Swami Shivapadananda on Sri Sarada Devi
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
Taken from Mother Radha’s
notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.
Day 243
When a God-man sleeps he
slips into God. It looks like he is sleeping, but he is in God. We do not
listen. We only listen to the radio and to our own mind, reciting mundane
things, all day and night. We may remain quiet but judgment goes on all the
time.
What to do? Instead of listening to the radio or talking remember the
Lord constantly. Everything is divine – salute It all the time.
Sri Sarada Devi said, “Truly
I am your Mother. In times of trouble remember you have a Mother.”
Sri Sarada Devi was love,
love, love for every part of her creation. Sri Sarada Devi said, “I am the
Mother of the virtuous and the sinner.” The only thing to do is to accept her
and love her personality. You can only do this when you become those qualities.
When someone speaks negatively – think of her. Many came to her, thinking they
were sinners. But she only saw saints in disguise and she converted their
lives, for higher purposes. She purified others by cooking and serving them
with her own hand. This purified their very intellect.
She comes in all forms. May
you know you are on her lap and she is in your heart.
Learn the Hanuman Ashtakam [see footnote];
it is very important.
Remember Sri Ramakrishna’s
saying: For God-realization you need self exertion.
Footnote: The Sankat Mochan, also known as the Hanuman Ashtakam, which follows the devotional classic, the Hanuman Chalisa, is one of the most popular compositions of Goswami Tulsidas.
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. There are currently 50 different
CDs available in sets of 10 for R200 per set. This price includes postage. Please
email timhoare@webmail.co.za to
order.
Reference websites: Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Ramakrishna Centre of Southern Africa, Sri Ramakrishna Dham
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