Sri Ramakrishna Prayer to Mother

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Many in India consider Sri Ramakrishna the foremost devotee of the Divine

Mother. Here is His prayer quoted in the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna":

 

"O Mother, I throw myself on Thy mercy; I take shelter at Thy hallowed feet. I

do not want bodily comforts; I do not crave for name and fame; I do not seek the

eight occult powers. Be gracious and grant that I may have pure love for Thee, a

love unsmiften by desires, cherished by no selfish ends - a love craved by the

devotees for the sake of love alone. And grant me that favour, O Mother, that I

may not be deluded by Thy world-bewitching maya, that I may never be attached to

the world, to "woman and gold" conjured up by Thy inscrutable maya. O Mother,

there is no one but Thee whom I may call my own. Mother, I do not know how to

worship; I am without austerity; I have neither devotion nor knowledge. Be

gracious, O mother, and out of Thy infinite mercy grant me love for Thy lotus

feet." (The Gospel, p. 707).

 

Gratefully,

 

GeorgeSon

 

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Dear GeorgeSon,

 

That touched me so deeply...thank you so much!

 

Blessings,

Iswari

 

Ammachi, GeorgeSon <leokomor> wrote:

> Many in India consider Sri Ramakrishna the foremost devotee of the Divine

Mother.

Here is His prayer quoted in the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna":

>

> "O Mother, I throw myself on Thy mercy; I take shelter at Thy hallowed feet. I

do not

want bodily comforts; I do not crave for name and fame; I do not seek the eight

occult

powers. Be gracious and grant that I may have pure love for Thee, a love

unsmiften by

desires, cherished by no selfish ends - a love craved by the devotees for the

sake of love

alone. And grant me that favour, O Mother, that I may not be deluded by Thy

world-

bewitching maya, that I may never be attached to the world, to "woman and gold"

conjured

up by Thy inscrutable maya. O Mother, there is no one but Thee whom I may call

my own.

Mother, I do not know how to worship; I am without austerity; I have neither

devotion nor

knowledge. Be gracious, O mother, and out of Thy infinite mercy grant me love

for Thy

lotus feet." (The Gospel, p. 707).

>

> Gratefully,

>

> GeorgeSon