Q&A with Swamiji .....5

[Guest guest]

Question from Steve :-

 

What is the dynamic, the practical process, for pulling the

mind back to the divine, when circumstances demand attendance

to daily duties, especially when they require speaking, or

other mental processes not related to the path, but computers, or

mundane work, etc.

The question is related to a period of life in which, the

demands of life are great, and the hours for sadhana are

relegated a lesser percentage of the day. Another way of

asking this is, how does SOME of the day for God become ALL of

the day ... even if the hours might not be spent in an asana or

before a alter, etc.

Is it a matter of soaking the mind in sadhana as much as

possible when not otherwise occupied, or practicing virtues

while doing duties ... or something else ... or a combination?

Is it a matter of one's grasp of the immediate experience as divine

or mundane?

Being Hanuman, seeing the Goddess? Making action for others, not

self?

What is your experience and instruction regarding this, Swamiji?

How is it that the fetters of mind and thus the world begin to

loosen?

 

 

 

Swamiji's response :-

 

We continually reinforce the sense of privilege that we feel to be

serving God through our actions, which help to manifest Godliness in

the world

[Guest guest]

Nice!

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Latha Nanda

Friday, May 14, 2004 5:20 PM

Q&A with Swamiji .....5

Question from Steve :-What is the dynamic, the practical process, for

pulling themind back to the divine, when circumstances demand

attendanceto daily duties, especially when they require speaking,

orother mental processes not related to the path, but computers, or

mundane work, etc.The question is related to a period of life in

which, thedemands of life are great, and the hours for sadhana

arerelegated a lesser percentage of the day. Another way ofasking

this is, how does SOME of the day for God become ALL ofthe day ...

even if the hours might not be spent in an asana or before a alter,

etc.Is it a matter of soaking the mind in sadhana as much aspossible

when not otherwise occupied, or practicing virtueswhile doing duties

.... or something else ... or a combination?Is it a matter of one's

grasp of the immediate experience as divine or mundane?Being

Hanuman, seeing the Goddess? Making action for others, not self?What

is your experience and instruction regarding this, Swamiji?How is it

that the fetters of mind and thus the world begin to

loosen?Swamiji's response :- We continually reinforce the sense of

privilege that we feel to be serving God through our actions, which

help to manifest Godliness in the world