Talks Excerpt 421. Swamiji says: Money etc., will leave you one day, so ask God for what man cannot give you.

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

Money etc., will leave you one day, so ask God for what man cannot give you. Even social work must be sadhana. Jiva is Shiva and Shiva is jiva; you must serve man as if he is God, and serve God in man. That will uplift you.

Meditation is when the mind is totally absorbed in one thought, i.e. God. Great saints go into solitude and come back with great messages. Sri Ramakrishna said: I am Kali, who sustains and preserves the whole Universe. Sri Ramakrishna is the embodiment of Kali. He came to uplift women.

You cannot understand Mother worship without Sri Ramakrishna as the gateway. Through Sri Ramakrishna, Mother worship becomes understandable.

Sri Ramakrishna said that the world is smitten by Maya – egoism, lust, greed. These can only be counteracted by keeping a picture of Sri Ramakrishna. To overcome these, you meditate on Sri Ramakrishna day after day. Then you will live in peace. If you can overcome these you will be a saint in this life.

You must follow the Guru’s instructions. Be obedient. That is the motto for this year [1994].

Feel that you and your Deity are uttering the mantra. Or feel you are a devotee and you are uttering the mantra to Brahman – this is a dual state. Or feel the deity uttering the mantra – this is the non-dual state.

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