Guru and Namakirtan: The object of Japa and meditation is to enable you to dedicate all your actions to God.

Nama Article 2^nd August 2015

EPISTLES OF SWAMI RAMDAS

The object of Japa and meditation is to enable you to dedicate all your actions to God. Even when you are not able to do the practice of Japa etc., take it that all the work you are engaged in is being done by the power of God, by His will, and for His sake. Now you will realise that there is no irregularity in whatever you do. God does not want us to be tied down to a rule of discipline, by making it indispensable at all times. True freedom is to enjoy the bliss of the Eternal in all the turns and changes of life. Truly, there is no reason to worry when we have once for all understood that God does everything for the best. There appears to be, in fact there is, joy in repetition also, as in every thought, word and event.

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

Real freedom is in oneself when there is complete order. And that order comes only when we are a light to ourselves.

Everything in our life is predetermined. All we have to do is to turn and fix our mind on Him!

The only will we have is the freeing will of choosing to chant whenever we find mind wandering

"To remain how God wills" – being in this state is Bhagavatha Dharmam.

Remember the Lord always and be ever conscious of the fact that every moment is governed by the will and wish of Sri Krishna

You should not only accept from the bottom of your heart the situation that the Lord keeps you in but also be grateful to Him for that because it is verily the Lord's blessing!

When there is true love, even adversities appear to be blessings

It is not ours to question why, but to submit to the Divine will, and pass through all experiences that fall to our lot, with a free and cheerful heart.

We can resign ourselves to the Will of God and keep away our egosense, only by a continuous remembrance of God

It is a mistake to think that by mere change of situation or activity we can attain to peace

If one does not chant the divine Name of the Lord, the Lord will not interfere with his life. If he does chant the Name of God continuously, the Lord makes his life favorable to him.