Attaining God...another path?

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

 

Sharing a few thoughts of mine.

 

Today I applied for volunteering in a hospital in my spare time. I

was inspired by the selfless volunteers working there during my

short stay.

I keep wondering if there is just one way to attain God…meditating

continuously, and chanting mantras ? And this thought brings u more

thoughts. What about those people who don't really meditate but work

selflessly, day and night for the sick and needy to give them

whatever little they can? They enjoy doing that. Isn't that a kind

of meditation?

I know people who meditate vigorously , always talk about God etc.

but don't mind hurting people's feelings, still have not been able

to come out of their small world of ego. Are they really on the path

of attaining God or those who are simple, don't meditate but help

other people, help in healing the hurt done by others, selflessly,

are more near to God? `That' satisfaction is equal to chanting

mantras thousand times.

I strongly believe …anything that we do selflessly, which gives us

profound inner satisfaction has the capability to lead us to the

doors of God.

It's so hard to be a GOOD human being…can it be so easy to attain

God?

 

Manoshi

[Guest guest]

I only partly agree with Monoshi's thoughts. I believe that you cannot work

selflessly for long and not becoming egotistic without meditation, chanting the

name of God, and also seeking the company of holy people. At the same time,

if one does these three things, one gets to see God in all and love everyone.

That inspires one to serve the needy selflessly.

Umesh

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

OM.

 

Dear Friend,

 

You know the answer for your question. But still you have been asking this to

satisfy your " EGO " . No religious leader in the world said to stop working and

meditate on GOD. I quote here the saying of Sri Ramakrishna,

 

" M¤k Phd¤ij milªj ãwF Ú cyf thœ¡ifÆš ãuntá¤jhš cd¡F kd¢ rŠrynk ïU¡fhJ.

 

If you don't know Tamil, the translation is First get hold of GOD and do rest of

the things. Then only your mind will be fixed at the target.

 

Most of the Social workers and reformers will go wrong, becoz the social work or

reform is not the goal of the life.

 

Selfless work . How can you define that? When you are helping the poor and

helpless people, dont you get the happiness and pride of what u do? Then where

the selfless thing come here? Most of us think that if we don't expect from

others some thing materially or by deeds, then we are doing selfless act. It is

not true. This is what spritual leaders refer as " MAYA " .

 

Sri Krihsna in the Bhagavath Gita preached Karma Yoga first. Becoz Argun is a

weapon in the battle. But he finishes the Gita with HIS knowledge, then only

Argun is cleared and started to fight. This is the lesson. Karma Yoga is way,

But to do karma without tangling, you should have Gnana first.

 

I am not a self realised person to give the advice, but without prayers,

chanting and knowing oneself, you can't do selfless service. Once you know

yourself, GOD will make you to work or sit.

 

All the best

 

Shankar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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