Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Puniyathithi Arathana Radiant Divinities On this auspicious day of Puniyathithi Arathana let us remember our Guru. Let us contemplate on the following: If we are able to see in a HUMAN individual manifestations of Holiness, of Sanctity, of Purity, of Sublimity of Nobility, of Goodness, of Loftiness of conduct - something extraordinary , then we say " If such a human being can exist, GOD must exist. Otherwise from whence do these qualities, which we do not normally see in human behavior come from?" When we see this Divinity , this Holiness, this Sanctity, we begin to realise YES,I may have not seen GOD, but certainly I have seen and experienced GODLINESS." Make this day an offering of love at the sacred feet of the GURU, remembering that obedience is better than reverence. The Guru's words are mantras for release from the cycle of bondage, of birth and death. SWAMI CHIDANANDA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 Puniyathithi Arathana Thank you for these words. I think all Guru's start out as you and I started out and become Godly through their desires, choices and priorities. Instead of allowing mundane, temporary concerns to whirl around and around in their minds, they chant the Holy Name incessantly. Instead of spending their days working for money to pay for families and material comforts, they remain celibate and use their time and energy to commune with God in Nature and they practice seeing God in everything and everyone. They read scripture. They teach what they practice, they teach what they most want to learn. It is really only a matter of desire and intentional conduct. We see purification radiate through them due to their daily sadhana and the biggest way to honour them today is emulate their practices and habits as much as we can. They come before us ... to show us ... that we too, can purify our life and our soul and ultimately attain enlightenment. All glories to God and Guruji ~ Chandra Devi ~ Puniyathithi Arathana Radiant Divinities On this auspicious day of Puniyathithi Arathana let us remember our Guru. Let us contemplate on the following: If we are able to see in a HUMAN individual manifestations of Holiness, of Sanctity, of Purity, of Sublimity of Nobility, of Goodness, of Loftiness of conduct - something extraordinary , then we say " If such a human being can exist, GOD must exist. Otherwise from whence do these qualities, which we do not normally see in human behavior come from?" When we see this Divinity , this Holiness, this Sanctity, we begin to realise YES,I may have not seen GOD, but certainly I have seen and experienced GODLINESS." Make this day an offering of love at the sacred feet of the GURU, remembering that obedience is better than reverence. The Guru's words are mantras for release from the cycle of bondage, of birth and death. SWAMI CHIDANANDA Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya; Hare Krishna; Om Tat Sat : gjlist- Your use of is subject to --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release 6/20/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release 6/20/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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