Guest guest Posted September 10, 1999 Report Share Posted September 10, 1999 Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.820 Saturday 11/9/99 The Master Said: " Give up all such notions as: 'Shall we be cured of our delirium?', 'What will happen to us?', 'We are sinners!' One must have this kind of faith: 'What? Once I have uttered the name of RAma, can I be a sinner any more?' " om tat sat ~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~ Anurag: Long time back a friend recited some sanskrit words saying something like this: " A truth that gives pain n suffering is of no good. A lie in such a situation is much higher " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Namaste Anurag, If a monk/sadhu gets a reputation for speaking untruths, his usefullness as a purveyor of Sublime Truths will be severely compromised. Everybody in the butcher's village, will know that the sadhu spoke an untruth [for whatever reason]...and this fact, not only renders him unsuitable as a spiritual teacher, but also puts other sadhu/monks in a bad light. So, as far as I am concerned, there is no other way to cut it ! TRUTH ALONE ABIDES !!!!! om shanthi om ____ 123India - India's Premier Search Engine Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 1999 Report Share Posted September 11, 1999 Thanks for the reminder, Omtatsat. Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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