Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 A part of the original message was missing in the group posting. I am therefore sending the complete message once again. - "SRI RADHA KUTIR" <radhaktr <> 21 May, 2004 5:45 PM Re: Surrender > What is the role of surrender in Sadhna? > > Very good question indeed! Surrender itself is Sadhna but the million dollar question is, what is surrender? > > Lord Krishna tells Arjuna (Gita VIII-7), "Therefore Arjuna, think of Me at all times and fight. With your mind and reason (intellect) thus set on Me, you will doubtless come to Me. > > Tasmat Sarveshu Kaleshu Mamanusmar Yudhya Cha | > Maeya Arpita Mano Buddhihi Mamevaishyasamshyam || (Gita VIII-7) > > This verse tells it all. While living and working in the world keep the mind focused on the Lord at all times, How? By surrendering the mind and the intellect at the lotus feet of the Lord. That is by accepting the Lord to be our guide in all our actions. If the result of our actions is favorable, accept that to be the Will of the Lord and if it is unfavorable, that too is the Will of the Lord. > > In surrender, Lord is the only thing important in life. While eating food consider we are feeding the Lord and not the body. The Lord says in the Gita (XV-14), "I am the fire in the body that consumes four types of food". If you are giving any charity, consider we are giving it to the Lord, the person asking alms in front of us is the Lord Himself. Give all the credit and blame for all our actions to the Lord, why take it upon ourselves. All successes and failures are His, dump them on the Lord and be free. Please do not misunderstand here that we can get away with doing nothing, Lord Krishna tells very clearly in the Gita that "do not be attached to inaction". All our senses including the mind and the intellect are able to function because of the shine of the Lord (Atma) within. Try to divorce from the body-mind-sense complex bit by bit and to that extent we shall realize our real Self. Living a life in the world is like fighting a Mahabharta War, a life of constant action and a battle with the negativities within, let the Lord be our Charioteer and our guide, and we shall surely cross the ocean of Samsara. Lord becomes our charioteer and guide, when we put all our trust in Him and surrender to Him. > > Next question is where and how do we start the surrendering process. It depends upon the stage of development of our Sadhna. Surrender ranges from bowing down in front of the picture or the idol of the Lord of your choosing, to the Self Realization, "Aham Brahmasmi", and the whole range in-between. The ultimate goal is to annihilate the false ego that we are the body-mind-sense complex and realize our true nature, the Self. > > Hari Om, > radhakutir - > <tatwamasi > <> > 21 May, 2004 3:58 AM > Surrender > > > > What is the role of surrender in sadhna? > > > > Firstly what do we mean by surrender in the context of sadhna? Does > > it mean sitting back and simply taking the name of one's chosen > > ishta devata? Or does it mean surrendering the attachment to the > > fruits of one's desires? Or does it imply surrendering all desires, > > including that of moksha? > > > > > > Looking forward to a hearty dialogue! > > > > _/\_ Tat twam asi > > > > Uma > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Sponsor ---------------------~--> > > Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 > > http://us.click./Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM > > ---~-> > > > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 I am forwarding this posting for the third time, please make sure that it does not get edited or any part of it gets deleted. ---------- Thanks --\ ----------- What is the role of surrender in Sadhna? Very good question indeed! Surrender itself is Sadhna but the million dollar question is, what is surrender? Lord Krishna tells Arjuna (Gita VIII-7), "Therefore Arjuna, think of Me at all times and fight. With your mind and reason (intellect) thus set on Me, you will doubtless come to Me. Tasmat Sarveshu Kaleshu Mamanusmar Yudhya Cha | Maeya Arpita Mano Buddhihi Mamevaishyasamshyam || (Gita VIII-7) This verse tells it all. While living and working in the world keep the mind focused on the Lord at all times, How? By surrendering the mind and the intellect at the lotus feet of the Lord. That is by accepting the Lord to be our guide in all our actions. If the result of our actions is favorable, accept that to be the Will of the Lord and if it is unfavorable, that too is the Will of the Lord. In surrender, Lord is the only thing important in life. While eating food consider we are feeding the Lord and not the body. The Lord says in the Gita (XV-14), "I am the fire in the body that consumes four types of food". If you are giving any charity, consider we are giving it to the Lord, the person asking alms in front of us is the Lord Himself. Give all the credit and blame for all our actions to the Lord, why take it upon ourselves. All successes and failures are His, dump them on the Lord and be free. Please do not misunderstand here that we can get away with doing nothing, Lord Krishna tells very clearly in the Gita that "do not be attached to inaction". All our senses including the mind and the intellect are able to function because of the shine of the Lord (Atma) within. Try to divorce from the body-mind-sense complex bit by bit and to that extent we shall realize our real Self. Living a life in the world is like fighting a Mahabharta War, a life of constant action and a battle with the negativities within, let the Lord be our Charioteer and our guide, and we shall surely cross the ocean of Samsara. Lord becomes our charioteer and guide, when we put all our trust in Him and surrender to Him. Mahabharta war was all about action, about one's duty, Dharma and Adharma, battle between good and evil, good and evil exists within each of us simultaneously and predominance of either detrmines the nature of our personality. From this stand point, going through life cycle is like fighting a Mahabharta War. If we can overcome our negativities while living and acting in the world, and live an ethical life with an atitude of surrender, we are sure to win the battle of life. Next question is where and how do we start the surrendering process. It depends upon the stage of development of our Sadhna. Surrender ranges starting from bowing down with faith in front of the picture or the idol of the Lord of your choosing, to the Self Realization, "Aham Brahmasmi", and the whole range in-between. The ultimate goal is to annihilate the false ego that we are the body-mind-sense complex and realize our true nature, the Self. Hari Om, radhakutir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Thank you for your post Radhakutir ji. Your posts are neither deleted or edited. Any problem you have had is probably some glitch. Do keep me posted if you continue to have more problems. As I have mentioned earlier, I remove advertisments and repeated posts when member fails to do it themselves. _/\_ Tat twam asi Uma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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