God’s grace
[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 945
Take God's name knowingly or take it not knowingly. He is so compassionate that He will liberate you. Sri Ramakrishna said, 'Through God's grace you must try to realise God.'
If you give your body to the pleasure of the senses, it will be a long cut [journey]. Otherwise it is a short cut. Knowingly you approach Him. In pain you must see Him.
Either you surrender completely to God and know that He does everything, or you praise Him. In misery take it as grace so that you remember God – God who is your inner nature.
Light the fire of desire [yearning] for God.
Protect yourself by seeing God in everything. A sannyasi [Hindu monk, Swami, renunciate, nun – sannyasini] does not cling to the world nor does he renounce the world. He realises that everything is Brahman [the One indivisible universal consciousness].
What the scriptures say one should do, that is God's will. What the scriptures say not to do, that is ego's [ahamkara's] will. You do the work and He will reveal Himself in His own time. Remember you are only His instrument.
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
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