Swami Shivapadananda on returning to the Self
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
Taken from Mother Radha’s
notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.
Day 273
To seek the Truth we have to meditate, renounce the world, and abandon
all the tendencies of the mind. Renounce what is in the world. Renounce
mentally first.
God is only captured when He is pleased with selfless love. This
captivates Him.
What binds man and woman? Not possessions, but ‘mine’ and ‘thine
[separateness],’ and the feeling of pleasure and pain – duality. The root of
all is ignorance.
Only the guru’s power is enough to awaken spiritual knowledge. God and
His name [mantra bijas or seeds] are indivisible. The name and form is Him –
thus it is the same.
Dhyana [meditation] is the most potent method of returning to the Divine
Self. It is the only means to control the scattered mental tendencies. Each
drop adds up to make an ocean of peace. Perceive that you are pervaded by God.
He is on all sides. Worship is to see Him on all sides.
If your mind is completely steady you are an emperor. But we must kill
the mind and become Mahadeva [God]. Whilst the mind remains, there are chains,
desires. Kill the senses then there is peace.
Be calm. Do not disturb others. Scolding others disturbs the mind. This
is the greatest yagna [ritual sacrifice or prayer ceremony]. The
more you sit still, the steadier the mind becomes.
Food is Brahman [the Universal consciousness]. Take it with love
and contentment as a medicine to nourish the body, to gain strength. Live in
the awareness of the inner Self, limit the food, restrain the senses.
To love many is your greatest wealth. Love is the guru. Love is a great
quality. Renounce all else.
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.
Besides these daily readings Mother Radha recorded many hours of our beloved Swamiji speaking.
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Reference websites: Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Ramakrishna Centre of Southern Africa, Sri Ramakrishna Dham
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