MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 890
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Radhe krishna,
Good morning & have a blessed day,
GOD IS YOUR GUIDE
Swami Sivananda
The Lord is never far away. He dwells in your heart. He is the way,
the Truth and the Life. He is fountain of goodness and love. He is the
source, substratum and goal ultimate. He is your father, mother,
friend and guide. Meditate and go from strength to strength, from
glory unto glory. To God, all praise and glory. God is your sincere
guide. He leads you on the paths you do not know. He catches your
hands on the way, he lifts you up, when you faint and falter. He
guides your steps in storms and darkness. He cheers and encourages you
in despair and despondency.
And what have the Upanishads put before us to illustrate true
devotion? One disciple came
to his
guru
as a young boy and the
guru
told him that it was his duty to collect firewood daily for the
haven
. He went on doing it without questioning. He was not allowed to cut
green trees; and so the
whole day, with great difficulty, he searched for and cut dry wood,
put it on his head and returned
only in the evening. The
guru
never gave him any spiritual instructions or teachings. Years went by.
The disciple forgot time, until one day he realised he had become old,
his hair and beard had
become silver-white. Suddenly he burst into tears: ìWhat is my fate?
My whole life has passed
away and the
guru
has not yet given me
brahma-jnana
.î He had become old. He had served his
guru
without question ever since he was a young boy. That was his devotion.
swami chidananda
Hanuman is said to have told Sri Rama: “From the point of view of the
body, I am Thy servant; from the point of view of the jiva, I am a
part of Thyself; from the point of view of the Atman, I am Thy
own-Self.” These three standpoints correspond to the three great
systems of philosophy propounded by Madhva, Ramanuja and Sankara.
- Swami Krishnananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
Good morning & have a blessed day,
GOD IS YOUR GUIDE
Swami Sivananda
The Lord is never far away. He dwells in your heart. He is the way,
the Truth and the Life. He is fountain of goodness and love. He is the
source, substratum and goal ultimate. He is your father, mother,
friend and guide. Meditate and go from strength to strength, from
glory unto glory. To God, all praise and glory. God is your sincere
guide. He leads you on the paths you do not know. He catches your
hands on the way, he lifts you up, when you faint and falter. He
guides your steps in storms and darkness. He cheers and encourages you
in despair and despondency.
And what have the Upanishads put before us to illustrate true
devotion? One disciple came
to his
guru
as a young boy and the
guru
told him that it was his duty to collect firewood daily for the
haven
. He went on doing it without questioning. He was not allowed to cut
green trees; and so the
whole day, with great difficulty, he searched for and cut dry wood,
put it on his head and returned
only in the evening. The
guru
never gave him any spiritual instructions or teachings. Years went by.
The disciple forgot time, until one day he realised he had become old,
his hair and beard had
become silver-white. Suddenly he burst into tears: ìWhat is my fate?
My whole life has passed
away and the
guru
has not yet given me
brahma-jnana
.î He had become old. He had served his
guru
without question ever since he was a young boy. That was his devotion.
swami chidananda
Hanuman is said to have told Sri Rama: “From the point of view of the
body, I am Thy servant; from the point of view of the jiva, I am a
part of Thyself; from the point of view of the Atman, I am Thy
own-Self.” These three standpoints correspond to the three great
systems of philosophy propounded by Madhva, Ramanuja and Sankara.
- Swami Krishnananda
Chant the Maha Mantra
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
BE HAPPY.
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