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Swamiji says forget about destiny. Start doing good and DEMAND grace. Don’t beg for it.
Swamiji tells a story about a King who was told by his astrologer that he was going die the next day. The king was very sad. On seeing this and hearing the reason, the king’s minister took action. Listen to what it was.
The outcome of the story is Swamiji confirming again, that our destiny is only our past. We can alter that destiny by doing good things. Swamiji concludes the anecdote with a delightful pun! 😉God-realisation doesn’t just “happen”.
An Incarnation [avatar] will say, like Christ said, “behold!,” and you could see it. Ramakrishna just touched – “wake up, Mother!” and the person got into samadhi [superconsciousness]. It can’t happen to everybody. Others must go – pushing gear [working, struggling]
Swami Shivapadananda with detail on meditation
Have two different postures when meditating so you can change position when you feel strained. The central theme of a sadhaka [spiritual aspirant] is meditation. Everything else is but a preparation for the mind to have the right mood. Then meditation becomes very easy.
Swami Shivapadananda. Daily talks excerpt 162.
From Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet. We may remain externally quiet, but [internal] judgment goes on all the time. What to do? Remember the Lord constantly. Instead of listening to the radio or the talking, think: Everything is Divine – salute It all the time. [Holy Mother] Sri Sarada Devi said: Truly I…
On how the divinity is concealed in us
The bad and the good, the high and the low, proceed from God Himself but he says, ‘Know that these proceed from Me and I am not in them.’
Talks Excerpt 418. Swamiji says: You give the Guru that which the gods spit on.
Swamiji says: You give the Guru that which the gods spit on.