Swami Shivapadananda on steps to God/Self-realisation
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
Taken from Mother Radha’s
notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.
Day 314
A sannyasin [monk or the female counterpart, sannyasini, nun] knows that
everything is God. God is in the form of man, woman, time, space, friend, enemy,
and you too. If you keep reminding yourself of this you are a great renunciate.
Holy company is very, very good, but you yourself must become holy.
Accept the Self in you.
Ponder Sri Ramakrishna’s words. [Pictured: Sri Ramakrishna in samadhi whilst having a photograph taken].
Without patience there is no walking the spiritual path. There is no
happiness over-night.
Grow calm, grow loving, grow serene. Know that God does everything.
Worship your guru in everyone. The guru never goes away.
Watch without becoming involved. The eyes see? The tongue speaks? The
hand moves? It is prakriti [nature] moving them, and you are enjoying it.
Before you know this you are impatient.
Go beyond duality. Know that: I act in the waking, dream and deep sleep
states. Put your head down [i.e. be humble]. Do your dharma [religious or
spiritual duty]. This leads to moksha.
Travel to your own goal. MYOB [mind your own business]. Feel it when you
say it.
Worship Sri Ramakrishna with your whole heart. Repeat his name, be
absorbed in his meditation. Do not quarrel with anyone. Think of his teaching.
He will take you there. Love all the children of Sri Ramakrishna, do not expect
anything in return.
There will be no peace until the heart and the lips become one.
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words in these postings, in context. Every teaching or instruction that he gave
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Reference websites: Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Ramakrishna Centre of Southern Africa, Sri Ramakrishna Dham