Japa power
[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 854
If you want to become pure, the whole day concentrate on japa [meditative repetition of a mantra (sacred sound syllable or word) or one of the many names attributed to God] and God thought. Because japa is so great. By repeating God's name, you concentrate on it and all God's qualities become your qualities. What you think you become. Purify yourself, not though bath, soap etc. but by heating the mind through discrimination and austerity.
Worship Him, commune with Him, hold His hand. Walk, singing, laughing, smiling on the sea shore of life. Beautiful it is. Can you imagine the Lord puts His arms around your neck and says, 'Come on.' That touch itself is so electrifying that it destroys all past, present and future sins.
The greatest gift Lord Rama [the Hindu incarnation – avatar – of God] gave Sri Hanuman [his prime devotee] was to embrace him. [see image above] Love the teacher, worship God in the teacher, he will give you God in you.
Take out name and form. What is left? Brahman [the one, indivisible universal consciousness].
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 Gosp
el 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