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Voice of the Worldwide Vedanta Movement

WINTER 2010–11 Vol. XVI, No. 1

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his Issue2 Saada ev—Te Symb d’ Mthehd—by Swami Bhaskarananda

4 Te Cathcty S Ramakhna—by Shibnath Shastry

5 Cntempatng S Ramakhna’ Pcte—by a western devotee

7 eae Fm the ttc: ee Y St n Medtatn—by Swami Ashokananda

8 the Sake a Lemn

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. S Ramakhna (1836-1886) cndeeda dvne ncanatn by thand devteen Inda a e a abad. He ked pnS Saada ev, h anty e, a the vneMthe. Te a a aced pta maage

neve tanhed by phyca nn.

sarada devi—the symbol o god’s motherhoodby swami bhaskarananda

Once S Saada ev, the anty e S Ramakhna, aaked by a devtee, “Mthe,

hy dd the Mate (S Ramakhna)

bng y ang th hm th tme?”“ teach the d the mthehd d,” he eped.

ndetand he tatement ceay, e need t have me dea abt theHnd cncept d. ccdngt the hghet cncept d nHndm, d ha tancendentaetence. In the d, d beynd tme, pace and caatn.

ancendng tme, d beyndpat, peent and te. In the

d, d etenty tmee-ne. ancendng pace, d be-

ynd m. Teee, d de nthave any penaty. evd mand penaty, d beynd gen-de. Teee, d cannt be ethea athe a mthe.

t hen the nte hman mndte t thnk tancendenta dt pject t mtatn n d.Snce hmanknd cannt thnk the

than n hman tem, the t pjec-tn the hman mnd n d ahman penaty, n matte h ged. T d appea t be-cme an anthpmphc beng—aged hman beng—bt devd hman mtatn. t any gvenpnt tme a hman beng canet ny n ne pace, bt d et ev-eyhee; He mnpeent. Smay, ahman beng ha ny mted knedge,bt d a-knng; He mncent.

hman beng ha ny mted pe,bt d a-pe mnptent. T h m the hman pepectve,d, h de nt have any penaty,appea t acqe a penaty ended th mnpeence, mncence andmnptence.

Te nte hman mnd a pjectathehd mthehd n d. Tat’ hy me thetc egn cha the Jde-Chtan ath k pn

d a athe. Hndm encage te t k pn d a athe,mthe, end, chd and even eetheat,becae they ae n the than many

pjectn the hman mnd n d. ccdng t Hndm, ch atttdehep devtee ee ce t d.

In th cntet I d ke t naate

an nteetng ncdent. Shty ate I hadbeen ent by mnatc de n Indat k n the U.S.., a yng ady camet ee me n tempe n Seatte.

She aked me, “Sam, h can I k pn d?”

he a m the Chtan back-gnd, I ad t he, “Y may k pnd a athe.”

She ad, “I can’t d that becae my athe a mean t me!”

Ten I td he, “In that cae, hy dn’t

y k pn d a mthe?

She epnded, “I can’t d that ethe,becae my mthe a a mean tme!”

S, I adved he t k pn d a

a end. She thanked me my advceand ad that he d ty t devepthat atttde tad d.

Te abve ncdent make ne pnt vey cea. It h that ny hen e have vng paent can e eay pject the mage a vng athe mthe n d. In the d,t be abe t k pn d a andea athe mthe, e need deapaent.

T hy e need a peect e

mde mthehd n th d,the dea hch e can pject nmpena d ahman. Fthat ean, S Saada ev abn n eath a the e mde nvea mthehd t enabepepe t have me dea abt themthehd d.

de m th, m he vey bth many penata event tk pace n S Saada ev’ e nd-catng he dvne nate.

ee he bth, he mthe,Shyamanda, had a tange e-peence. She had gne t a vagenamed Shhe t vt a tempe nta m Jayambat hee he ved. Whe ttng nde a tee net tthe tempe, he ddeny et meheavne n he bey a thgh

methng had enteed thee. Jt thenhe had a penata vn. She a aneceedngy beat yng g ve cmb dn m the tee. Tat

g a eang a ed k a. Te gcame ce, and appng he tendeam and Shyamanda’ neck admt vngy, “Mthe, I have cmehee t tay n y hme!” te thpenata vn Shyamanda tcncne a he. te eganngcncne, he et that the tte ghad enteed he mb.

nd th tme S Saada ev ’athe, Ramchanda Mkhpadhyay, an Cactta. Jt a e day bee gng

t Cactta he had an na deam. In

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h deam he a a tte g eceedngbeaty and gden cmpen cme thm and endeangy pt he am andh neck.

He aked he, “Wh ae y, my chd?”

he g eped mt vngy, “I ’vecme hee t y!”

Immedatey ate th, Ramchanda ke p.Recectng that etadnay deam

he ganed the cnvctn that t a thevne Mthe Lakhm h had cmet hm n that deam. te h etn t Jayambat m Cactta he head abth e ’ penata vn at Shhe.He th became cnvnced that h eShyamanda mt have cnceved advne chd. Teee, th devt cpedecded nt t have any ntmate phyca

cntact th each the nt the chd a bn. T chd a named Saada aeqeted by Shyamanda’ te.

Unt Saada a ten eeven yead, he ane, he ed t ee a gamt he n age keepng he cm-pany. Tat g d hep Saada n dnghe che and d behave ke a mtntmate end. When yng Saada d ct mah ga t be ed a d-de the c, that g d jn hen cttng the ga. Heve, hen any-

ne ee d cme t be th Saada,the g d mmedatey dappea.Many ch penata event ndcate

S Saada ev’ dvnty.Once S Ramakhna ad abt

he, “She Saada—the vne MtheSaaat. T tme he ha cme dnt eath t gve dvne knedge tpepe.”

S Saada ev, h a knnn the Ramakhna Ode a the Hy Mthe, cd gant mmedate d-

vn t he devtee heneve he chet d t. Ony dvne ncanatn aecapabe dng th.

