Guest guest Posted October 11, 2002 Report Share Posted October 11, 2002 Spiritual surrender , we are told , is not a mental , still less an oral act , but the result of Grace , which comes in its own time and of its own accord , to cause the automatic subsidence of that self-asserting element in the sadhaka's nature , which stands in his way to ultimate realisation. Sometimes it is sudden , and sometimes so gradual , that the devotee himself may not become aware of it. Grace , though it comes from the Guru by his very presence , is not fortuitous , but fully earned by hard internal fight , by long periods of suffering , prayer , self-purification , and intense yearning for release. Suffering turns the mind inward and eventually draws out the cry from the depths of the soul for the liberating light of Truth , and for the appearance of the Divine Teacher , who alone can lead to it and , thus , to Redemption. Hari Aum !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Namaste all. http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/ReligionTheology/Hinduism/?view=us\ \ a&ci=019567085X Three Bhakti Voices : Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Times and Ours John Stratton Hawley Hardback, 464 pages Apr 2005, In Stock Price:39,95 $ (01) Description The book is a collection of essays written over two decades but with consistency of style, concern and argument. It's divided into two parts: The first, "The Bhakti Poet Saint: Economies of Word and Life" ranges over the literature of Bhakti as a whole. The second part is organized around individual poets: Mira, Sur, and Kabir. Connections between the three poets is established meticulously and convincingly. The book also deals with the controversial question of "authenticity" by looking at how the poets appear in their oldest manuscript traditions. The author also translates a number of poems that emerge from the earliest manuscript strata, some translated for the first time. In addition, he also deals with the question of reception and interpretations with deep insight. About the Author John Stratton Hawley, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Religion, Barnard College, Columbia University http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/ReligionTheology/Hinduism/?view=us\ \ a&ci=019567085X Jaya Sri Radhey! , pyari_h <no_reply> wrote: > Jaya Sri Radhey! > > The spiritual ATHLETE often changes the COLOR of his clothes, > and his MIND REMAINS GRAY and LOVELESS. > He sits inside a shrine room all day, > so that the GUEST (Lord) has to GO outdoors and PRAISE the ROCKS ! > > Or he drills holes in his ears, his beard grows > enormous and matted, > people mistake him for a GOAT... > > He goes out into wilderness areas, STRANGLES his IMPULSES, > and makes himself NEITHER male nor female... > > He shaves his skull, puts his robe in an ORANGE vat, > reads the Bhagavad-Gita, and becomes a TERRIFIC TALKER. > > Kabir says: Actually you are GOING in a hearse to the country of > DEATH, > bound hand and foot! > > *** > > Friend, please tell me WHAT I can do about this world > I hold to, and keep spinning out! > > I GAVE UP SEVEN clothes, and wore a robe, > but I noticed one day the cloth was WELL WOVEN ! > > So I bought some BURLAP, but I still > THROW it ELEGANTLY over my left SHOULDER! > > I PULLED BACK my sexual longings, > and now I DISCOVER that I'm ANGRY a lot! > > I GAVE UP rage, and now I notice > that I am GREEDY all day! > > I worked HARD at DISSOLVING the GREED, > and now I AM PROUD OF MYSELF! > > When the MIND WANTS TO BREAK its LINK with the WORLD > IT STILL HOLDS ON TO ONE THING! > > Kabir says: Listen my friend! > There are VERY FEW that FIND THE PATH !!! > > (The Kabir Book, Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Saint Kabir > by Robert Bly) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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