Swami Shivapadananda on pre-empting desire
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
Taken from Mother Radha’s
notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.
Day 316
God is more manifest in some [individuals] – Avatars [Incarnations] are
an example of this. It depends on their [the individual’s] purity and stillness.
Be hard on yourself. Do away with all desires and desire only God. ‘O
God, you are the solver of all problems, this is my problem please solve it.’
This is how I made fast progress.
The heart has two occupants – the Indweller and the ego. So in meditation
imitate the guru, then concentrate, bring the mind back all the time. Laugh at
it. Then go on to deep meditation. There is such peace you will not want to
come out of it.
When I lower my eyes and go inside [into a meditative state], you should
try to tune in at that time. Question within, ‘Whence I came? What is my goal?’
The Rasa Lila is the secret love of God for His devotee. God loves all
but has a special sweetness and love for His devotee, the one who has purity of
heart and mind, and faith. Krishna
to taste the separation from Radha.
There is no death, all is within you.
Crucify the ego. Burn the passions before they burn you, and be quick.
How? By taking God’s name.
If you hate a man, what to do? Go and worship him, even mentally.
Sankalpa [free will, intention, resolution, determination] is the root of desire. It is first found in the imagination
(like castles in the air), then turns into desire. If you stop thinking, the
sankalpa dies a natural death. This is not easy as the mind runs outside
always. If I have a desire to go to Delhi, I already go there, inside myself, I bathe in the Ganga [river Ganges] and so on. The result is no sankalpa, only peace, stillness, bliss.
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