Sam pvananda, a dcpe S Saada ev, td the ty abth pta ntatn. ee he jnedthe Ramakhna Ode a a mnk, hname a Khtnda. a yng man,he had gne t S Saada ev and agacy ntated by he. Jt ate n-

tatn, pntng t a cetan a them, he ad t hm, “Lk! Tat’ yIhta.” n a he ad th, the aeabecame t p th a dazzng ght and nt Khtnda a the egent vng m a -amed emae dety. Te dety a ave and a kng at Khtnda th mthey ve and aectn. T

nde epeence made Khtnda ndetck and peeche a e ecnd. tte ate S Saada evaked Khtnda th geat tendene,“My chd, dd y get caed?”

hen pntng t the pcte SRamakhna n the m he akedKhtnda t ate Hm and ad, “He the embdment a dete. He yg. I’ve eed y and y e at Hhy eet.”

Khtnda aked he, “Mthe, h

ha I k pn y?”She eped, “Kn that He and I aene and the ame.”

thee event pve he dvnty. t, e mt nt get that he came t teachthe d the mthehd d. Let ty t nd t h he dd t.

In th d mthe’ ve thebet amng a m hman ve. mthe gve a knd vng evcet he baby tht epectng any etn.He ny jy t ee the baby happy and

cmtabe. Yet ne mght ay that a mthe takecae he baby many becae he ha aene nehp n egad t he baby.F that ean, mthe’ ve cannt becaed te efe ve.

hen agan, Sam vekananda(-) ed t ay that neh-ne d. y that dentn, mthe’ve cannt be cndeed dvne becaet t ha a tant ehne n t. Teee, t eempy the mthehd

d, S Saada ev’ mthey vehad t be ttay efe.

I e anayze, e ha dcve thatehne, hch the ppte dne, at the t eveythngthat e cnde ev. t ehne epanded nntey t becme neh-ne. F eampe, ptam cyande anetemey ptent pn. We kn that

jt ne teapn ptam cyande ey k a pen. t e dvethat pn pn n the ate thegeat ake Canada, t becme dted that t n’t ham anybdy. Sm-ay, mthey ve can be epanded tncde a vng beng, t becme ttay neh. It then becme dvne ve. S

Saada ev’ mthey ve a that knd ve. he eveyne a he chd.Once he ad that he even ked pnS Ramakhna a he chd.

In th cnnectn, I can te y a vey nteetng ty a pen named Jnan.He a m the cnty caed Syhet naten enga. a yng man he a vey mpe-heated and nave. He dd ntkn mch abt S Ramakhna, hatt peak S Saada ev!

Once, hen he vted Cactta, he

ent t ee Sam pananda, a mnk the Ramakhna Ode. Te am, h a haed m aten enga, aknn t Jnan. Sam pananda aa dcpe S Saada ev. Te amntdced Jnan t he, h a thentayng at the Udbdhan He n Ca-ctta. Late, hen he ent back t henatve vage Jayambat, Jnan vted hethee and had the gd tne havngpta ntatn m he.

te ntatng hm, S Saada ev

pnted t the phtgaph S Ra-makhna, hch a n he m, andaked Jnan t ate Hm. t Jnan aectant t d .

He ad, “Why hd I ate hm? Idn’t even kn hm!”

t th, S Saada ev a appaenty dpeaed and ad, “He eveythng; He the g th nvee; He evey-ne’ g!”

t Jnan ent n agng. He ad,“H can he be my g? It’ y h

have ntated me. Y ae my g!”S Saada ev ad, “I am nt any-

ne’ g, I am eveyne’ mthe!”t Jnan ad t he, “H can y

be my mthe? My n mthe at hme n Syhet. She t ave!”

t th, S Saada ev ad t Jnan,“I am that mthe y. Peae k at me caey!” Ten Jnan a ttey ped t ee that h n mthe, hhad gven hm bth, a eated n nt hm. h dbt ee ntanty d-

peed, and n a pt tta ende

. See page 36 and 37 the Devaloke by Sam

pvananda.

. In th cntet the Sankt d Ishta meanthe dety chen the dcpe by h heg. Te dcpe ha t ade and hp

d n the m that dety.




the catholicity osri ramakrishnaby shibnath shastri

he ptated hme bee S Saadaev’ eet, havng been y cnvncedthat he a nt jt h g, bt that he a h ea mthe; he a eveyne’mthe; he a the vne Mthe the nvee!

Jnan ate jned the RamakhnaOde a a mnk and came t be knn

a Sam Jnanananda. Te ce theabve ty Sam Jnanananda’ em-ncence the Hy Mthe.

Sch ncdent evea that S Saadaev a dvnty n hman m andhe a-ncve mthene dd nteave anyne t. She nce ad, “I am themthe the gd and a the mthe the cked!”

Te nendng f he mthey ve a nt the eat bt aected by ee-ng the deect he chden. Once ne

ce devtee S Ramakhna eqet-ed S Saada ev nt t a a yngman t cme ce t he. Obvy that yng man had dne methng mma.t S Saada ev ad, “I my chdmea h bdy th dt and cay n’tt I h have t cean hm and pt hmn my ap?”

He mthey ve tancended thebae natnaty, ace the c-ta and ca dtnctn. It a thetme hen Inda a a cny eat

tan and Indan ee nvved n hat knn n Indan hty a theIndependence Mvement. Tey tngy eented the th e and anted tgan ndependence. ven dng thatptcay agtated ped the mthey heat S Saada ev had nthngbt ve the th. She d ay,“Why? Tey (.e. the th) ae a my chden!”

He ve a nvea; t a nt jtheed n hman beng ane. ven

bhman beng ee nt depved he a-encmpang mthey ve.

Once Sam pananda aked he,“e y the mthe a?”

