[2nd President and Spiritual Head - the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa]
DAILY READINGS
From Mother Radha's recordings of Swamiji
708
Holy company is very, very good, but you yourself must become holy. Accept the Self in you.
Ponder Sri Ramakrishna's words. Without patience there is no walking the spiritual path. There is no happiness overnight. Grow calm, grow loving, grow serene. Know that God does everything.
Worship your guru in everyone. The guru never goes away.
The Lord in me listens to the Lord in others. This is worship. You cannot be better than others. You cannot understand till enlightenment, then you will see His radiance. Make the guru's load light; expect nothing; sacrifice all for him, now.
The Heart has two occupants - the Indweller and the ego. So imitate the guru, then concentrate, bring the mind back all the time. Laugh at it. Then go on to deep meditation. Such peace. You will not want to come out of it.
O Self-effulgent Lord, the creator of the whole universe, we humbly sit at Thy lotus feet and seek Thy blessings. Direct our minds towards Your lotus feet and accomplish through us the highest good on Earth.
O Lord, my prayer is: Lead us from untruth to truth, from darkness to Light and from death into Immortality.
Lord, the treasure that we seek is the knowledge of Thyself, devotion to Thy lotus feet and service to the universe and the jivas.
Lord, may I have the inspiration to worship Thee in all names and forms.
Om. Peace, peace, peace.
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.
There are currently available, over 100 different CDs or DVDs with mp3 files, of Swamiji speaking. Please email timhoare@webmail.co.za to order. Click HERE for the second website on Swamiji's life and teachings.
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - read online
Reference websites - please mouse over the name and click to connect:
Ramakrishna Math and Mission Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa Ramakrishna Dham
