Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 : > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah > __________ > > Helping others > > Sri Bhagavan Ramana: Cast all alms, aspirations, desires to serve humanity > and schemes to reform the world upon the Universal Power which sustains > this universe. He is not a fool. He will do what is required. Lose the > sense, "I am doing this." Get rid of egoism. Do not think that you are > the one to bring about some reform. Leave these aims alone and let God > attend to them. Then, by getting rid of egoism, God may use you as an > instrument to effect them, but the difference is that you will not be > conscious of doing them; the Infinite will be working through you and there > will be no (ego or) self worship to spoil the work. Otherwise there is > desire for name or fame and one will be serving the personal self rather > than humanity. > > What people call Satan, the Devil, or black forces, are simply ignorance of > the true Self. Nearly all human beings are more or less unhappy because > they do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge > alone. All else is fleeting. To know one's Self is to be always blissful. _________ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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