She eped, “Ye.” Te am aked he agan, “e y

the mthe thee anma a e?”She eped, “Ye, I am a the

mthe.” h hy S Saada ev the

peect ymb mthehd. Seenghe, pepe can m me dea abt the

mthehd d.

[he ollowing has been translated by Swami Bhaskarananda rom the Bengali autobiography o Shibnath Shastri (1847– 1919), who was a renowned leader o the reormist Brahmo Samaj church in India. Mr. Shastri was a contemporary o Sri Ra-makrishna and met him a ew times.—ed.]

Havng acated th S Ra-

makhna I have cme teaze that thee ny neegn; bt t m ae deent. S Ra-makhna d tme and agan epethgh h dth a-ncveneand nveaty egn. I vvdy emembe ne n-cdent, hch eempy th. Once, hen I ent t ee

hm at akhneh- a, I tk ang th me a Chtanpeache h vedn the havanpaea Cactta. h Ch t a nend had hnnteet n eeng SRamakhna ateheang abt hmm me.

When e metS Ramakhna nakhneha I ad t hm, “S, th a Chtan end mne. He ha cmet ee y.” n a S Ramakhnahead th, he mmedatey bed dntchng h ehead t the gnd andad, “I e hnded atatn at theeet Je Cht!”

t th my Ch t an end aetemey ped and aked S Ra-makhna, “S, h d y k pn

Je hm y ae atng?”

When an ncene tck bnt t ahen a tempe, t ngeng agance tge n pyng the tempe atmphee.S Saada ev paed aay n Jy t,. t he neh mthey ve, kethe ngeng agance an ncene tck,

t pyng the heat he chdena ve the d, and g n dng a ng a th ceatn at.

He eped, “Why? He an ncana-tn d!”

My Chtan end aked, “Whatknd vne ncanatn? Lke Khnaand the?”

S Ramakhna eped, “Ye, kethem. Tee ae nnmeabe ncanatn d. Je ne them.”

Ten my Chtan end aked SRamakhna, “What d y ndetandby the d vne Incanatn?”

S Ramakhna eped, “Y antt kn hat a - vne Incanatn ?I have head thatthee ae pace neath hee eaa-te metme tnnt ce. Cndean nnte cean.

Let’ ppe that,de t me ea-n, t ate n acetan pace hazen nt tangbece. vne Inca-natn methngke that. Smetmethe me nntepe d thatet eveyheetake n tangbe

m. Tee mae caed vne In-

canatn. Whateve pe geat ke Je pe n the than thepe d. Sch ae the vneIncanatn.”

I have eant abt the nveaty egn havng cme n cntact th SRamakhna.

S R (836 – 886)




[In the ollowing article a devotee, who preers to be anonymous, has written that, as a spiritual practice, just looking at a picture o Sri Ramakrishna can be spiritually bene-

cial. He also has commented that, according tohis knowledge, this kind o spiritual practice is generally not taught in the Ramakrishna Movement.

In this context I would like to inorm the author as well as the readers o Global Ve-danta that the idea o looking at the picture o a divine incarnation like Sri Ramakrishna,as a spiritual practice, is not at all against the tradition o the Ramakrishna Order. In act,it is very much a part o the tradition.

Sri Ramakrishna himsel once said, “Can’t

one meditate with eyes wide open?” (inBengali: Chkh cheyey k dhyān hy nā? ) In other words, according to him, it is not es-sential or every one to meditate on God only inside the heart. One could meditate on God outside the heart as well.

Photographing Sri Ramakrishna, the Divine Incarnation o this age, was anunprecedented event in the history o human-kind. No such pictures o the earlier Divine Incarnations are available. Tis is the rst time that we are able to see the exact likeness

o a Divine Incarnation.Our Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, used

to say that a person and his picture are one and the same. (She said in Bengali: Chhāyāā kāyā ack. ) She, who also is revered by thousands in India as well as abroad as a Divine Incarnation, used to vividly see the physical presence o Sri Ramakrishna in his ramed picture that she had in her room.One day, or some reason, the worship o Sri Ramakrishna was done by someone else. Tat aternoon, resting in her bed ater lunch, the

Holy Mother dreamt that Sri Ramakrishna was lying on the bare oor o her room. She immediately woke up and was alarmed todiscover that the worshipper had let the owers touching Sri Ramakrishna’s picture,and ants rom the owers had crept on his body. She immediately removed the ants and the owers rom the picture. (Source: Te Bengali gaphy the Hy Mthe by Swami Gambhirananda.)

Once a gentleman named SurendranathRoy, who lived in the city o Barisal in

Eastern Bengal, became seriously ill. It was

contemplating sri ramakrishna’s pictureby a western devotee

suspected that he had contracted tuberculosis.Tinking that his death was imminent, he wrote to the Holy Mother expressing his great yearning to see her at least once beore

he died. He requested her to come to Barisal,which was ar away rom Calcutta. As it was impossible or the Holy Mother to visit Barisal, she sent him one o her pictures along with a volume containing the yearly issues o the Bengali religious journal Udbodhan. She asked that gentleman to look at her picture and read the journal. She also assured him o his recovery rom the illness. Surendranath put her picture next to his bed and would look at it all the time until he got cured.(Source: Te Bengali gaphy the Hy

Mthe by Swami Gambhirananda.) Aside rom all this, it is most important or the devotee s to remembe r that they should strictly ollow the instructions o their guru, otherwise they will not be spiritually beneted.— Editor]

evtee may be nteeted tean a pta pactce hch, a a I kn, gen-

eay nt taght n the RamakhnaMvement. It’ eay that t may nteven qay a a pta pactce, mch

e a dcpne. Unke medtatn, teqe n menta et cncenta-tn. Unke japa, t de nt eqe tmentay enncate d, t keep tack the bead the ay the dgt the nge.

It cnt mpy ttng qety andkng at a pcte S Ramakhna. Jt t thee and atch that pcte. Tght ae. Let them cme andg, bt keep kng at that pcte.

