Swami Shivapadananda on the spiritual journey
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
Taken from Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s
feet.
Day 267
Love itself is the fire that
burns everything and love itself is all that is left – that which is all
purity, gentleness and compassion. This [spiritual journey] is the edge of the
razor.
Even if I am laughing and jolly I go inside and check up with my [Divine] Mother.
I ask, “Is this alright?” If I hear “Yes,” then I carry on. I check up again
and again and carry on.
The flame of life lies in
the heart of each second.
Fighting is all ego. Stop
fighting and start loving.
To a wandering monk the
saint said, “Stop wandering now. Take up your begging bowl and ask God to fill
it.”
Suffering? God pays all
[debts].
God’s Grace is of two kinds:
one is in the teachers who teach after God-realisation, and the other is in the
ordinary devotee who just realises God.
Do the guru mantra morning
and evening, with the deity in the heart. After that you can change the mantra,
but keep the same deity. Pray thus: “O God, if you exist, reveal yourself to
me.” Recognise him when he comes. Ask with sincerity. Offer the fruit to Him.
At all times repeat the
mantra. All the time I am with Shiva, there, I am holding his feet. I speak to
you and then I return to his feet.
Surrender and demand. A
child has no ego. If you have given the mind to God, how can you think? The
gunas perform all actions. If you say, “I am the doer,” it is ego. I am not the
ego.
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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