Guest guest Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 " ivan dimitar " <ivandemitr Saturday, August 17, 2002 08:31 letter Hari Om. May God bless you. God say ,that He is like Kalpaka tree-everyone gets what he seeks\requested\ from Him-freedom or money. This is God`s dharma /please comment this in sakamya- worldly people,and nishkamya-monks aspect/. But have many cases when haven`t answer of the prayers sakamya or nishkamya prayers.In this situation from where I can take power accept God`s will-prey for power for accept God`s will-but if God no answer again?/I must accept pain and suffer-impossible to save myself from pain/. Best regards in the Lord. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~response~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Ivan You have asked interesting question.... Does God respond? How to avoid pain when he is not responding? I am going to take the liberty of posting this question to the list to see what response we can get. regards jay Who says that God doesn't respond? Your not hearing the answer you wish does not mean there has been no response. It has been said in so many ways " What God does to/with us is good for us. " We find out at a later date that all the pain we have suffered has brought us more light -- and we have needed that particular pain to beat into our heads and hearts what was necessary for our growth. Do not despair, have faith: tyagi tyagi. Edith Ramakrishna wrote: > > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > ------ > > There are 4 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Bhagavat Gita - 20 > " Gokulmuthu N. " <gokulmuthu > 2. Re: Digest Number 1221 > Edith Tipple <edtipple > 3. Need of a guru > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > 4. Fw: letter > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:17:44 +0530 > " Gokulmuthu N. " <gokulmuthu > Bhagavat Gita - 20 > > Bhagavat Gita - 20 > > The harmony of the paths of work and knowledge (Chapter 5 verses 1-7) > > Feeling confused, Arjuna asks the Lord again: You seem to advocate the > abandonment of all Karma in one breath and in the next praise the > discharge of all actions in a disinterested manner. Which of these two > should I follow for my good? > > To this Sri Krishna replies: A contemplative life, characterised by the > abandonment of all actions externally too, as also the discharge of all > actions with detachment - are both valid spiritual paths leading to an > identical spiritual goal. As paths they may look different, but in the > end they are the same. There is, however, this important link between > them. Without undergoing the discipline of detached action, it is vain > to abandon all external action; for it will result only in idleness and > hypocrisy. To an average aspirant it is a mere pitfall, while discriminative > wisdom combined with detached action will take him forward gradually. > So it comes to this, that the attainment of detachment in action is the > very essence of spiritual life, and once this is acquired, it is immaterial > whether one abandons actions externally or continues to perform them. For, > one who is truly detached becomes, through that detachment, fit to be > united with the Self of all - the Supreme Being who is the goal of all > spiritual striving. He is no longer affected by action. > > ============================================================================ > Based on " Srimad Bhagavat Gita - The Scripture of Mankind " > a translation by Rev Swami Tapasyanandaji, published by > Sri Ramakrishna Math - Chennai. http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org/ > > -- > --------------- > Email: gokulmuthu > Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/gokulmuthu/ > --------------- > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:44 -0700 > Edith Tipple <edtipple > Re: Digest Number 1221 > > Wonderful Lincoln story. Thank you, Jay. > > Ramakrishna wrote: > > > > > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > > Vivekananda Centre London > > http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > > ------ > > > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > > > Topics in this digest: > > > > 1. Story.....Sincerity & humility > > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > > > > ______________________ > > ______________________ > > > > Message: 1 > > Fri, 16 Aug 2002 10:19:19 +0100 > > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > > Story.....Sincerity & humility > > > > It is said about Abraham Lincoln that one day on his way to his office, > > he saw a pig stuck in the mud. The pig continued to struggle but just > > kept sinking further into the mud. It kept squealing and struggling. > > > > Abraham Lincoln, got out of his coach and helped the pig out of its > > predicament. He was covered in mud when he arrived at his office. > > When the people in the office found out what had happened they > > praised him, " You are very compassionate, " they told him. > > > > " Nothing of the sort " , said the president, " I just could not bear to see > > the pig undergoing so much pain - in order to relieve my misery I > > had to do something. That is all I did - remove my misery " . > > > > This is the way of operating in this world - teaches Vedanta - with > > sincerity and humility. > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________ > > ______________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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