SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 21 APRIL

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SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 21 APRIL

WITNESS CONSCIOUSNESS

 

The student of vedanta (the path of pure wisdom) develops

saksi bhav (witness consciousness) through discrimination

and self-analysis. The devotee develops nimitta bhava (the

attitude "I am an instrument in the hands of God") and

surrenders everything at the lotus-feet of the Lord. Thus

they attain a mental attitude of non-attachment to actions

and their fruits.

 

This is the attitude of a karma yogi:

· "God alone is. God alone acts. Not even a piece of straw

moves without his will."

· "He is the doer. He alone is the enjoyer. I am but an

instrument in his hands."

· "He is the power that resides in the senses and the mind;

the power of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and

smelling - all these belong to him."

· "He utilises my mind and senses and works out his will .

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· "My body, mind and senses belong to him alone."

· "All actions are done by the qualities of nature only. It

is nature (prakrti) that acts. It is prakrti that works."

· "I am the pure atman, the eternal self. I am asanga,

akarta, abhokta (unattached, non-doer, non-experiencer). I

am the silent witness."

· "I am distinct from the mind and the senses. I am the

eternally pure, perfect, immortal atman."

 

While serving others, the vedantin (the student of vedanta)

should visualise his self in others and the bhakta should

see the Lord in other faces.

 

Understand these bhavas (attitudes) fully. Meditate on them

daily. Act accordingly, without attachment to or

identification with the work, You will soon attain

God-realisation. This is jnana - this is the jnana-agni

(fire of wisdom) which burns the fruits of all actions and

liberates you from bondage.

 

In the practice of karma yoga, there is no loss of effort.

There is no harm. There is no transgression also. Even a

little practice can protect you from great fear of birth

and death with its concomitant evils. You will doubtless

reap the fruit of jnana (self-knowledge) in this path of

karma yoga. There is no uncertainty here. Matter is

indestructible. Energy is indestructible. Even a little

practice with the right mental attitude will purify the

citta (heart and mind).

 

 

 

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