MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1147

 MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1147

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

"FEAR"

Swami Sivananda

Fear, worry and anger deplete all energy of man and bring exhaustion and early death. No one is absolutely free from fear. Fear assumes various forms. The Gurkha is not afraid of knife or bullet, but he is afraid of a scorpion. A hunter is not afraid of a tiger in the forest but is afraid of the surgeon's knife. The Pathan is not afraid of knife, but he is terribly afraid of snakes. Some are afraid of ghosts. The vast majority of persons are afraid of public criticism. Some are afraid of diseases. Even the most healthy and strong man has got some imaginary fear of disease. 

This whole world is a play of ego. Ego, sex and world are inseparable. If you understand the nature of ego, you have understood the whole mystery of creation. Therefore, scrutinise. Study of ego is imperatively necessary. It will help you in the attainment of Eternal Bliss or the Ultimate Reality.

- Swami Sivananda

‘Work without the idea of agency, without any motive, and as offerings unto the Lord.’ That
is, every action of yours in whatever sphere of life you may be, you have to transform with this
touchstone. Let Karma become Bhajan. This mental Bhavana at once transforms even the most
prosaic act into a direct worship of God. There are three points which I should like to mention.
Transformation of ordinary action into divine Bhajan. Before you begin any action, imagine and try
to feel that what you are about to do is a grand Bhajan of the Lord, a grand worship of the Lord who
is manifest in His Virat Svarupa in everything you hear, in everything you see, in everything you
touch. Then you begin the work. As you go on doing the work, every now and then try to feel that
this work is not being done by you. You are a mere instrument and it is the Omnipresent power of
the Lord that is working through you. Completely negate the idea of agency and doership. Try to
feel that the Sakti of the Lord is working through you. With this feeling you carry on the work to its
logical conclusion. The third point you have to note is that when you have finished the Karma, do so
as an offering to Lord. Let your last action be a whole-hearted Arpanam—Krishnarpanam. When
you start, feel that you are doing it as a mere instrument of the Lord and let the day close with the
Krishnarpanam of the whole day’s work. Thus everything will become a worship of the Lord and
every action will be transformed into divine worship through your putting the emphasis upon
Bhavana. So, Bhava is the one basis to which man has to cling in the present age. He has no escape
from the necessity of work. Materialistic life forces him to work for his livelihood. Thus, in
whatever circumstances he is placed, let him see that he generates this Bhava through repeated
imagination and makes his Bhava a permanent portion of his Being. Thus his whole life will
become a continuous worship of the Lord. By shifting thus the emphasis from the physical to
mental, he is living the life of incessant Sadhana in any circumstance where God has placed him. In
an incredibly short time he will see that the whole world stands transformed before him. He will
begin to feel the Lord constantly and he will feel the presence of the Lord everywhere
Swami Chidananda.

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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