Nama Article-29-10-07

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NO CHARM LIKE RAMANAMA By Mahatma Gandhi

 

 

Speaking at the prayer meeting, Gandhiji gave the

healing message of Ramanama and said: " Ramanama is

not for the few; it is for all. He who takes this name

lays by a rich store for himself, and it is

inexhaustible. The more you draw upon it, the more it

increases. It is infinite. As the Upanishad says, you

take out infinite out of infinite and infinite remains

behind. It is the unfailing panacea for all ills.

" But the condition is that it must come from the

heart. Do evil thoughts possess you, or are you

tormented by lust or greed? Then, there is no charm

against it like Ramanama. "

And he illustrated his meaning by a parable. " Suppose

you are tempted to amass a big fortune by some easy

and dishonest means. If you have faith in Ramanama,

you will say to yourself. 'Why should I amass for my

wife and children riches which they might squander

away - why not leave them a legacy in the shape of

sound character and sound education and training that

will enable them to earn their living by honest

industry and body labor? Ceaseless repetition of

Ramanama will dispel your delusion and false

attachment and the living realization will dawn on you

that you were a fool to hanker after millions for the

sake of your dear ones, instead of offering them the

priceless treasure of His name which frees one from

all bondage and wandering. Filled with the joy of that

realization, such a person will tell his wife and

children: 'I have not brought for you the treasure I

had set out for, but something infinitely richer'.

'Where is it, show it to us?' they will say

incredulously. 'It is the Name which is richer than

all treasures,' he will reply, 'because It quenches

the thirst for all riches. It is enshrined in my

heart'. "

 

Source: RAMANAMA

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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