?' exchanges. If there had been anything more interesting in them, I would have asked for a copy.David Godmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354181925332694222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-17121342622537987572008-05-20T12:03:00.000+05:302008-05-20T12:03:00.000+05:30David,I keep wondering what became of that folder ...David,<BR/><BR/>I keep wondering what became of that folder of letters sent from Ramanasramam by the neighbour's brother ...ramanamayihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832742890101135799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-35773275470407653152008-05-19T12:31:00.000+05:302008-05-19T12:31:00.000+05:30‘Put the phone down and come here at once! We want...‘Put the phone down and come here at once! We want you. Don’t go anywhere else. Come and talk to me as soon as possible.’ That's one excited employer!:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-34257925264102636322008-05-19T09:54:00.000+05:302008-05-19T09:54:00.000+05:30Great post. So very mysterious about the soldier.I...Great post. <BR/>So very mysterious about the soldier.<BR/>I hope you will include plenty more posts along these lines on your blog. :-)ramanamayihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832742890101135799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-19637754011796384792008-05-19T00:44:00.000+05:302008-05-19T00:44:00.000+05:30Wow- what an inspiring story! Thanks brotherjiKart...Wow- what an inspiring story! Thanks brotherji<BR/>KarthikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-71419767437858641442008-05-18T23:50:00.000+05:302008-05-18T23:50:00.000+05:30Tks David. Wonderful indeedBalasubramanianTks David. Wonderful indeed<BR/>BalasubramanianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-9635760128732833362008-05-18T22:27:00.000+05:302008-05-18T22:27:00.000+05:30Thank you so very much for sharing.Thank you so very much for sharing.gullmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400441748019925675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-40472603937723072492008-05-18T21:32:00.000+05:302008-05-18T21:32:00.000+05:30The soldier's name was known, but I failed to find...The soldier's name was known, but I failed to find anyone connected to the ashram who had ever heard of him, which was strange because his letters proved he lived there for several years.<BR/><BR/>The professor worked out through the laws of perspective and a bit of geometry how all the objects in the room would look if they were viewed from above. Once he had reconstructed the image from a view that would be above the room, looking down, he saw the teachings written on the floor.David Godmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354181925332694222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-1846450441964714632008-05-18T19:42:00.000+05:302008-05-18T19:42:00.000+05:30Thanks for this. I don't really understand your de...Thanks for this. I don't really understand your description of how the professor made his discovery. Are you saying he made a new painting of the same scene but from a different perspective, and in the process somehow saw something in the original that had not been noticed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-60039067725246215972008-05-18T19:06:00.000+05:302008-05-18T19:06:00.000+05:30David,Finally was it revealed who is the unknown B...David,<BR/><BR/>Finally was it revealed who is the unknown British soldier who was buried in Tiruvannamalai?<BR/><BR/>Regards MuraliMuralihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720150736535781474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-4521702632345972522008-05-18T18:08:00.000+05:302008-05-18T18:08:00.000+05:30Thanks again, an amazing story.Thiru.sToronto, Can...Thanks again, an amazing story.<BR/><BR/>Thiru.s<BR/>Toronto, CanadaThiruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049006504300643398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961358105214008284.post-46349155032258623602008-05-18T17:32:00.000+05:302008-05-18T17:32:00.000+05:30Dear GodmanThanks for sharing these wonderful inci...Dear Godman<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing these wonderful incidents .It clearly proves that if you surrender to the Guru unconditionally then he takes care of you .Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897276223601330565noreply@blogger.com