MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 853

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 853

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Radhe krishna,
Good morning & have a blessed day,

THE EIGHTEEN "ITIES"

Swami Sivananda

Take up any one virtue and develop it to a very high degree of
perfection; eradicate in toto its opposite evil quality even in its
most subtle form. Meditate on these virtues, their benefits; the
methods of cultivating these virtues. The eighteen ities are:
SERENITY, REGULARITY, ABSENCE OF VANITY, SINCERITY, SIMPLICITY,
VERACITY, EQUANIMITY, FIXITY, NON-IRRITABILITY, ADAPTABILITY,
HUMILITY, TENACITY, INTEGRITY, NOBILITY, MAGNANIMITY, CHARITY,
GENEROSITY, PURITY.

Here there is no doubt or vagueness. The Cosmic Being gives Itself to
one who has totally
given oneself to the Cosmic Being, to one who is prepared to live or
die for That. This is for sure.
One who has left everything and asks only for That, That gives Itself
fully and totally to such a one.
This is the truth
swami chidananda



There are ups and downs in spiritual life, even if one might have
reached a high stage of development. The prominent hurdles are lust
and ego. There has not been one who could overcome both these forces
completely.

- Swami Krishnananda
Chant the Maha Mantra


Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

BE HAPPY.