Sunday, June 7, 2009

What is the way to realize God?

 

Sri Ramakrishna  advised to householder devotees The Secret of Communion with God.

Sri Ramakrishna: "With the realization of Satchidananda one goes into samadhi. Then duties drop away. Suppose I have been talking about the ostad and he arrives. What need is there of talking about him then? How long does the bee buzz around? So long as it isn't sitting on a flower. But it will not do for the sadhaka to renounce duties. He should perform his duties, such as worship, japa, meditation, prayer, and pilgrimage.


"If you see someone engaged in reasoning even after he has realized God, you may liken him to a bee, which also buzzes a little even while sipping honey from a flower."


The Master was highly pleased with the ustad's music. He said to the musician, "There is a special manifestation of God's power in a man who has any outstanding gift, such as proficiency in music."


Musician: "Sir, what is the way to realize God?"


Sri Ramakrishna: "Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure. God exists in all beings. Who, then, is a devotee? He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity. The water of God's grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down. I am a mere machine.

from The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishn (Sri Ramakrishna’s Advice to householders)

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