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February 29, 2008

Swami Shivapadananda on Change

Jiddu_krishnamurti SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA

DAILY READINGS

Taken from Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.

Day 239


Excerpt from a book by Swami Yatiswarananda
We must take the greatest care of our own mind. We constantly struggle with our environment.

[Sw.S] In this ashram they find problems with others. But if they look closely they will find they are the problem. Let them remove themselves and they will find there is no problem.

Book: There is a never-ending conflict in the external world and the internal world. Life is an incessant adjustment to this. Self-induced illness and drunkenness are flight reactions. Fight the enemy within, this leads to poise, peace.

[Sw.S] This is so beautifully put.

Book: The mind is so strong, it is next door to the Spirit. It must have the full impact of the Almighty.

[Sw.S] Doesn’t it sound like medicine? You must not treat the Deity as a dead thing. You must always remember the Deity is living.

Jiddu_krishnamurthi_older Krishnamurti [Jiddu Krishnamurti, pictured in both youth and older age] said, “Most people suffer because they want other people to change - only then do they think they will be happy.” All we must do is change our reaction to our environment.  You must find happiness in yourself. Never think you will get it from someone else.

1) Care should be taken by the reader to understand and take Swamiji's words in these postings, in context. Every teaching or instruction that he gave was specific to the people who were with Swamiji at the time.

2) Mouse-over the words highlighted in red in the posting for further explanation or links.

Besides these daily readings Mother Radha recorded
many hours of our beloved Swamiji speaking. There are currently 40 different
CDs available in sets of 10 for R200 per set. This price includes postage. Please
email timhoare@webmail.co.za to
order.

Reference websites: Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Ramakrishna Centre of Southern Africa, Sri Ramakrishna Dham
 

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