Those who have come within the ambit of the Guru’s gracious look will be saved by the Guru and will not get lost.

Nama Article 8th July 2010

 

Gems from Bhagavan - A Necklace Of Sayings By Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi

 

In truth, God and the Guru are not different. Just as the prey which has fallen into the jaws of a tiger has no escape, so those who have come within the ambit of the Guru's gracious look will be saved by the Guru and will not get lost.

 

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

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/06/chant-chant-chant.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/05/to-remain-in-holy-feet-of-guru-as.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/06/if-only-they-had-given-even-small-part.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Revolving in myself, The word that is the symbol of myself, The mortal limit of the Self was loosed,

Nama Article 6th July 2010

 

Source: The Ancient Sage, Alfred Tennyson

 

For more than once when I

Sat all alone, revolving in myself

The word that is the symbol of myself,

The mortal limit of the Self was loosed,

And past into the Nameless, as a cloud

Melts into Heaven. I touch'd my limbs, the limbs

Were strange not mine—and yet no shade of doubt,

But utter clearness, and thro' loss of Self

The gain of such large life as match'd with ours

Were Sun to spark—unshadowable in words,

Themselves but shadows of a shadow-world.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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.

Nama Article 5th July 2010

 

EPISTLES OF SWAMI RAMDAS

 

Ramdas repeats that it is not by reasoning that we understand the mystery of God's working.When a man suffers, apparently for no justifiable reason, there is truly a meaning and a purpose in it. If you do not accept the Karma theory, you can take it that God brings the soul of one gone astray back to Himself through suffering. That is His way.

 

You may ask why God should not employ an easier method. It is so, because certain results are attained by the adoption of only certain suitable means.

 

Hence 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.

 

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

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/01/everything-in-our-life-is-predetermined.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-should-not-only-accept-from-bottom.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/11/words-of-wisdom-by-great-gnani-and-true.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-should-we-always-be-planning-we.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

If we think of God and pray to Him for His guidance and His grace, we shall derive strength to battle against these temptations and conquer our weaknesses

Swami Papa Ramdas

 

Very often we find that we are doing a wrong action and if we want to mend ourselves, we are unable to do so.

 

That shows that we are weak, but if we think of God and pray to Him for His guidance and His grace, we shall derive strength to battle against these temptations and conquer our weaknesses.

 

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

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/06/mind-is-enslaved-to-habits-only-by.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/02/even-though-we-know-what-is-good-n-what.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/01/we-reap-what-we-sowif-you-chant-at.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/11/drench-your-senses-in-enchanting-form.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-have-spoiled-everything-hitherto-but.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2008/02/if-you-sincerely-pray-to-get-obstacle.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

‘Similarly, my friend,’ the master says, ‘you can sit like that forever, but you’ll never be meditating or understanding truth.’

Nama Article 2nd July 2010

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

If you develop love it is meditation. If you chant you shall develop love. So chanting is nothing but meditation.

 

Source: 'The Kitchen Chronicles: 1001 Lunches with J. Krishnamurti'

 

Once an young man wanting to find Truth goes to see a famous guru. 'Master, can you teach me meditation and Truth?' he asks. The guru agrees, and the disciple immediately assumes the lotus posture, closing his eyes and breathing rhythmically to show what he knows.

 

The master doesn't say anything but picks up two stones from the ground and starts rubbing them against each other. Hearing the strange noise, the disciple opens his eyes and asks, 'Master, what are you doing?'

 

The guru answers 'I'am rubbing these stones against each other to polish them into a mirror so that I can look at myself.' 'The disciple laughs, 'but master, if you don't mind myself telling you: you'll never be able to make a mirror of these stones by rubbing them against each other. You can do that forever, and it won't work.'

 

'Similarly, my friend,' the master says, 'you can sit like that forever, but you'll never be meditating or understanding truth.'

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Jnanadev says: I have become supremely fulfilled in the continual remembrance of Hari

Nama Article 1st July 2010

 

Haripath - Sant Gnyaneshwar

 

Meaning

 

Only when you have the constant experience of God as equally existing in everyone and everything will you be truly established in samadhi. The same is not enjoyed by those having duality in the mind.

 

Only when the mind merges in this experience of Samadhi will it attain perfect understanding. There is no higher attainment than this.

 

When one attains God, all miraculous powers are also attained; but of what use are these powers by themselves without the bliss of samadhi? In such a case, they are only obstacles to one's progress on the path.

 

Jnanadev says: I have become supremely fulfilled in the continual remembrance of Hari

 

Transliteration

samaadhi hariichii sama sukhe.viiNa . na saadhela jaaNa dvaitabuddhi .. 1

buddhiiche.vaibhava anya naahii.n duje. ekaa keshavaraaje sakaLa siddhi .. 2

Ruiddhi siddhi anya nidhi avaghiicha upaadhii . java tyaa paramaanandii mana naahii .. 3

GYaanadevii.ramya ramele samaadhaana hariiche chintana sarvakaaLa

 

Abhang

समाधी हरिची समसुखेविण ।

न साधेल जाण द्वैतबुद्धी ॥ १ ॥

बुद्धीचे वैभव अन्य नाही दुजे ।

एका केशवराजे सकळ सिद्धी ॥ २ ॥

ऋद्धी सिद्धी निधी अवघीच उपाधी ।

जव त्या परमानंदी मन नाही ॥ ३ ॥

ज्ञानदेवी रम्य रमले समाधान ।

हरिचे चिंतन सर्वकाळ ॥ ४ ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Ritualistic sacrifices which has prescribed rules to follow do not match even the part of the benefit derived by Chanting the Divine names of the Lord.

Nama Article 30th June 2010

 

Manusmriti - 2:86

 

ये पाकयज्ञाः चत्वारो विधियज्ञसमन्विताः |

सर्वे ते जपयज्ञस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ||

 

The four ritualistic sacrifices which has prescribed rules to follow do not match even the part of the benefit derived by Chanting the Divine names of the Lord.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare