Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Dear Friends, Humble Pranams I have a doubt about the life of a human being From so many spiritual books are mentioning the importance of God Realisation in life and other part of so many people living as married. I want to clear the following doubts: 1. An ordinary person like me(not married) if am ready to live as a spiritual aspirant can I see God? 2. What are the difficulties when we are starting a spiritual life? 3. Why so many people in the world are (even my parents) not aware and have no thirst for God Realisation and they are opposing the spiritual aspirants on their way. 4. If a person has not that much of strong thirst for God but he know that is the correct aim or goal of life can he proceed with that way. 5. At that time he select the way of spiritual life, his parents can live with the earning of the other members of the family, he want to protect them or not? Is it a wasting of life and time. You know these are my own doubts and i met One Divine Teacher and received Manthra from that Guru but the rest problems from my family Please help me very soon now i am on 25 years of age. with love suraj 2. I feel Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Hi Suraj, I think your Divine Guru will be your best guide for these questions. Follow only your Guru's advice. Regards, Sriram. Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Dear Sriram, Who is the guru? One person may say, " I do not have a guru. " Another person may say, " I am looking for a guru; but I have not found one. " Another person may say, " I have a guru and my guruji is the true guru. " But the truth is, that we are surrounded constantly and at all times by Brahman. Brahman alone is the true guru. Everything that exists is the supreme guru. In the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, English version translated by Swami Nikhilananda, page 80, The Master is engaged in a discussion with M.: Master (sharply): " That's the one hobby of you Calcutta people--giving lectures and bringing others to the light! Nobody ever stops to consider how to get the light himself. Who are you to teach others? " He who is the Lord of the Universe will teach everyone. He alone teaches us, who has created this universe; who has made the sun and moon, men and beasts, and all other beings; who has provided means for their sustenance; who has given children parents and endowed them with love to bring them up. The Lord has done so many things--will He not show people the way to worship Him? If they need teaching, then He will be the Teacher. He is our Inner Guide. I know, as Thakur has said, the Lord of the Universe, Brahman, is the Teacher. The Lord of the Universe will teach us and may do so in any way and through any thing. All we need do is ask, watch, and listen. Don't be satisfied with anything less. Deepest respects, michael --- Sriram Popuri <popsriram wrote: > Hi Suraj, > I think your Divine Guru will be your best guide for > these questions. Follow only your Guru's advice. > Regards, > Sriram. > > > > > > Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Haribol Michael I think that the spiritual way is individual, to have or haven't Guru is a personal desition because each person have diferent spiritual necessity, may be that a teaching good for you, isn't good for me in this moment of my life. I have a Ramakrishna Guru, always remember his words and in dificult moment I was feel better for this. God to reside in the Guru's Heart and tell us across of Him. Thanks Padmavati. Michael Bowes <rmichaelbowes wrote: Dear Sriram,Who is the guru? One person may say, ... Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 > I want to clear the following doubts: > 1. An ordinary person like me(not married) if am ready to live as a spiritual aspirant can I see God? > 2. What are the difficulties when we are starting a spiritual life? > 3. Why so many people in the world are (even my parents) not aware and have no thirst for God Realisation and they are opposing the spiritual aspirants on their way. > 4. If a person has not that much of strong thirst for God but he know that is the correct aim or goal of life can he proceed with that way. > 5. At that time he select the way of spiritual life, his parents can live with the earning of the other members of the family, he want to protect them or not? Is it a wasting of life and time. I can talk only about myself, can't give advices to anyone as the conditions and the people envolved are never the same. 1 – I would say that " to see " God depends on the strength of one's yearning for him. 2 & 3 I would say have the same answer – attachment. Attachment to people, ambitions, desires, possessions... A few years ago there was nothing but religion for me of any interest. I was planning to become a monk etc but parents made so much a fuss of it, tears and all (being their only child) that I haven't done it at that time. Later as I became more engaged in my work and in other activities (like playing in a bend) I find myself going only " downwards " . You cannot be at to places at the same time. If one's mind and time is engaged in worldly maters naturally will his spiritual life weaken. Can't see how can this be avoided. When you are engaged in serious sadhana, studying the scriptures etc (especially if you are a brahmachary) the world will seem empty and meaningless. But when immersed in worldly life the spirituality looks like a madmen's business . It makes you afraid even to think about this things cause it is the exact opposite of what your life is. It destroys what you consider the most important things in life and one feels it is something dangerous, it's like dying. If all one's desires, ambitions and pleasures are centered in the world than for him activities that are tending towards renouncement (and all spiritual practices have this in a smaller or greater scale, even if living in the world) are life denying. Another thing is that the parent's love, no meter how strong, still has a selfish element in it. Parent's want to have someone who will take care of them when they become old and someone that will fulfill their unachieved goals. There is also the element of attachment and fear of their children living them. Even if they don't leave physical they became more detached emotionally from them, it's a sort of jealousy. Naturally they are not very pleased if their children are not giving all their efforts in achieving a desirable social position. Even if parents have spiritual interests seldom will they be very happy if their children decide to renounce the world altogether, they will usually prefer them to practice spiritual discipline while at the same time engaged in worldly matters. Maybe if you have parents that have spent some time as true brahmacharis before getting married they would understand. Otherwise you cannot expect that from someone who has spent 50 years focused on work, family etc. The " dark " is more afraid of the " light " then the other way as it is a direct treat to it's very existence and sense of purpose. 4. I believe that when the first step is made the thirst will gradually increase. Regular sadhana is a most essential thing but it's also important to be moderated as pushing oneself too much could finish in developing a certain dislike for spirituality. It is far better to spend a few minutes every morning and evening in prayer than to do sadhana for 24h/day for a week and than nothing for a month. Of course occasional retreats and periods of intense sadhana is desirable. For developing the thirst of god and understanding of spiritual matters reading the lives of saints and scriptures are also an essential thing. Noting can inspire like an actual experience and life of a real saint. 5. this is inposible to answer. We have a lot of examples where saints/teachers advised desciples that wanted to take sannyas to stay in the world and other way round. Only a real master or God can tell you what is the best for you. Being so difficould to find a real enlightened soul as it is the best advise one can give is to pray for an ansver. God answers if ve are persistent. I suppose that whan there is real vairagya there is no question at all. One has no other options than to renounce, actually he has allready renounced the world inside and it will be difficoult for him to live in the world if not impossible. But it is also the truth that renouncing th world (or too much worldly activities) phisicaly can help mental detachment a lot. Who can tell you what you shuld do? We don't know what's inside, who are you. And even if ve could know everi sicret feeling and tot we would stil not be in the position to give the right advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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