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evtee vay n the pee-ence a t hch S Ramakhna’pcte they ke bet. Mt avthe tandad phtgaph that hhm ttng c-egged n medtatn.Sme may av the ne that h hmtandng, ppted by Hday, eang a hte ht and dht at Kehab’ he,nded by ahm devtee; acpped ven that pht that h

ny h mng ace. Othe may av

the td pht that h hm tandng, eang a dak cat and a dht, etngh ght am n a ht pa, h ethand ced n a mda.

hee ae a pantng dne by va att. he bet-knn thehead-and-hde ne by the -tan att Fank vak. Tee’ a atched-p ven the head thatpantng, n hch the mth deent,the p te and e. Tat a the tpcte S Ramakhna I eve a; t a n the dt cve Sam kh-ananda’ bk Ramakhna: Prophet o New India, hch came t n .It ed t be ppa n edanta cente,

bt naday can hady be nd. Te h have cntempated t nd t nde-y npng.

Mt ecenty, thee ha appeaed abeat pantng S Ramakhna’ace dne by the ate Sam adatmanan-da. Te epen the ace, epecay nthe eye, nde. evtee h cn-tempate t ae bnd t ee nped.

Sme devtee bject that pant-ng S Ramakhna ae nt athentcepdctn hat he eay ked

ke. H acta pht, they cam,have me pta pe, and eay pnt made m the gna negatvehave me pe than ate ne. Ce-tany they have me pe than pntthat have been “dcted” tched p.

T nt tcty te. It’ e thateay pnt made m the gna nega-tve have na pe. Tee a pht S Ramakhna n the eated pteat the Kapaa aham that ha mchpe that y can ee t m a dtance.

It pactcay knck y ck . Tatpht a hped by the Hy Mthe, t’ n nde y can ee t pe.

t ate pnt, and even pht thathave been dcted etched, andeven pantng that deaze h appea-ance, can a have na pe. venpy eected epdctn can havech pe—epecay hen they havebeen hped a ng tme by many devtee, by advanced apant. Iteem t be a nde act that S Ra-

makhna can manet hme thgh




a attempt t epeent hm, hevecde dtted the et may be. that neceay the devtn and n-tent the att, and the devtn andadent ngng the devtee.In be, SRamakhna manet hme thgh a h pcte, nga the heat et n hm.

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Jt kng at the pht S Ramakhna a pactcethat can evke me nce n-ght, and the nge y d t,the deepe they get. matte hee y d t, thee’ jt yand Tak (S Ramakhna),ttng thee kng at eachthe. Smetme y may tak t

hm, and metme t eema he’ takng back. Whethe he eay takng

back nt depend n hethe y’ve ea y made cntact hethe y’ve becme den-a. Whch t? “y the t y ha kn them,” Je ay,and y can ay te hch t by evaatng hat he eem tbe ayng. Ten y can eamnethe cndtn y n mnd.

I t n a pe cndtn that d be key t eceve deepnght, ne that d beme amenabe t den?

In th e have t e head. genea e thmb t keep an pen mnd bt a ct-ca ban. Te nght e eceven any knd pta pactcemay be vaabe, and may npe geaty. t t’ a gd dea nt t maket mch them get t attached t

them, ng a e have a hmanmnd and bdy, the pbty den aay peent.

S P S P

Mt devtee pbaby ant tcntempate S Ramakhna’ ttngpht. H epen emn, andh bdy eem d and mmvabe,ke Mnt Me Hnd mythgy. We kn that he a then n the hgh-

et tate amadh and had n bdy

cncne hen the pht a taken, h k ndan. He eem t beqntng, bt he qntng atthe nnte Reaty thn. Te p aeghty pen and nmng, bt y

k at the pht ng engh, a hnt a me eventay eem t appea. Te

eade may c that th becae the vee ha bad eyeght, and t may be;bt that’ the cae, the vee may vey e thank d h bad eyeght andpay that t may tay bad.

Te pht Tak’ mng ace atKehab’ he a taken hen he a nbhava-amadh. pantng that I haveeve een can epdce that eve me. We ae td that, at the cmnatn h vn Sta, the gdde td hm, “Ibeqeath t y my me.” eng th

pht, e can eay beeve t. It k a

ne h nt teeth ha been chpped. T emnd that an avataa need nt bephycay peect. ven thgh h bdy may be made pe attva, t bject tthe ame a nate that a bde ae:

t e nje, a ck, getd, and eventay de. Te tet an avataa nt that he hd

have a peect bdy, bt that hehd be abe t tancend hbdy depte t mtatn.

A S,N S

Sme eade may bject that e have been taght t medtaten S Ramakhna n the t the heat thn. Cntem-patng h pcte pt hm

tde ntead nde . T te, bt actay he’ nbth pace. Medtatn emnd that he thn, and cntem-patng h pcte emnd that he a tht. I am ntggetng ch cntempatna a bttte medtatn,bt a a ppement. It may beepecay hep begnnem the Weten datc tad-tn h have been taght m

an eay age that d tde. I they have dcty dea-ng th the dea that He a thn, they may ant t tat by cntempatng Hm tde, andthen y da Hm thn.

Cntempat ng S Ra-makhna’ pcte can be e the he medtatn habecme dy. Medtatn n’t

kng at the mment? Japa n’t k-ng? ven paye eave y eeng bed

and te? Ten jt t thee and k atthat pcte. t a mnmm ha an h. ventay y’ ee eted andtengthened. Cntempatng the pctemay natay ege nt paye, nt japa and medtatn.

aety the pce pta e a e a eca e, and S Ramakhna’e h that he a n Jhnny One-te. Cntempatng h pcte ne the vaatn that can npe and hepkeep gng.

S R K S’




[From Part I o a lecture by Swami Asho-kananda delivered November 22, 1942, in

San Francisco. Reprinted rom Te ce Inda, September 1945.]

hgh medtatn, hch thenntepted f the amethght d, ne can eay at-

tan the Hghet, the mnd eventay ccmb t a thght t hch t b- jected nnteptedy a ng tme.

