Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 ward it to an interested or caring friend: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Work > > As the Maharshi was going down the hill, some sweepers were at their work. > One of them stopped and was about to prostrate before him. The Maharshi > spoke to them. > > M: To engage in your duty is the true namaskar (homage; or prostration > before God or Guru). To perform one's duty carefully is the greatest > service to God. > > Q: How to reconcile work with meditation? > > M: Who is the worker? Let him who works ask the question. You are always > the Self, not the mind. It is the mind which raises these questions. Work > always goes along in the presence of the Self. Work is no hindrance to > realization. It is the mistaken identity as the worker that is the > trouble. Get rid of the false identity. Activities go on automatically > every day. Know that the mind prompting them is but a phantom proceeding > from the Self. Why do you think that you are active? The activities are > not your own; they are God's. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah. _________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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