Talk Excerpt 247. Swamiji says sickness is caused by karma and that fasting burns and cleanses it.

From Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.

Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, said, ‘I am your real Mother. I am the Mother of the virtuous and I am the Mother of the sinner.’ This is the love the Eternal Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, has for us.

If you are sick, the karma must be there. One’s karma works though this body and we are sick and suffering. So some sin was committed somewhere. Fasting burns this and cleanses you.

Ekadasi is the worship of Vishnu’s shakti; she who assists the devotees. She protects you even if you do not know she is protecting you.

If you fast on Ekadasi, Mother never dies to you. And no one can affect the body and mind of your child. No black magic can come near you. She is a living talisman, living in your heart.

The Divine Mother gives you what you need. If you need health, she gives it. If you need work, she gives it.

At least on Ekadasi day you should fast. Even if not for spiritual progress, you are giving your system a rest.

Jealousy is obstruction and destruction. But in the scriptures when there was jealousy about God, good always came out of it. Christ gave Judas eternal life. Ravana carried Sita away, but Sri Rama sent him to heaven.

What is the absolute and relative goal? To realise dharma.

Meditation on God leads us to God.

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These recordings or the excerpts from them, were made from the early 1970s onward, by Mother Radha, a close devotee of Swamiji’s and edited for uploading here by our gurubhai and her son, Brother Tim. Please be mindful that what Swamiji was saying may have been specific to an individual or a group of people with him, at the time.