Thoughts on Brahman
[2nd President and Spiritual Head: the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa]
[now a Centre of the international Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission]
DAILY READINGS
Selected from Mother Radha's recordings of Swamiji.
Day 844
'He is all; but He dwells in all names and forms which are super-imposed on Him through ignorance. I am Brahman [the one indivisible universal consciousness], Brahman is in me.' Only when I realise that: 'I am Brahman devoted to the [param] atman [universal soul]' are you jivatman [seemingly 'individual' soul]. Outside it is the atman.
First think: What is [out] there is [in] here.
Shanti [peace], shanti, shanti. Peace in the gross, the subtle and the causal.
All body sickness is put there by maya [the divine power of illusion/delusion] to make us think of the body. Pray for a fit body in which He dwells, minus name and form.
Brahman is immortal truth, everything positive.
We must meditate with the calmest mind (a partly calm mind will not do). Think: It is the [one, universal] Self that Thou art.
The only bliss is in knowing Brahman. There is no other way to liberation but by knowing Brahman. Find the source within. This leads to restfulness. How to make the mind calm? Give up attachment – in every action, in every word.
Upasana is meditation and ritual.
The world consists of [the three] gunas [sattva. Rajas and tamas]. Take them out [transcend, eliminate or bypass them] and you will know what Brahman is.
Do you want to be healthy? Meditate every morning. The power will manifest in a year.
1) Care should be taken by the reader to understand and take Swamiji's words in these postings, in context. Every teaching or instruction that he gave was specific to the people who were with Swamiji at the time.
2) Mouse-over the words highlighted in red in the posting for further explanation or links.
There are currently available, over 100 different CDs or DVDs with mp3 files, of Swamiji speaking. Please email timhoare@webmail.co.za to order.
Click HERE for the second website on Swamiji's life and teachings.
For more about the Holy Trinity, and also the founding Swamis of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, please mouse over their names below:
Sri Ramakrishna Sri Sarada Devi Swami Vivekananda
Swami Nischalananda Swami Shivapadananda
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - read online
Reference websites – please mouse over the name and click to connect:
Ramakrishna Math and Mission Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa Ramakrishna Dham