Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Note: forwarded message attached. Puttaparthilive.com Newsletter April 28th News Sai Ram, As all of you may be aware Swami is at Kodaikanal now. The Malladi Brothers who are in Kodaikanal on invitation,this morning sang a Thyagaraja kriti "Ra Ra Ma intidaka". Swami became very pleased and also started singing along with them .They concluded the recital with this single song as bhajans were to begin. They were asked to stay back and give another concert this evening.They have accordingly cancelled their flight tickets to sing for Swami this evening too .They will be singing the song Endaro Mahanubhavulu and Entho Ruchi (Ramadas kriti) on request by local devotees. Update provided by Ashok. Thought for the Day The right attitude of a devotee should be one of total surrender. As one devotee declared: "I am offering to you the heart which you gave me. I have nothing I can call my own, for everything belongs to you. I offer to you what is already yours." As long as this spirit of surrender is not developed, man will have to be born again and again. One should offer one's heart to the Divine, and not be content with offering just flowers and fruits. (translated into German Marie-Stephanie Freiin von Elverfeldt) Die richtige Haltung eines Gottergebenen sollte die völliger Ergebung sein. So wie ein Gottergebener erklärt hat: "Ich übergebe Dir das Herz, das Du mir gegeben hast. Ich habe nichts, das ich mein Eigen nennen kann, denn alles gehört Dir. Ich übergebe Dir, was bereits Deines ist." So lange dieser Geist der Ergebung nicht entwickelt ist, muß der Mensch wieder und wieder geboren werden. Man sollte das eigene Herz dem Göttlichen übergeben und nicht damit zufrieden sein, nur Blumen und Früchte darzubringen. (translated into Indonesian by Udayo Untarya Wijaya) Sikap yang benar dari seorang bhakta adalah penyerahan-diri secara menyeluruh (total surrender). Sebagaimana pernah diungkapkan oleh seorang bhakta: "Ku persembahkan kepadamu hati yang telah Engkau berikan kepadaku. Ku tak memiliki sesusatu yang dapat kusebut sebagai milik-ku, sebab segalanya adalah kepunyaan-Mu. Ku berikan kepada-Mu sesuatu yang sebenarnya sudah menjadi milik-Mu." selama semangat penyerahan-diri ini belum dikembangkan, manusia akan terlahir kembali berulang-kali. Hendaknya engkau mempersembahkan hatimu kepada-Nya, dan tidak berpuas diri dengan hanya melalui persembahan bunga-bungaan dan buah-buahan. (translated into Spanish by Equipo Namo) La actitud correcta de un devoto debe ser la de una total entrega. Tal como un devoto que declaró: "Te estoy ofreciendo el corazón que me diste. No tengo nada que pueda llamar mío, porque todo te pertenece. Te ofrezco a ti lo que ya es tuyo". Mientras este espíritu de entrega no se desarrolle, el hombre tendrá que nacer un sinnúmero de veces. Uno debe ofrecer su corazón a lo Divino, y no contentarse sólo con el ofrecimiento de flores y frutas. (translated into translated into Italian by Mabatini) La giusta attitudine di un devoto dovrebbe essere quella della resa totale. Un vero devoto dovrebbe dichiarare “Io offro a Te il cuore che tu ha dato a Me. Non c’è nulla che io possa dichiarare mio, perché tutto Ti appartiene. Io ti offro ciò che è già Tuo” Fino a che lo spirito della resa non sarà sviluppato, l’uomo dovrà nascere e nascere ancora. Si dovrebbe offrire il nostro cuore al Divino e non accontentarsi di offrirGli solamente fiori e frutta. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are d to the Google Groups " Puttaparthilive.com Newsletter " group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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