Qualities of a disciple

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In reading the post and the words, "remember the man on the cross.."

I thought of something I read and printed off recently:

 

http://www.avatarmeherbaba.org/erics/witheach.html

 

("Baba recently commented to the mandali: "Jesus said 'Father

forgive them for they know not what they do.' I say 'Father have

pity on them for they know not what will happen.')

 

It is so hard when one suffers, to not speak of/about it...

 

Kathy

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , s_v_c_s <no_reply> wrote:

> Qualities of a True Disciple - Endurance

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> "Also, the disciple must have great power of

> endurance. You find the mind behaves well when

> everything is going well with you. But if something

> goes wrong, your mind loses its balance. That is not

> good. Bear all evils and misery without murmur or

> hurt, without one thought of unhappiness, resistance,

> remedy or retaliation. That is true endurance.

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> When Sri Ramakrishna fell ill, a Brahmin suggested to

> him that he apply tremendous mental power to cure

> himself; he said that if Sri Ramakrishna would only

> concentrate his mind on his diseased part of the body,

> it would heal. Sri Ramakrishna answered, "What! Bring

> down the mind that I have given to God to this little

> body." He refused to think of body and illness. His

> mind was continually conscious of God; It was

> dedicated to Him utterly. He would not use it for any

> other purpose.

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> Remember also the man on the Cross. He pitied those

> who crucified him. He endured every humiliation and

> suffering. He took the burden of all upon himself:

> "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,

> and I will give you rest."

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> Such is true endurance...."

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> - Swami Vivekananda