Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 The Householder and the Monk There were two devotees who both had an all-consuming love for God. One was a householder leading a family life and the other was a renunciate monk. The family man felt himself to be the servant of the Lord and always practiced the principle of total surrender to God. The great virtue of the servant stage is that through the practice of humility and surrender, the ego quickly disappears. As long as you have egoism, you will not be able to gain the sacred knowledge of the supreme self. Egoism can be found everywhere. Even Arjuna, whom Krishna befriended for so long, and to whom Krishna gave so much encouragement, was riddled with egoistic feelings throughout his life. It was only after Arjuna threw down his bow and surrendered himself completely to the Lord, saying, "Command me, O Lord, I will do whatever you say," that Krishna taught him the highest wisdom of the Gita. So, the householder started from the very humble beginning which is associated with "I am your servant, O Lord, I am your instrument", and he expressed his unshakable love for God that way. On the other hand, the monk, expressed his love for God by seeking God everywhere he went, in everyone and in everything he encountered. He would constantly repeat, "Everywhere I look I find only God. Everything I see is created by God and imbued with God. Everyone I meet is but God. I too am truly God." Because of the different circumstances of their lives, these two individuals adopted different paths to overcome the power of illusion. The householder, by following the path of a servant became smaller and smaller, until he became so small that he slipped through the clutches of that fierce tiger maya, the terrible power of illusion, which had held him in its claws. By losing his ego he became free. For the monk, the shackles of illusion which had been binding him were broken to pieces when he transcended his ego limitations by absorbing himself in the conviction "Everywhere there is only God. All is God. I too am God. I am God." Through their deep love of God, each in his own way was able to transcend the power of illusion. SAI BABA GITA MUKUNDAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 om sai ram " I am your servant, O Lord, I am your instrument " , and he expressed his unshakable love for God that way. " Everywhere I look I find only God.Everything I see is created by God and imbued with God. Everyone I meet is but God. I too am truly God. " ----too good is the explanation!! 'sai bless u' sai ram --- MUKUNDAN <sunrays_mr wrote: > > The Householder and the Monk > > There were two devotees who both had an > all-consuming love for God. One > was a householder leading a family life and the > other was a renunciate > monk. The family man felt himself to be the servant > of the Lord and > always practiced the principle of total surrender to > God. The great > virtue of the servant stage is that through the > practice of humility and > surrender, the ego quickly disappears. As long as > you have egoism, you > will not be able to gain the sacred knowledge of the > supreme self. > > Egoism can be found everywhere. Even Arjuna, whom > Krishna befriended for > so long, and to whom Krishna gave so much > encouragement, was riddled > with egoistic feelings throughout his life. It was > only after Arjuna > threw down his bow and surrendered himself > completely to the Lord, > saying, " Command me, O Lord, I will do whatever you > say, " that Krishna > taught him the highest wisdom of the Gita. > > So, the householder started from the very humble > beginning which is > associated with " I am your servant, O Lord, I am > your instrument " , and > he expressed his unshakable love for God that way. > On the other hand, > the monk, expressed his love for God by seeking God > everywhere he went, > in everyone and in everything he encountered. He > would constantly > repeat, " Everywhere I look I find only God. > Everything I see is created > by God and imbued with God. Everyone I meet is but > God. I too am truly > God. " > > Because of the different circumstances of their > lives, these two > individuals adopted different paths to overcome the > power of illusion. > The householder, by following the path of a servant > became smaller and > smaller, until he became so small that he slipped > through the clutches > of that fierce tiger maya, the terrible power of > illusion, which had > held him in its claws. By losing his ego he became > free. For the monk, > the shackles of illusion which had been binding him > were broken to > pieces when he transcended his ego limitations by > absorbing himself in > the conviction " Everywhere there is only God. All is > God. I too am God. > I am God. " Through their deep love of God, each in > his own way was able > to transcend the power of illusion. > > [Next] > <http://www.ineval.org/sai/Teachings/SaiBabaGita/saigita074.html> > SAI BABA GITA > > MUKUNDAN > > ______________________________\ ____ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search./shortcuts/#news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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