S Ramakhna ad mch te nth act. He ed t ay that the mnd ke a andeed cth, hch take thec the dye n hch t dpped. t

t I thght he meant that the mndmt be made abtey pe bee t pnged nt the thght d t takeH c. hee a nthng patc-ay encagng n th, becae thegeat pbem amt a ptaapant the attanment pty mnd. Sch pcatn thee-th the batte; hen t y accmphed, pta eaza-tn cme pntaney.

t a I pndeed ve S Ra-

makhna’ me, I began tndetand t deenty. In ken-ng the mnd t a andeed cth,he pke the aveage mnd, themnd hch cded th dy and cntadcty thghtand eeng, and hch aveet the thght d. It a ntthe ped mnd that he kened ta andeed cth, bt the mnd n hateve cndtn t may be, I a he meant that even th aveage mnd,

dpped n the thght d, d taken pta c.

Hee a pychgca tth, nde-y encagng and hep, bt tengtten by pta apant. Once aman came t S Ramakhna, ayng, “Icannt cnt my mnd—I dn’t kn h.”

Te Mate, atnhed, ad. “Why d y nt pactce abhyaa-yga?” ngngthe mnd back agan and agan t thethght d—that hat abhyaa-

yga mean. T pactce patcay

cmmended n the Bhagavad Gita. et matte vey mch the mnd ande

n the begnnng, ng a y bng tback t Hm?I e cd emembe th, ha the

batte d be aeady n, bt nt-natey e ten d nt, and then e thnk the thng and cmpetey getthe pta qet. Sch beng the cae,I may ptaby dc cetan pntcncened th the mean e-cntand medtatn.

What the cndtn mnd t-abe medtatn? It knn t a

y, I thnk, a qetne. T nt aced camne, bt a camne etngm the ceatn mt the tng dy dee.

Te thng hch dtb the mnd,

hethe ng m thn cmngm tht, ae cnnected th ecet, bac dee. We ae aay tyngt eaze cetan end. Tgh e tvedepeatey, e ten a, and ae e-apeate the mnd. ven hen cce , thee ae tange et. ecae thebject dee metme ede he e ae enjyng them, e ee d-appnted and cheated; and hen e aent th tated, e becme attachedt the bject enjyment, n hch cae,

nce enjyment cannt be cntnay

ntened, atety . thee eac-tn keep the mnd cntnay ete,

hethe peaanty npeaanty. T e nd that the thght hchd nt a mnd t de n thepeence d ae cnnected th thebject dee, and that ny hen e cceed n ddng eve pedmnant dee de the mnd be-cme cmpaatvey qet.

We ca th tate eatve camnethe begnnng pratyahara (thdaa the mnd), a cndtn n hch themnd, thgh metme ete, at

the tme qet—ete hen t cmen cntact th the bject dee, btay qet hen t de nt d . T a vey avabe tate. I y nd that y

mnd natay qet hen y aent n acta cntact th dtbngthng, that y ke t be ane andthat y have a eeng eenty,ecgnze th cndtn a mt de-abe. In th cndtn y hdty y bet t pactce medtatn; y hd neve negect t.

I hd ke t add that the mnd a vey changeabe entty. ntthnk that any deed cndtn cntne t et mpy becae yhave nce eached t. Smethngmay ae m thn cme m tht t dtact y, and t may metme take ve even ten yea the mnd t qet dn agan, jt a the ea take day t egancamne ate a tm.

I d nt mean that e ha neve be

abtey ae. Undbtedy thee amenta cndtn n hch ne need haven ea at a, bt that a vey hgh tate. When a pen ha eached that ne-pnted tate he ha bned h bdgebehnd hm: he ha eached a cndtnn hch the thng th d can nnge attact hm; h mnd nevehak back t the d he ha et behnd.He ece.

S A (83 – 6)

treasure rom the atticbeore you sit in meditation

by swami ashokananda




all or the sake o a lemonby marion lee

O ne morning at a Vedanta Center,the Swami wants to cook lemonrice, a South Indian dish, or a

visitor rom India. He is helped by the

Center’s secretary:Sam: I need a emn. We dn’thave any n the dge.

Sec: Let me n t t get me! At a local grocery store:cey Cek: Sy, e dn’t cay

emn anyme de t Mad Lemneeae.

Sec: Mad Lemn eae!? What neath that?

cey Cek: pant deae thatthey ay can nect hman beng. Tat’

hy they ’ve ecaed and detyed athe emn.Sec: I thee anyhee I can nd

emn?cey Cek: I dn’t kn. Tey’ve

banned a th, Centa and Sth me can emn . Maybe thee aeChnee emn t avaabe, bt Ihave n dea hee.

A ph one co nve rs at io n be twee n th e Swami and the secretary:

Sec: Tey dn’t e emn anyme.

Can y e me jce ntead? We haveme vey nce aamc vnega.Sam: , dn’t even mentn the

d “vnega” t an Indan! It ha t beemn jce. y anthe gcey te.

Sec: I’ve aeady ted ?Sam: Oh! Tee’ anthe ca cm-

ng n. et a emn, kay? ye! At a grocery store 50 miles north o the

Vedanta Center:Stekeepe: Y’e cky. T the

at Chnee emn e have.

Sec: T the d

te I’ve ted!d mt eay ant the am tck emn ce. Tank y mch!

At a convenience store 40 miles northo the Center:

Sec: ce me. My ca ha a fatte. Can I b y phne t ca ?

Cahe: Sy, e dn’t have a pbcphne.

Sec: I’ve aked a me t get hee.Peae!

Cahe: , y, th -te

pcy. Y can e the pay phneand the cne.

Sec: Okay. Ten cd y peae gveme me change the pay phne?

Cahe: , y, e dn’t gvechange. T te pcy. I cangve y change ny y make apchae.

Sec: Y ant me t gve y b-ne ate a thp cy ta k? I ’dathe ak an-the me t makemy ca!

