Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 , "Yosy Flug" <yosyflug@i...> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > i agree with you, yosy. the bhagavad-gita is like the source-point of all other scripture. the tao te ching, the bible, the qur'an, the torah, the sutras, zen/ch'an... all of it is in the gita. i have glanced thru the ashtavakra gita a while back. it is like reading nisargadatta. very cool text. thanks for the link. i got it bookmarked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.