Guest guest Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 Salutations to Thakur, Guru, and Ma! VIVEKACADAMUNI The desire for Self-realization is obscured by innumerable desires for thing other than the Self. When they have been destroyed by constant attachment to the Self, the Atman clearly manifests Itself of Its own accord. As the mind becomes gradually established in the Inmost Self, it proportionately gives up the desires for external objects. And when all such desires have been eliminated, there takes place the unobstructed realization of the Atman. The Yogi's mind dies, being constantly fixed on his own Self. Thence follows the cessation of desires. Therefore do away with all superimpositions. M.--"All men are drowned in maya. The avatara comes and places an ideal before them. He comes Himself and brings sadhus with Him. Seeing their sadhana others are awakened. Sri Krishna did such wonderful acts. At last he said to Uddhava, 'All this is nothing that has been done so far. Go to the Badrika Ashrama and plunge yourself in His contemplation." Satchitananda Kathy (VIVEKACADAMUNI by Sri Sankaracharya. # 275-277; Nityatmananda's, M.--THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST. Vo. II., p. 160) Swami Adiswarananda of the New York Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center will be in St. Petersburg, Florida next week. He will be speaking the evenings of Wednesday March 19th and Friday March 21st. For details: http://www.ramakrishna.org/florida.htm SRISANKARACHARYA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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