Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thus Spake The Lord I will never force you to take up a particular name and form of the Lord. The Lord has a million names and a million forms, and He wants that faith and attachment should be evoked in you by any one of them, as you recite the Names or contemplate the Forms. That is why there is a string of 1008 names to use for worship; the devotee might be drawn closer to the Lord while any one name is being repeated, however distracted or inattentive he might be during the rest of the list. My suggestion is this: just as you attend to the needs of the body, feeding it three times a day, in order to keep it in good running condition, so too, spend some time regularly everyday to keep your Inner Consciousness also in good trim. Spend one hour in the morning, another at night and a third in the early hours of the dawn, the Brahmamuhurtha as it is called, for recitation of the Name and meditation on the Lord. You will find great peace descending on you and great new sources of strength welling up within you as you progress in this saadhana. After some time, the mind will dwell on the Name wherever you are and whatever you are engaged in; and then, peace and joy will be your inseparable companions. Like the coldness of the atmosphere which freezes the water, the compelling agony of the devotee's heart solidifies the Formless absolute into the shape and attitude that are yearned for; for, "as felt, so fashioned." He bows to your will, He carries your burden, provided you trust Him with it. Reference: Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. I, P. 214-219. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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