Guest guest Posted October 10, 1999 Report Share Posted October 10, 1999 NAM%ASTE OM RAMAKRISHNAYA! I possess several copies Bhagavad Gita, in English+Sanskrit. I don't have the version of Nikhilananda, but I have a copie in French, from Nikhikandha. The free copies that I can send are the versions from Vireswarananda (edit.Ramakrishna Mission) My private address: Claude.laurnet OR: RamakrishnaVedanta (AT) Onelist (DOT) com Shanti! PEACE! At 16:39 10/10/99 +0100, you wrote: > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > >Guha <guha >Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda >10 October 1999 14:51 >Re: Bhagavad Gita > > >Hello. I want to possess a copy of Sw. Nikhilananda's English translation of >the Bhagavad Gita. There does not seem to be an Indian edition and the US >edition now costs $17.50, I think, which is prohibitive by my standards. >But, then, the book is invaluable. Any donors? I suddenly feel a great love >for all of you out there. Please keep up your good work. > > > >-------Guha <guha >Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda >10 October 1999 15:08 >Stumbling on ego > > >The human mind is too tiny to apprehend the magnificent glory of the Lord or >His plans. The main stumbling block is the ego. Self, for us, comes before >everything else. > >We behave like the lowly labourer employed by an architect constructing a >grand structure. Wielding his hammer, the labourer per chance hurts his >finger and spews curses at the architect, his fate, his wife, children, the >stone, the hammer, the country, etc. He does not realise that he was hurt >simply because he was not paying attention to his work. This lack of >attention again is a result of his tendencies over which he has not gained >control. > >The Lord (the eternal architect), on the other hand, has to orchestrate the >goings-on in the entire Universe, taking care to employ the `right person' >for the right task and ensure that everything is in perfect order. We fail >to recognise this perfect order only because of our coloured glasses, >coloured by our selfish tendencies and utter ignorance. > >>Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah >Vivekananda Centre London >http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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