The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - 3

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Dear Spiritial Brothers and Sisters,

 

I have extracted few significant teachings (to the

best of my capability) from "The Gospel of Sri

Ramakrishna" (Abridged Edition). Here, I place the

third part - Advice to Householders.

 

* Unless the mind becomes steady there cannot be yoga.

It is the wind of worldiness that always disturbs the

mind.

 

* Perform your duties in an unselfish spirit. Always

try to perform your duties without desiring any

result.

 

* You may try to increase your income, but in an

honest way. The goal of life is not the earning of

money, but the service of God. Money is not harmful if

it is devoted to the service of God.

 

* One doesn't have to do one's duties after attaining

God, nor does one feel like doing them then.

 

* God cannot be seen with these physical eyes. In the

course of spiritual discipline one gets a 'love body',

endowed with 'love eyes', 'love ears', and so on. One

sees God with those 'love eyes'. One hears the voice

of God with those 'love ears'.

 

* One sees God alone everywhere when one loves Him

with great intensity.

 

* The doubts of the mind will not disappear without

His grace. Doubts do not disappear without

Self-realization.

 

* Bhakti, love of God, is the essence of all spiritual

discipline. Through love one acquires renunciation and

discrimination naturally.

 

* There are no doubt six alligators (passions) - lust,

anger, avarice, delusion, pride and envy within you,

in the 'soul's fathomless depths'. But protect

yourself with the turmeric of discrimination and

renunciation, and they won't toch you.

 

* It is difficult to teach others. Only if a man gets

a command from God, after realizing Him, is he

entitled to teach.

 

* God cannot be realized without discrimination and

renunciation.

 

* The wife that hampers her husband's spiritual life

is an ungodly wife.

 

* If a man has sincere love for God, then all come

under his control - the king, wicked persons, and his

wife.

 

* There is no hope of salvation for the

worldly-minded. But he has nothing to fear if he

remains in the world after realizing God.

 

* It is wise to think of God with form at the

beginning.

 

* One undoubtedly finds inspiration in a holy place.

 

 

Love, Light and Peace...

Kumar

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C. P. KUMAR

Scientist 'E1'

National Institute of Hydrology

Jal Vigyan Bhawan

Roorkee - 247667 (Uttaranchal)

INDIA

 

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