Attaining God...another path?----Ajith

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Thanx Ajith.

You are right. Meditation has its own power but one has to give up

all the worldly desires, attachments, jealousy, aversion etc. You

can never be 'one with God'( as you said...and I agree) without

giving these up. Again the word 'help'is wrong to use... but I meant

real satisfaction by serving. Serving others selflessly can make you

one with God. I think if you hurt another humanbeing and meditate to

reach God...it makes no sense but it's more meaningful to understand

people's feelings, not hurt them rather than meditating.

Thanx once again

Manoshi

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> Dear Manoshi,

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> You presented a very salient point. Scriptures tell us that

Sadhana or

> ritualistic practice is important for spirituality. The great

Ramakrishna,

> said first seek God and then serve the world with the knowledge

that it is

> Him you are serving, not helping as that conveys a notion of

superiority.

> Jesus Christ said the same thing in the Gospel, "In so much as u

do for

> others u do for others u do for me". But he or she who does it for

pomp and

> show,"they have already received their rewards".

>

> So Meditation and prayer are important and without that mere works

might

> just accrue positive karma and does not necessarily lead us out of

samsara.

> but works with the attitude that one is serving god, that is

redeeming.

>

> Lastly from a vedantic standpoint, we do not attain God, we only

realise

> that we are one with God. He is not far but here.

>

> God bless

>

> K. Ajith

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> Dear Friends,

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> Sharing a few thoughts of mine.

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> Today I applied for volunteering in a hospital (in my spare time).

I

> was inspired by the selfless volunteers working there during my

> short stay.

> I keep wondering if there is just one way to attain

God...meditating

> continuously, and chanting mantras ? And this thought brings up

more

> thoughts. What about those people who don't really meditate but

work

> selflessly, day and night for the sick and needy to give them

> whatever little they can? They enjoy doing that. Isn't that a kind

> of meditation?

> I know people who meditate vigorously, always talk about God etc.

> but don't mind hurting people's feelings, still have not been able

> to come out of their small world of ego. Are they really on the

path

> of attaining God or those who are simple, don't meditate but help

> other people, help in healing the hurt done by others, selflessly,

> are more near to God? `That' satisfaction is equal to chanting

> mantras thousand times.

> I strongly believe, anything that we do selflessly, which gives us

> profound inner satisfaction has the capability to lead us to the

> doors of God.

> It's so hard to be a GOOD human being...can it be so easy to attain

> God?

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> Manoshi

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