Sadhus Reminiscences of Raman Maharshi

Author(s): Arunachal Sadhu
Publisher: Ramanasramam Tiruvannamalai

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A Sadhu's Reminiscences of Ramana Maharshi 91 which he knew every inch, having explored it as a young man. So he took a rather larger meal than usual the previous night to keep himself going. He set off alone in the early morning, but he had not gone very far when seven women met him. “Oh, here is our Swamy,” they cried out delightedly. They made him sit down and proceeded to serve him a full meal which they seemed to have brought on purpose. When he had finished they departed saying, “We will come and bring Swamy his mid-day meal,” and in some extraordinary way they did find him again though he had followed no beaten track. They again served him a large meal.
Bhagavan made his way home feeling he had eaten far more than was good for him. M. V. Ramaswamy Iyer, a very old disciple living in the town, had heard that Bhagavan was going to have a day's fast, and decided that by the evening he would be hungry, so he cooked a sumptuous meal and went out to meet Bhagavan whom he encountered on the outskirts of the town. Here he made him sit down and again eat and would not spare him, so Bhagavan returned home gorged, saying he would never spend a day fasting again. With regard to the seven women who had met him so mysteriously, Bhagavan suggested that they must be fairies.
Someone said one day to Bhagavan, “Is it true that the Jnani is conscious in all the three states, even when he is sleeping?”
“Yes,” replied Bhagavan. “Then why does Bhagavan snore?”