Guest guest Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 THE IDEAL SPIRITUAL INSTITUTION: An admirer of the Master once asked his advice on the opening of an Ashram in his own place. The letter written by the Master in reply contained almost a blueprint for an ideal spiritual institution. Besides, it drew a definite distinction between social service as such and social service rendered in the spirit of Virat worship. " The basis of activity should be purely spiritual. All activities should help spiritual growth. It should not be completely social. Social institutions are many. Without a spiritual basis, social institutions are a mere void; they are mechanical factories only. Everywhere the Divine Name of the Lord should be sung. The entire atmosphere should breathe love, purity, sacrifice, service, renunciation and dispassion. Havan should be conducted once a month at least. All the Deities should be propitiated. Daily worship, unbroken Kirtan, study and recitation of the Ramayana, Gita and Bhagavata, common meditation and common prayer should become everyday features of the Ashram. Then only will it become a glorious spiritual institution with social offshoots and industrial branches to illumine, enliven, beautify and perpetuate the life divine in life mundane. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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