Confusion

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, "danananda2004"

<danananda2004> wrote:

> hi mike. my real name is dan. i put ananda on the end because my

> wife's name was bliss. she has left her body but she left me a

> beautiful hand painted tapestry of krsna & the gopis.

>

> i tackle everyday life trying to keep centered on krsna. krsna is

> another name for the self. not the ego attachment to the body but

the

> self which is within all things & is the basis of all things.

>

> i don't have many possessions. i do what i have to do & then let

it

> be. i let the karma of this body play itself out with as little

> attachment as possible. i try not to create anymore karma. but i

am

> far from perfect. i can only keep trying. everyday is a new

> beginning.

>

> for more information, read the bhagavad-gita. it's only 700 verses

> yet contains everything you need to know:

>

> 18.64 Hear again My supreme word, the most secret of all. You

are

> very dear to Me, therefore, I shall tell this for your benefit.

>

> 18.65 Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer service to

Me,

> bow down to Me, and you shall certainly reach Me. I promise you

> because you are very dear to Me.

>

> 18.66 Setting aside all noble deeds, just surrender completely

to

> the will of God (with firm faith and loving contemplation). I

shall

> liberate you from all sins (or bonds of Karma). Do not grieve.

>

> http://www.realization.org/page/namedoc0/gita/gita18.htm

 

Namaste and Hari Bol,

 

Yes I spent a lot of time with Krishna Devotees at different times.

I find that out of the many traditions they actually try to live

rather than use it for worship only.

 

To me Saranagathi/Surrender is the most important thing, for as we

are not the doer we can not achieve moksha or union with

Krishna/Sakti. I was very impressed with the devotees continual Japa

and constant sadhana to purify themselves and their minds, in order

that IMO they could be liberated from all sins and karma........Hare

Krishna and Om Namah Sivaya.........Tony.

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danananda2004 [danananda2004]

Monday, September 06, 2004 9:38 PM

Re: Confusion

 

 

hi mike. my real name is dan. i put ananda on the end because my

wife's name was bliss. she has left her body but she left me a

beautiful hand painted tapestry of krsna & the gopis.

 

i tackle everyday life trying to keep centered on krsna. krsna is

another name for the self. not the ego attachment to the body but the

self which is within all things & is the basis of all things.

 

i don't have many possessions. i do what i have to do & then let it

be. i let the karma of this body play itself out with as little

attachment as possible. i try not to create anymore karma. but i am

far from perfect. i can only keep trying. everyday is a new

beginning.

 

for more information, read the bhagavad-gita. it's only 700 verses

yet contains everything you need to know:

 

18.64 Hear again My supreme word, the most secret of all. You are

very dear to Me, therefore, I shall tell this for your benefit.

 

18.65 Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer service to Me,

bow down to Me, and you shall certainly reach Me. I promise you

because you are very dear to Me.

 

18.66 Setting aside all noble deeds, just surrender completely to

the will of God (with firm faith and loving contemplation). I shall

liberate you from all sins (or bonds of Karma). Do not grieve.

 

http://www.realization.org/page/namedoc0/gita/gita18.htm

 

 

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

oh yes, the beloved divine song was for me a key to unlock all

spiritual texts.... as one of my teachers said "the bhagavad gita is

like a matchbox with 700 matches (slokas). no need to burn the whole

box... take one match, strike it on the stone of experience, and with

care and diligence you can build a fire to burn to ashes the whole world

of illusion".

 

do you know the ashtavakra gita, dan?

 

http://www.swcp.com/~robicks/gita00.htm

 

yosy