Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 OM AMRITESWARYAI NAMAH IMMORTAL LIGHT - Miscellaneous Other Thoughts Practice concentration The concentration we need to count the grains in a handful of sand, the concentration we need to walk across a river on a tight rope, that is the concentration we should have in everything we do. :: >From the book of Immortal Light - Advice to Householders (english translation of the original Malayalam "Amrita Jyoti") Amma Sharanam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 George, >From part 1 of the series which I am posting on "Meditate while You Work" "There are certain spiritual practices that are universally recognized as such. Meditation, prayer, ritualistic worship, singing the praise of God - almost all religions have recommended these practices in one form or another for the attainment of spirituality and for the eventual realization, the direct experience, of God Himself. Of course, not many spiritual aspirants are able to engage in such practices for a large part of the day; it is given only to the very few to meditate long hours every day, or even spend much time in external religious practices such as ritualisitc worship. And how long do you think one can sing devotional songs ? Even if a person feels inclined to sing all day, his neighbours will prevent him from doing so. The fact is, for the average aspirant no spiritual practice can be undertaken everyday for hours at a time. " Both Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekakananda placed great emphasis on service of God in Man - "Aatmano Mokshartham jagad Hitaya Cha" - for the liberation of the Self and welfare of the world. On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, George4Mata wrote: > Chembalacnair quotes Amma below as follows > > "Selfless Service is also sadhana. And it is the easiest path for self-unfolding." > > Om Namah Shivaya: > > Do any Group Members share my dismay? The General Rule in many if not most Vedanta circles is that Bhakti is the "easiest path" > > Amma un-categorically states courtesy of Chembalacnair that Karma Yoga is easiest. > > The only reconciliation conceivable is that Amma means Service of God in man is Bhakti. > > For example if I serve a sick relative with the mind-set it is not the relative I serve it is Amma dwelling in the Heart of the Aunt/Uncle. Or if one is an Advaita Vedantist while performing Karma Yoga during Amma's tour one can discriminate: It is not Amma or Her Children I serve it is my very own Self in the form of Her Offspring? > > Am I off-base? > > Perplexed, > > George > > > > > chembalacnair <chembalacnair wrote: > OM AMRITESWARYAI NAMAH > > IMMORTAL LIGHT - Miscellaneous Other Thoughts > > Children, the soul is nothing but God. True austerity is action > undertaken with an unbroken awareness of God. > > Selfless Service > > Children, meditation and japa are not the only forms of sadhana. > Selfless Service is also sadhana. And it is the easiest path for > self-unfolding. Even when we buy flowers for a friend, it is we who > enjoy their fragrance and beauty first. In the same way, through > selfless service our heart is expanded. It is we who enjoy the > happiness first. > > :: > > From the book of Immortal Light - Advice to Householders > (english translation of the original Malayalam "Amrita Jyoti") > Amma Sharanam > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > Ammachi/ > > > Ammachi > > > > V > > > > > Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > Links > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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