MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1189

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1189

Radhe krishna. Have a blessed day, THE ESSENTIALS OF RELIGION Swami Sivananda The essence of religion is not marks on the forehead, not the matted locks and long beard, not standing in hot sun and cold water, not the orange-coloured robe, not the shaven head, not ringing bells, not blowing the conch, not playing the cymbals, but a life of goodness, purity, and service in the midst of mundane temptations. Religion is living in God. It is not mere discussion about God. Mere intellectual assent cannot make you really religious. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived, both inwardly and outwardly. It is realisation and becoming. The Sadhu, intent on treading the path of Sreyas (real good) tries to cut at the very root of the cause of Preyas, the apparently pleasing, by means of prayer, Japa of the Lord’s Name, Sankirtan etc. The hallmarks of all seers are more or less the same—compassion, selflessness, purity, oneness, renunciation, tolerance, and above all, returning good for evil. There are many examples from the lives of saints to illustrate this. Therefore, in order to be able to propagate the Sadhu ideal, the ideal of divine quest, the quest after Truth, I pray with folded hands that you should: (1) Get all the books on the lives of saints, that you can and study them. (2) Hold a Satsanga in your own house and narrate the lives of saints to your family and children and friends. (3) Save the money that you waste on luxuries and with that amount print and distribute widely leaflets and pamphlets embodying the lives of saints. Thus your own life will be transformed. Thus thinking constantly of saints, you will yourself become a saint. And, you will help others transform their lives, too, and grow into saints. This is the best and the most practical way in which you can promote the ideal of a Sadhu life. Swami Chidananda. Duty is also, automatically, a privilege. The gods in heaven know that we deserve whatever is necessary for our existence under the conditions of the duty that we have to perform. - Swami Krishnananda Chant the Maha Mantra Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY. https://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2016/12/prayer-song-sivananda-bhajan8.html