Marriage
[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 891
[In a letter Swamiji wrote]
Marriage is an eternal journey to the Self merging in the Self.
Marriage is not a right but a privilege, given by Prakriti and Purusha, to reflect their eternal unity. How wonderful is the love that attracts a wife and a husband, in unity, to glorify It. May you two first unite eternally in Him.
Twenty years of life together, with all its trials and tribulations, is a miracle. May you live ever fresh in this miraculous world.
Yours in God who represents all.
The mind has layer after layer. One layer is spiritual and one layer is worldly. That is why we feel spiritual one day and not spiritual the next day. That is because you neglect it. But it will come back.
Think that your mind is your child.
Anger is where all your spirituality leaks away.
Without grace nothing is possible. The greatest fruit of grace is Self-realisation; you cannot get it without grace. We get discrimination only through God's grace. Without grace there is no satsang, this birth or last birth.
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