To Muktimaa: Thus spake Sri Sri Sarada Maa, Holy Mother

[Guest guest]

Dear Muktimaa,

 

thank you for your beautiful words about the need to empty our cups. I

had the intention to write a few words to explain why I chose the

excerpt, but then I got signals from my husband that he would really

like to get some sleep and I had to close off in a hurry:), so you

see, we are on the same wavelength indeed and you said what I wanted

to say,

 

I bow to you, sister dear,

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

, "muktimaa" <muktimaa wrote:

>

> , "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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