Guest guest Posted May 22, 2001 Report Share Posted May 22, 2001 Quoted from talk by Swami Ashokananda " Just as on a stormy day when the wind is blustery, from time to time there are quiet moments, in the same way the stormy mind, as it were, reaches these points of quietness. When that condition has come and you try to increase that quietness of mind, you cultivate religion. As a matter of fact you desire to think about God or to find a person who talks about God. " " It is said that when a person reached that stage and starts the practice of devotion, his progress can be divided into two parts. One is called formal devotion, and the other , the higher part, is called the path of pure love. In other words, after you have followed formal devotion, you reach a state when spontaneous love of God has become very strong in your heart and comes the motive force; your practices follow from this love that has filled your heart. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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