Swami Shivapadananda on seeking God
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
Taken from Mother Radha's notes, written at Swamiji's feet.
Day 379
Do not ctiticise anybody. Do not express jealousy, anger. [Avoiding] This will take you from human to divine.
Unexpressed thoughts are best. Keep them inside.
The guru
[Spiritual Preceptor] is still shining. He is a tap, go and drink from it.
There must be purity in thought, word and deed. 'Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.' [Said Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount] How? Practise. Practise what? The instructions of the guru. The guru is needed to show the way, to say, 'No, not that way, that is a trap, a hole.'
If you seek you must find. If you knock, it must open. All religions promise this.
Change one habit for another – replace a bad habit with a good one.
How much do we want God-realisation? Not at all. We may not be late for worship, but we will be late for God.
Concentration is needed, to concentrate on That. 'My kingdom is not of this Earth,' it is within. So go deep within. You say you cannot? You must. Say: 'O Lord, I try. I cannot do it, you do it for me.'
Think about what Christ meant when he said: 'Be still and know that I am God.'
Purity in thought, word and deed is all that is needed.
Put the mind in the heart. This is meditation and takes the mind towards God.
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