On this day set aside to commemorate the 'birth' of the Incarnation of God, Jesus Christ, may we remember the true significance of His appearance in a human body. May we see beyond the food and festivities to the deeper message of 'I and my Father are one'. May we seek and find, that One-ness. That Yoga, or union. May we remember who we really are.
Swamiji says: Whatever you ask, the guru will give you; so ask big.
You will see that they were divine beings who sacrificed long, long before this birth. There is no short-cut to God.
Swamiji says: Rishis are beyond physical laws.
The love of the West wants to grab. The love of the East wants to give.
Ramakrishna is saying this. ‘There is a world of difference’. If we know that what is yonder is only a mirage – it’s very important what he’s saying – if we know that what is yonder is only a mirage, we will not seek to get a pot of water from it.
There are various practices used in our scriptures to motivate souls to go towards God. In this too there are stages. Suppose you find a man who has not evolved nicely, you tell him, ‘You are going to burn in hell-fire if you do bad things.’