Guest guest Posted September 13, 1999 Report Share Posted September 13, 1999 ~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~ Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.81 Tuesday 14/9/99 The Master Said: [in reply to : " How do we fix our minds on God? " ] " Repeat God's name and sing His glories, and keep holy company; and now and then visit God's devotees and holy men. The mind cannot dwell on God if it is immersed day and night in worldliness, in worldly duties and responsibilities; it is most necessary to go into solitude now and then and think of God. " om tat sat ~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~ ______________ RE: Message: 19 Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:57:09 -0800 EDTipple <edtipple Re: addenda to: " The Lying Monk " Dear Omtatsat, You say that there is one instance where lying is in order: if the President, Governor General or Queen tells you to lie. That is what brought about the Nazi atrocities, doing what the superior said to do. In that case, of course, they were afraid for their own lives if they did not follow orders. Where, then, is the line? Edith ______________ Comment: When the German people realized that they had been 'hoodwinked' by Hitler and his gang, then, they were obliged by conscience, to try and remove them from office in any way possible. However, the only 'serious' German resistance to Hitlerism, came after the German Army had been halted at Stalingrad....up until then, the vast majority of the people were content to ride upon the glories of conquest, nary paying any mind to the moral consequences. And, the German people paid dearly for this lapse of common sense. In 1945, there was hardly a building left 'intact' in any of the German cities, not to mention the starvation and general degradation, consequent upon four and a half years of total war. So, if we are ruled by an evil king, queen, president or 'chancellor'; then it is our solemn DUTY to remove that person from office, using any tools that are at our disposal. And, I might add, 'lying' would probably also be 'in order', to effectively accomplish this task. The founding fathers of the American Republic were certainly guided by the hand of God, in their rebellion against the British Monarchy of the time. Their motto is still to be seen on Official documents: " In God We Trust " Incidentally, the motto of the German Army in the first world war was: " Gott mit uns " ...which means: " God with us " This motto was displayed on every German helmet of the 'pickelhaube' variety. This motto was dropped during the second world war, although Hitler, Goebels and the rest of the gang, often 'invoked' the name of God in their harangues, which were delivered, with annoying frequency, to the long suffering German public. End of history lesson. om shanthi om __________ RE: Message: 3 Sun, 12 Sep 1999 08:53:31 EDT Vidya123 Sw. Advaitananda2 ___________ Comment: Thank you so much for sharing Swamiji's life with us. Very Inspirational ! +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 14, 1999 Report Share Posted September 14, 1999 > ---------- > omtatsat[sMTP:omtatsat] > Reply Ramakrishna > Sunday, September 12, 1999 12:45 PM > ramakrishna > [ramakrishna] Daily Sutra > > <omtatsat > > ~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~ > > > Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.80 > > Monday 13/9/99 > > The Master Said: > > " He who is Lord of the Universe will teach everyone. > He alone teaches us, who has created this universe; > who has made the sun and the moon, men and beasts, > and all other beings; who has provided > means for their sustenance; > who has given children parents and endowed them with love > to bring them up. The Lord has done so many things - > will He not show people the way to worship Him? > If they need teaching, then He will be the Teacher. > He is our Innner Guide. " > > om tat sat > > ~~~~~~ om shanthi om~~~~~~ > > > ____ > 123India - India's Premier Search Engine > Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com > > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor > ---------------------------- > > ONElist: your connection to people who share your interests. > > ---- > -- > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > > ---- > --- > This email server is running an evaluation copy of the MailShield > anti- > spam software. Please contact your email administrator if you have any > questions about this message. MailShield product info: > www.mailshield.com > > These are great words from the Master. Sri Bhagavan also spoke similar > words.From this we may infer that there cannot be any nonsense in the > universe. We may not understand the real sense of what it appears to > us as nonsense. > > Ramana Sarma > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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