Theos-Talk Archives (November 2000 Message tt00074)

--- In theos-talk@egroups.com, "Sherab Dorje" <sherab@w...> 
wrote:
> What a supremely beautiful devotional prayer to the Mahatma.
> 
> Thank you for posting this. What tradition or secular origin is it 
> attributed to?
> 
> Sherab

I agree Sherab! The quote as I mentioned is from the 
Yogavasistharamayana or as some call it the Maharamayana of 
Yoga Vasistha. It is a classic philosophical work ranked very 
highly with Vedantins and Sivaites. Sri Ramakrishna said of it: "It 
is fried in the butter of knowledge and steeped in the honey of 
love.." 

You can acquire a copy of it from SUNY State University of New 
York Press translated by Swam Venkatesananda.

I have another translation from India that is about five volumes. It 
is well worth reading!!!!

- Art