Guest guest Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Sri Bhagavan often speaks of namaskar (prostration) in the following strain : This namaskar was originally meant by the ancient sages to serve as a means of surrender to God. The act still prevails, but not the spirit behind it. The doer of namaskar intends to deceive the object of worship by his act. It is mostly insincere and deceitful. It is meant to cover up innumerable sins. Can God be deceived? The man thinks that God accepts his namaskar and that he himself is free to continue his old life. They need not come to me. I am not pleased with these namaskars. The people should keep their minds clean; instead of that, they bend themselves or lie prostrate before me. I am not deceived by such arts. ----------- taken from ------------------------------ Talks with Ramana Maharshi , InnerDirections Publishing , 2000 page 422 ------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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