Guest guest Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 --- On Thu, 31/12/09, Swami Sadasivananda <sadasivananda wrote: ENTERING A NEW YEAR WITH A GODWARD RESOLVE SRI RAMAKRISHNA From East to West the tradition has arisen for many to be blessed to resolve to make a better and happier life in the upcoming New Year. Some are even twice blessed to resolve to seek newer spiritual heights. Paramahansa Sri Ramakrishna offers us all the most sublime choice, of being the highest devotee with the strongest degree of renunciation: "There are three classes of devotees. The lowest one says, "God is up there," and he points to heaven. The mediocre devotee says that God dwells in the heart as the "Inner Controller." But the highest devotee says: "God alone has become everything. All things that we perceive are so many forms of God." "One who has only a mild spirit of renunciation says, "Well, all will happen in the course of time; let me now simply repeat God's name." But a man possessed of a strong spirit of renunciation feels restless for God, as a mother feels for her child. A man of strong renunciation seeks nothing but God. He regards the world as a deep well and feels as if the were going to be drowned in it." May the source of all we think and do, the Divine Mother, bless and keep you always.-- Spiritual Teachings of the Masters from the East and West web site: http://www.spiritual-teaching.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Dear Alan tku for the messages of TRUTH shared with us due to my life experience TRUTH has to be LIVED practically moment to moment - no exception allowed but this of course is only possible when complete surrender unconditionally is a INNER necessity like always in gratitude yours in LIGHT michael - Alan Jacobs Friday, January 01, 2010 6:52 AM Re: ENTERING A NEW YEAR WITH A GODWARD RESOLVE --- On Thu, 31/12/09, Swami Sadasivananda <sadasivananda > wrote: ENTERING A NEW YEAR WITH A GODWARD RESOLVE SRI RAMAKRISHNA From East to West the tradition has arisen for many to be blessed to resolve to make a better and happier life in the upcoming New Year. Some are even twice blessed to resolve to seek newer spiritual heights. Paramahansa Sri Ramakrishna offers us all the most sublime choice, of being the highest devotee with the strongest degree of renunciation: "There are three classes of devotees. The lowest one says, "God is up there," and he points to heaven. The mediocre devotee says that God dwells in the heart as the "Inner Controller." But the highest devotee says: "God alone has become everything. All things that we perceive are so many forms of God." "One who has only a mild spirit of renunciation says, "Well, all will happen in the course of time; let me now simply repeat God's name." But a man possessed of a strong spirit of renunciation feels restless for God, as a mother feels for her child. A man of strong renunciation seeks nothing but God. He regards the world as a deep well and feels as if the were going to be drowned in it." May the source of all we think and do, the Divine Mother, bless and keep you always.-- Spiritual Teachings of the Masters from the East and West web site: http://www.spiritual-teaching.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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