At a credit unionthree miles away:

ee : , -y, e ae a cedtnn, nt a bank.ank gve change,cedt nn dn’t,ne y have anaccnt th . hat ’ cm -pany pcy.

Sec: What Ipen an accntn?

e e : S e ! Te ady ve theecan hep y. Weeqe an ntadept .

Back at the convenience store:Sec (to the cashier ): Okay, I gve p.

d mt have anted me t have meeece. Hee’ my pchae!

At the pay phone around the corner:Sec (on the phone with AAA ): Fve

h! I that eay the bet y can d?

I can’t at that ng. I need t deveth emn t a ktchen a qcky apbe!

Back at the convenience store:Cahe: Why dn’t y take the

eyhnd b hme? Ten tm y can ak mene t dve y back t y ca t meet th .

In th e di ni ng room o th e Vedan ta Center:

Sam (to his guest ): e the vnegace tate kay t y? I ed a vey

gd aamc vnega.

et: It’ geat! It ha a vey…h… vnegay fav.

Sam: Have me! Y haven’t eatenmch.

et (belching ): , thank! I…h…aeady ate me peant n thepane.

On the Greyhound bus:Sec (to the driver ): ce me. I’ve

jt ntced that the et nmbe aenceang. en’t e headng th?

ve: , y’ve gt nt the ng b. We ae gng t Canada.

Sec: Oh, n! Ten I need t get atthe net tp.

ve: We aen’t gng t tp agannt the bde.

In the Canadian Immigration o ice at the US-Canadian border:

Oce: I y ant t etn t theUnted State, y have t ak vet the US Immgatn ce. See thatbdng ve thee?

At the US Immigration o ice:Sec: Papt? , y, I dn’t -

ay cay my papt th me hen Ig gcey hppng.

Oce: dve’ cene d.Sec: Oh n, I’ve et my dve’ -

cene n the cente!




Oce: I can’t et y ente theUnted State ne y have ppedentcatn th y.

Sec: t I’ve neve et my n cn-ty! Why d I need t e-ente?

Oce: Y’ve jt aked ve mthe Canadan de. Tat’ e-enteng.

he secretary making a collect call to

the Swami:Sam: Let me te y hat I’mgng t d. I’ get the dve’ cenem y handbag and dve t thebde t take y hme.

Sec: t y haven’t dven teen yea, at eat!

Sam: vng mch eae thanpta pactce. I need t d tmve that tck thng t “ve,” pethe acceeat and tn the hee. Tat mch I can t emembe.

Sec: t hat ae y gng t dve?

Tee’ n ca at the edanta Cente!Sam: Why? Te van hee.Sec: hat dna? hat’ a hge

cag van. Y’ve neve dven anythngthat bg n y e!

Sam: Sze den’t bthe me. vehce can be dven n the ame man-ne, I’m e.

At the shoulder lane o the reeway, tenmiles rom the US-Canada border, the Swami is pulled over by a policeman:

Pceman: It’ nt thn my jb

decptn t e nde peedng

anng, bt dvng n the eeay at mph a bt t mch. LIL,athe.

Sam: I’m y. I jt anted t bepdent.

Pceman: I y can’t dve theqa pdence at a hghe peed, thendn’t e the eeay. See that ad

ve thee? Tat take y ght tthe bde.Hal a minute later, at the same loca-

tion, the two vehicles collide:Pceman: My gdne! What ee

y tyng t d? Y cd have njedme I ee n my ca! I th y ay dvng pdenty?

Sam: I’m y. I jt ddn’t e-aze that I had pt that tck thng t“evee” ntead “dve.”

Pceman: My ca a at eat ten

eet behnd y. Y cd eay havebaked n tme!Sam: It an’t a mpe a that. I

a taken by pe hen I ddeny nd eveythng ecedng aay mme. It tk a he bee I cd get hat’ gne ng. y that tme t a aeady t ate t d anythng.

Pceman: Lk ke my ca have t be tten . an t! My adn’t kng ethe! y have a cephne?

Sam: , bt my van can t mvekay. Y’e ecme t catch a de th me t the bde—and gve medectn ang the ay.

Pceman: I hpe y dn’t mnd,bt I d ee mch bette I mye d the dvng. It thn my jb de-cptn t k ate the aety thepepe hee. nd mye. I dn’t kn abt y, bt I have a e and tdg at hme.

At the U.S. Immigration o ice:

Oce: Lk ke y’ve nay gtthe I e need. One at qetn: nythng t decae?

Sec: thng at a . I haven’t even ett n Canada!

Oce: What’ that thng bgng n y pcket?

Sec: Te emn? I bght t n theUnted State.

Oce: Can y pve t? ? Sy, y cannt bng t and vegetabeac the bde, eat a a emn.

y kn ch an act may end p

nectng mecan th Mad Lemneae?

Sec: My emn Chnee! It’ pe-ecty heathy and ane! y kn h mch tbe I had t g thghn my qet a Chnee emn?

Oce: I’m y, bt y’ have tenqh y emn y ant t

ente th cnty.Sec: (clutching her lemon) Tat’ t the qetn! I abtey ee t pat th my emn!

Sam: Fget abt my dh! Jtende y emn t them and et’get t hee!

Sec: (bursting into tears ): Can’t yee, Mahaaj? It’ n nge abt ydh. It’ abt me! My emn and Ihave gne thgh mch tbatntgethe. I’ve becme attached t t!

Sam: cmnate beteen theRea and the nea! Rennce theemn!

he secretary is driving the dented vanon the reeway with the Swami:

Sam: Te pceman ad he dee t t that I d e my dve’cene. S net tme hen a matatn ae and y get tck n aegn cnty agan, I’m aad I n’tbe abe t gve a epeat pemance th ece peatn.

Sec: We, I’ “ee t t” that the amethng n’t happen agan. (Pulls a pack-age out o her pocket.) I bght th at acnvenence te hen I a depeatet get change.

