Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Dear All, I helped transcribe one of the Ramakrishna classes. It gave me the opportunity to REALLY pay attention to every word that Swamiji was saying as I had to write them down. And what a blessing ! I absorbed and understood all the more. In that class, one of the anecdotes was on Ramakrishna explaining to the devotees how God is both with and without form. He says that God is the ocean of sat-chit-ananda. Where it is very cold, the water congeals into ice . Similarly, where there is a lot of devotion , the ocean of sat-chit-ananda congeals into various forms. Therefore God is with form. When the sun of wisdom arises, the ice melts back into water, and the form goes back into the formless. So God is formless. Jai Maa Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Dear Latha, Can you share the transcription of the class with us on the forum? Ardis "Latha Nanda" <lathananda > Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:11:16 -0000 Is God with or without Form ? Dear All, I helped transcribe one of the Ramakrishna classes. It gave me the opportunity to REALLY pay attention to every word that Swamiji was saying as I had to write them down. And what a blessing ! I absorbed and understood all the more. In that class, one of the anecdotes was on Ramakrishna explaining to the devotees how God is both with and without form. He says that God is the ocean of sat-chit-ananda. Where it is very cold, the water congeals into ice . Similarly, where there is a lot of devotion , the ocean of sat-chit-ananda congeals into various forms. Therefore God is with form. When the sun of wisdom arises, the ice melts back into water, and the form goes back into the formless. So God is formless. Jai Maa Latha / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Namaste Ardis, The transcription will go through various stages of editing and formatting and will published into a book sometime in the near future. Stay tuned I will continue to provide nuggets and notes from the class as and when I come across them. Jai Maa Latha , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote: > Dear Latha, > Can you share the transcription of the class with us on the forum? > > Ardis > > "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > > Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:11:16 -0000 > > Is God with or without Form ? > > > Dear All, > > I helped transcribe one of the Ramakrishna classes. It gave me the > opportunity to REALLY pay attention to every word that Swamiji was > saying as I had to write them down. > > And what a blessing ! I absorbed and understood all the more. > > In that class, one of the anecdotes was on Ramakrishna explaining to > the devotees how God is both with and without form. > > He says that God is the ocean of sat-chit-ananda. Where it is very > cold, the water congeals into ice . Similarly, where there is a lot > of devotion , the ocean of sat-chit-ananda congeals into various > forms. Therefore God is with form. When the sun of wisdom arises, the > ice melts back into water, and the form goes back into the formless. > So God is formless. > > Jai Maa > Latha Links > > / > > > > <?subject=Un> > > Terms of Service > <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Thank you dear Latha, The book is something to really look forward to. I truly appreciate all that you share about your experiences at the Devi Mandir. Jai Maa Ardis "Latha Nanda" <lathananda > Tue, 13 Jan 2004 03:48:42 -0000 Re: Is God with or without Form ? Namaste Ardis, The transcription will go through various stages of editing and formatting and will published into a book sometime in the near future. Stay tuned I will continue to provide nuggets and notes from the class as and when I come across them. Jai Maa Latha , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote: > Dear Latha, > Can you share the transcription of the class with us on the forum? > > Ardis > > "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > > Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:11:16 -0000 > > Is God with or without Form ? > > > Dear All, > > I helped transcribe one of the Ramakrishna classes. It gave me the > opportunity to REALLY pay attention to every word that Swamiji was > saying as I had to write them down. > > And what a blessing ! I absorbed and understood all the more. > > In that class, one of the anecdotes was on Ramakrishna explaining to > the devotees how God is both with and without form. > > He says that God is the ocean of sat-chit-ananda. Where it is very > cold, the water congeals into ice . Similarly, where there is a lot > of devotion , the ocean of sat-chit-ananda congeals into various > forms. Therefore God is with form. When the sun of wisdom arises, the > ice melts back into water, and the form goes back into the formless. > So God is formless. > > Jai Maa > Latha > > > > > > > Links > > / > > > > <?subject=Un> > > Terms of Service > <> . / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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