Guest guest Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 > > HAND YOUR BURDEN TO THE LORD TO > HOLD (Cont'd) > > QUESTIONER: If I think of my desires in meditation, it is no meditation or > concentration at all. > > SRI BHAGAVAN: Then take it that there is the same concentration, the same > austerities, the same meditation, for both the mature and those without > maturity, whether it is actuated by desire or desirelessness. > > Even when your desires are fulfilled, the austerity (Tapas) grows. It does > not cease. That is the true character of Tapas. It is the same in the > case of Bhakti (Devotion) also. > > Now I put a question to you. When a man with luggage gets into a Railway > carriage where does he keep it ? > > QUESTIONER: He keeps it in his compartment or in the luggage car. > > SRI BHAGAVAN: So he does not carry it upon his head or on his lap. > > QUESTIONER: None but a fool would do so. > > SRI BHAGAVAN: If you call him a fool who keeps it on his head, a thousand > times more foolish is it to bear your burden when you get into the > spiritual life, whether it is the path of knowledge, or the path of > devotion. ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://mail.messenger..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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