Sam (reading the label ): T mtbe the -caed “Intenatna C-ne—Unce Sam’ Indan LemnRce. Ck n t and a ha mnte. MS. Pdct Chna!” I I hadknn abt thee thng, e cdhave been paed a th advente!

Sec: When I’m back I’ tck theedanta Cente’ ktchen th the en-te ange Unce Sam’ Indan d,m ntant egg cy t “jt add a-te” ktch. We’ neve have t y abt anthe d epdemc eve agan,be t Mad Mng ean eae Cazy gg Ine!

C ha r l e s M a t hi a s




poets’ cornerS S

Te mountain sky is a goddess air,Such lovely silks she likes to wear.Come out O soul, and see!

Her eet adorned with green and blue,Or white reecting every hue, As lake and land adore.

At dawn she dons pink-edged chifon,Bright, then brighter till dark has hone.You miss it i you sleep.

Most days her cloth is innite azure. Night cloak is black with stars you can’t measure.Both bedazzle the soul.

Some days it’s brocade, the clouds being owers,

Forming a pattern o beautiul bowers, Arching east to west.

Sunset brings satin with broad bold lines,Shining with purples and ochres and wines,o take your breath away.

Winter dusk, velvet with an orange-gold sheenSheds light everywhere—above, below, between.Full Divinity displayed!

B Pj M

S G

Perhaps the git O human lie is given,o increase love,Tough All our saying Lessens it,For it is ound in silence; A touch, a look, a hidden smile.So great,

It abides humbly in little things;One element or another,Te attraction o molecules,Te pin or the magnet,Or silent understanding, And seless giving.So great, It is gravity, holding everything together. It powers universes, It is the joy that keeps planets,

In love with the sun,Spinning in their paths, And the sot surrender Radiant in the eye,Unmeasured, unremembered

Sacrice,Or the owering o corals, And spores in the wind,Blowing about, yet intent On meeting. Listen:Tere it is in the gentle cooing o doves,Or the silent urges o the simplest lives,Hidden in the soil.Perhaps,Te git o human lie is given,o increase this boon,For greater, beyond all possibility

O crossing, Are the deserts o our sufering,Without love.

B R A

I we give talks, and we are ree o choose the topics we like best,Our limit comes where knowledge ends And ights o ancy ully cease.

When mind is lled with nobler thoughts

With hymns and songs composed by saints,Te eld or choice gets broadened out, And thinker’s sense o reedom grows.

I this is true o sense-bound man,What need to speak o Cosmic Sel, Abode o wisdom, strength and bliss,Te Source o creatures, worlds and bliss.

I we exist as nite selves,Te Cosmic Sel as God exists; Attuned to Him, we get His Grace,His reedom, strength and boundless bliss!

I thinker can, by way o sport,ranscend, with joy, all names and orms,Te Supreme ruth where selves and God Uniquely merge must stay revealed!

Tough time and space may bring againTe world o change beore the sage,For blessing all, that ruth will rain Its glories through his thoughts and deeds!

B S N




O

• If Iagreedwith you,we’dboth be ng.• Abusstationiswhereabusstops.Atan tatn hee a tan tp. On my

dek, I have a ktatn.• Dolphins areso smartthatwithina e eek captvty, they can tanpepe t tand n the vey edge thep and th them h.• Youdonotneedaparachutetosky -dve. Y ny need a paachte t kydveme than nce.• Iusedtobeindecisive.NowI’mnote.• Abusisavehiclethatrunstwiceasat hen y ae ate t a hen y ae

n t.

G’ F F G

Steven decded t take h gandathet h t tba game. Tey had geateat ght behnd the team’ bench. te the game, he aked h gandatheh he ked the epeence.

“Oh, I ked t,” andathe eped,“bt I jt cdn’t ndetand hy they ee kng each the ve cent.”

mbnded, Steven aked, “Whatd y mean?”“We, they fp a cn. One team get

t, and then the et the game, a

they keep ceamng , ‘et the qateback! et the qate back!’ My gdne,t’ ny cent!”

M’ O

cpe h nt Saah’ vt th he mthe, he mthe ntced thatSaah– a chan mke—hadn’t t p a

cgaette nce. “e y tyng t kck the

habt?” he mthe aked.“,” Saah eped, “I’ve gt a cd and

I dn’t mke hen I’m nt eeng e.”“Y kn,” Saah’ mthe beved,

“y’d pbaby ve nge y ee

ck me ten.”

T R

One day Mak a yng n a beatbeach th h hng pe ppped p nthe and and h tay ne cat t nt

the pakng be . He a enjyngthe amth the atenn n and theppect catchng a h.

bt that tme a bneman came

akng dn the beach, tyng t eeveme the te h kday. Hentced Mak ttng n the beach anddecded t nd t hy th heman a hng ntead kng hade tmake a vng hme and h amy.

“Y aen’t gng t catch many hthat ay,” ad the bneman t Mak,“y hd be kng athe than yngn the beach!”

Mak ked p at the bneman,med and eped, “nd hat my

ead be?”“We, y can get bgge net and

catch me h!” a the bneman’ane.

“nd then hat my ead be?”aked Mak, t mng.

he bneman eped, “Y make mney and y’ be abe t by a bat, hch then et n agecatche h!” “nd then hat my ead be?” aked Mak agan.

Te bneman a begnnng t get

a tte tated th Mak’ qetn.

“Y can by a bgge bat, and he mepepe t k y!” he ad.

“nd then hat my ead be?”epeated Mak.

Te bneman a gettng angy.

“n’t y ndetand? Y can bd pa feet hng bat, a a ve the d, and et a y empyee catchh y!”

Once agan Mak aked, “nd then hat my ead be?”

Te bneman a ed th ageand hted at Mak,“n’t y nde-tand that y canbecme ch that y neve have t

k y vngagan! Y can penda the et yday ttng n thbeach, kng at thenet. Y n’t havea cae n the d!”

