Swami Shivapadananda on the love of the Guru

SWAMI
SHIVAPADANANDA

DAILY READINGS

Taken from
Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.

Day 364

 

When your guru goes away, you cry for him in your
heart. If the mind is leading you to the world and you cry, this is no good.
Cry for the guru inside.

You think you love the guru but you are only mocking
him. What do we know of love? If he just scolds us we get angry. What kind of
love is that? Love is always loving and giving. The Beloved cannot do wrong,
cannot take.

A flower is the glory of God already, why cut it and
offer it to the stone image? If you do that, first pray, ‘O Ma [Divine Mother],
allow me to pluck this flower, a thing of beauty and wonder, so I may offer it
to Him, the Beloved of my heart, who is also part of your manifestation. Thank
you.’ And then pluck it. Otherwise it is murder, stealing.

You just do not know how the guru loves you. To help
you, he has left the region of purity, or clear water, and has returned to the
region of muddy water, this world pond, to swim in it, to help us all to reach
God-realisation. He bears a thousand crucifixions to help you and me. God
descends to help man to ascend.

You worship your husband above God, but who is the
husband? The body? When he takes another wife, do you still love him? Is he
still God? No. See what he really is and worship that.

Nuns are the brides of Christ – correct.

Can there be
fear where there is love? No. How many of you fear me? It is better if you go
outside, play ball or read a book. You are not ready for the spiritual path,
you are full of jealousy, fear and lust.

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