Swamiji on vengeance, Ekadashi prayer and discrimination. Talks excerpt 194.
From Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.
When you meditate on God with form, first think of the whole form, then of parts of that form, then on one part of the form, and then on the eyes. The most living thing to think of, is the eyes.
Just concentrate on the eyes. You do not have to do anything else. See the eyes blink.
Someone may try to harm you, but you must not harm them. If you do want to harm the other person you have the nature of an animal.
If you have no spiritual questions, either you are not reading holy books or scriptures, or your mind is running the whole time on worldly things. Write down questions as you read.
Do everything that you have to do and offer the fruits of your actions to God.
In times of trouble, just watch the thoughts go past – like birds flying past a window. Do not try to catch them. Just watch them.
Every ekadashi only pray for one thing: Love for Thy Lotus Feet.
Recently a devotee of Master [Sri Ramakrishna] had an accident. She was alright. She stood up and saw Sri Ramakrishna standing there. Thus after 5 years her desire to see Master was fulfilled. People think Sri Ramakrishna is not there, but he is there, all the time.
Devotee: Sri Ramakrishna says that it is not enough to see God, one must hear and touch . . .
Swamiji: ‘To see’ means to discriminate between right and wrong, between God and the world. Then use the other senses.
Question: So if we do not choose God, is it wrong, Swamiji?
Swamiji: No, it is not wrong. It just leads you to so-called happiness, worldly happiness, the illusion of happiness, which does not last long. That is why Master says, ‘Live in solitude for 3 days.’
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