All in One and One in all
[2nd President and Spiritual Head: the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa]
[now a Centre of the international Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission]
DAILY READINGS
Selected from Mother Radha's recordings of Swamiji.
Day 862
A sadhu [holy man] was in mouna [mental and physical silence] for twelve years. Somebody stabbed him one day. When the rogue was brought to him, he said, 'Yes, this is the beloved that blesses me, this is my Lord.' The idea is to see your Deity [Ishta Deva, chosen ideal] everywhere and in everything. Try it as an experiment.
Even now I have reminded you; but while singing you will forget. When you sing of Krishna then you think of Krishna; when you sing of Shiva then you think of Shiva; when you sing of Ramakrishna then you think of Ramakrishna. This should not be so. The idea is that all these names belong to the One, your Deity.
You will only be able to do this if you sincerely believe that your Deity is everything, plus. Plus what? Only 'It' knows.
Only your Deity exists. So whatever name you sing, think of your Deity only. For all the names belong to Him. For what is He [or She] not?
1) Care should be taken by the reader to understand and take Swamiji's words in these postings, in context. Every teaching or instruction that he gave was specific to the people who were with Swamiji at the time.
2) Mouse-over the words highlighted in red in the posting for further explanation or links.
There are currently available, over 100 different CDs or DVDs with mp3 files, of Swamiji speaking. Please email timhoare@webmail.co.za to order.
Click HERE for the second website on Swamiji's life and teachings.
For more about the Holy Trinity, and also the founding Swamis of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, please mouse over their names below:
Sri Ramakrishna Sri Sarada Devi Swami Vivekananda
Swami Nischalananda Swami Shivapadananda
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - read online
Reference websites – please mouse over the name and click to connect:
Ramakrishna Math and Mission Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa Ramakrishna Dham