Swami Shivapadananda on the all-pervasiveness of God
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
From Mother Radha's recordings of Swamiji
Day 523
[Pictured: The Temple to the Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi at Jayrambati, her birthplace]
Swamiji continues speaking on Prahlada
May this Prahlada, this guileless child, that is the crown of all bhaktas [devotees], bless us with pure devotion to the Omnipotent, Omniscient Lord. May he bless us, to see through his eyes, to see Maha Vishnu [the Universal aspect of God]. May we see the Lord ultimately, not only in living things but even in that which appears to be dead – in the sentient and insentient things. Yes, He is everywhere, He is in everything. He is hidden like cream is hidden in milk, He is hidden like ice is hidden in water. May this Lord Vishnu, who is none other than your Source, your sustenance, bless you and give you the same realisation that Prahlada had.
It is indeed fortunate to die by the hands of God, (this blessing came to Hiranyakasipu through his son Prahlada), because when the philosopher's stone touches anything, that thing turns into gold. And when God Himself touches anything it turns into God. May that touch of Sri Maha Vishnu be ours – that is my prayer.
If you have set a good example for your child and given him the highest moral values then, no matter how many evil influences come, no matter how expert the evil teacher may be, you will find that ultimately righteousness will shine. So do not get worried when your child goes away from you. If he has grown up in a holy atmosphere he must come back to where he started. Ends.
The devotion of Sri Ramakrishna, and other great saints and sages, is true. If it was true then, it must be true today too. Holy Mother [Sri Sarada Devi] loved to cook for the devotees. No matter how late they came she would get up and cook for them. But our thoughts can be just the opposite. Holy Mother's mind did not work like that. She only thought she was doing a service to Sri Ramakrishna's devotees. She felt that they were her children just as much as they were Sri Ramakrishna's children.
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