Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 MEDITATE WHILE YOU WORK : A NEW PATH FOR A NEW AGE (27) Swami Ashokananda The Swami did not want them to have only a higher standard of living - central heating, wonderful clothes, plenty of vitamins, a nice library to go to, nice recreation grounds, so that the more leisure they have the more worthless they become, because they have not learned the use of time - either they spend their leisure time indulging in hobbies or they spend it in acquisition. Such things may give them a little satisfaction but do not make them any better: they do not discover any profound truth thereby. The Swami didn't want that. Of course he wanted people to have a decent living, a decent house and some enjopment. But he wanted them very soon to rise above that material level to the dignity of their own inner being, spiritual dignity. He wanted even the common man to rise to that dignity; he did not want anyone to stop halfway. He wanted all men and women - in the East and in the West - to rise towards that. That was his aspiration. Therefore one of his great teachings was, 'Go from door to door, the door of the poor as well as the rich, of the young and the old, of the learned and the ignorant; and to everyone say, "You are infinite, you are eternal. In you is the infinite power. You are free. You are divine."' He wanted us to teach this truth to everyone, to tell them all that they are divine. That is what he meant by worshipping man as God. Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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