To Henny ji and all: Thus spake Sri Sri Sarada Maa, Holy Mother

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, "henny_v_i" <HvI wrote:

>

> Dear Muktimaa and all,

>

> here's another little excerpt, this time from 'The Gospel of the

Holy Mother':

> Disciple: "What's the need of spiritual disciplines for a person

who has you as the Guru?"

> Mother: "Yes, that's true. But the point is this: the house may

have

> all kinds of food stuff for cooking, but one must cook them and

take

> his meal. He who cooks earlier gets his meal earlier too. Some eat

in

> the morning, some in the evening, and there are yet others who

starve

> because they are lazy and reluctant to cook.

 

Jsi Maa, beloved Henny ji!

 

i am so glad that you posted this wonderful excerpt! You are on my

wave length, because i was going to look for something like this to

follow up the first quote i posted earlier today. i didn't get a

chance to, because i have been away from the computer until now--and

low and behold i find you have done it, yourself!!! Jai Henny ji! i

didn't want anyone new to misunderstand what She had said about Grace

being the only way we can realize God. Actually, the statement is

true, but the question is, how do we open ourselves to the Grace???

That is the hidden secret within Her statements about Grace.

Swamiji says Kripa means Grace--"What you do is what you get...and

THAT is the Grace! You will get the fruit of your karma, like it or

not." :<) So...Let us all be good cooks and burn up our Karmas in the

fire of our Sadhana. Her Grace is always there, but we must empty our

cups in order to be filled....full filled!

 

Your sister always,

muktimaa

 

>

> >

> , "muktimaa" <muktimaa@> wrote:

> >

> > , "ruchibabbar" <ruchibabbar@>

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > "Hi All,

> > >

> > > I love these stories. I also like to hear about Sarada Devi a

lot.

> > > I have not found much about her. Please keep posting."

> >

> >

> > Jai Maa, beloved Ruchiji and all!

> > Here is a little excerpt from one of the newest books about the

life

> > and teachings of Sri Sri Sarada Devi, Holy Mother:

> >

> >

> > "In 1917, three years before Mother's passing away, I went to

> > Jayrambati for her birthday celebrations... I asked her, "Mother,

> how

> > do I realize God?" I was thinking within myself that Mother would

> > prescribe austerities and practice. But she replied, "We can

realize

> > God only through His grace."

> > At this, I questioned her, "Only through this? Nothing else?"

> >

> > Mother replied, "No."

> >

> > Again I questioned, "Not by any means?"

> >

> > Mother replied, "No."

> >

> > Again, I questioned her for the third time, "What? Nothing else?"

> >

> > Mother said, "No!"

> >

> > This was my last question to her."

> >

> > (story told by Swami Visveswarananda in the book)

> >

> > Excerpt is from "Compassionate Mother, Sri Sri Sarada Devi"

> > translated by Swami Tanmayananda based on the Bengali edition by

Br.

> > Akshaya Chaitanya

> >

> >

> >

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> >

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> > >

> > > , "Chetan Vassumal Merani"

> > > <cvmerani@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > THUS SPAKE SHARDA DEVI, CONSORT OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA.

> > > >

> > > > *Don't be afraid. Human birth is full of suffering and one

has

> to

> > > > endure everything patiently, taking the name of God. None,

not

> > > even

> > > > God in human form, can escape the sufferings of body and mind.

> > > >

> > > > *Even avatars, saints and sages have to undergo the ordeal of

> > > > suffering, for they take upon themselves the burden of the

> > > omissions

> > > > and commissions of ordinary human beings and thereby

sacrifice

> > > > themselves for the good of humanity.

> > > >

> > > > *Difficulties come, but they do not last for ever. You will

see

> > > that

> > > > they pass away like water under a bridge. The Master (Sri

> > > > Ramakrishna) would say: "At the time of death I shall have to

> > > stand

> > > > by those who pray to me".

> > > >

> > > > *One should not hurt others even by words. One must not speak

> > even

> > > > an unpleasant truth unnecessarily. By indulging in rude

words,

> > > one's

> > > > nature becomes coarse. One's sensibility is lost if one has

no

> > > > control over one's speech.

> > > >

> > > > *Spiritual practice means to keep the mind steady at His

lotus

> > > feet

> > > > and to be absorbed in His thoughts.

> > > >

> > > > ~Sri Sri Sarada Devi

> > > >

> > >

> >

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