Mak, t mng,ked p and ad, “nd hat d ythnk I’m dng ght n?”

N O

m and m, ng tme va, penedne ha an ght ac the teetm ne anthe. Tey each pt p abg bd gn. m’ ead, “W IS OLLR HIR CUS!”

t t be tdne, m pt p hn gn that ead: “W FIX SOLLR HIR CUS.”

E-f H

Ma ge t h dct cmpanng ache and pan a ve h bdy. te athgh eamnatn, the dct gvehm a cean b heath. “Ma, y’e neceent hape— an yea d man.t I’m nt a magcan. I can’t make yany ynge,” ay the dct.

“Wh aked y t make me ynge?”ay Ma. “I’m payng y t make eI’ get mch de!”

humor — the spice o lie

Cha r les Ma t hia s

C h a r l e s M a t h i a s




D: Y’ , . Y’ f! W : I , ’ ! M , !

“Y ; G . N, .”

ross:. etye apect d (SHI)

. Sng d (H I). Renncant (SHU). adtnay, the pety cate Inda

(RHMI). Spta dcpne (SH). We Rama (SI). Path knedge and ean

( J YO). Te hman (M). Path devtn (HKI YO). Te etena egn (S

HRM). Spta teache (URU)

owN:. Peeve apect d (ISHU)

. Hy name (MR). phm (SUR). Om (UM). Ceat apect d (RHM). Unpeakabe yet ten pken

(RHM). Te gna pychgt (P-

JLI). Path ght actn (KRM

YO). Path pychc cnt and medtatn

(RJ YO)

S V C Pzz Global Vedanta

Chae Matha& haka P

C h a r l e s

M a t h i a

s

& B h a s k

a r P u r i

A C Global Vedanta

Global Vedanta gady cnde a-tce, pety, hm, etc. bmtted pbcatn. Te bject matte hd beeg, cta, edcatna, and mtappea t a genea and bad-mndedeadehp. tce hd be entetanngand yet btanta, and be thn 1500 t1700 d n ength (nt eceedng 2000 d n any event). tce accepted pbcatn may eqe a eeae gned by the ath and, ne p aangementae made, n matea bmtted t Global Vedanta can be etned.




, , thand devtee attendedthe bthday ceebatn S Saadaev. Cked Paad a eved t abt, devtee. Sam Shtanandachaed the pbc meetng hed n the

atenn.

L W P - B M. On ecembe, , eveed Sam tmathananda,Pedent the Ramakhna Ode,nagated the vekananda Wate eatment Pant cntcted n ney pchaed and cntg t eMath. Te pant ha a capacty t ppy ,, te dnkng ate day.

B B ’ A R M A, N-

, N A E P D-

, 2. On ecembe , ,the Intenatna ay Pen thabte, Shmat Patbha Pat,Pedent Inda, handed ve the aad,cmpng a ctatn, cetcate and am ,, pee, n a nctn hedat gyan havan, e eh.

G I -

vedanta news rom around the world

P N A E P D T B B’ A, N

INDIA

A - R M K. he, knna Shyampk at t the devtee S Ramakhna, ha been taken ve

by the Ramakhna Math, e, andmade a b-cente the RamakhnaMath (aaam Mand), Kkata. S Ra-makhna tayed n that he eventy day bee mvng t the gaden hen Cpe. nctn a ganzedn th ccan n vembe , ,n hch eveed Sam tmathananda,Pedent the Ramakhna Ode, gavea benedcty adde. Many mnk anddevtee attended the event. Te adde th ne b-cente Ramakhna

Math (Shyampk at), , Shyam-pk Steet, Kkata ; Phne:()-.

B M J C. n the yea, e

Math beved the bthday ceebatn Je Cht n ecembe , . Teceebatn cnted a peca hp,devtna ngng, etc. Many mnk anddevtee patcpated n the event.

T H M’

B M. On Mnday, ecembe

V. Te venment Indaha et p a natna cmmttee headedby the Pme Mnte Manmhan Snght cmmemate the th bth an-nveay Sam vekananda. Unn

Inmatn and adcatng Mnte mbka Sn ad n e eh that thevenment ant t hn the cnty’geatet pta eade and vnay.

Whe dtbtng Sam veka-nanda atna ad , Sn addedthat a a tbte t Sam vekananda’degy, the Indan gvenment hataken tep by mpementng Rght tdcatn and penng vcatna nt-tte n the a fng aea the cnty t take the edcatn ytem the cn-

ty t geate heght.

BANGLADESH

B S S D S V R M R M B. SSaada ev’ bthday a dy ceebat-ed n the hama n haka, agehat,aat, aa, Chttagng, Cma, -najp, Fadp, Habganj, Mymenngh,

aayanganj and Syhet.B S V D B.

JAPAN

N V K SS D’ 8 . Te ppn edanta Kyka (the edantaScety Japan) ceebated the bthannveay S Saada ev, the Hy

Mthe, n Janay , . Te event,

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hch cntned m mnng t eve-nng, cnted Mangaaat (mnng vepe), hp, cpta chantng, hy eadng, medtatn and devtna ng-ng. Sam Medhaananda a gave atak entted “Te Hy Mthe’ Methd eachng” n ngh th tanatnby M. Yk Saak. In the atenn

en M. Samda pta and LnneHh ang me devtna ng. Teevent cncded th Sandhyaat (eve-nng vepe).

UNIED SAES OF AMERICA

T I G C S V- U C. TeIndan gvenment kng t et pa Cha at the Unvety Chcag t

pead the dea Sam vekananda, yea ate he deveed h andmak adde n Chcag. Te pped Cha pat the Indan gvenment’ pant ceebate the th bth annveay vekananda. Te cnate-genea Inda n Chcag n tch th the n- vety t et p the Cha, hch dc n nte-ath dage.

S V S C- H C. In Jne , the Sam ve-

kananda Spta Cente a nagatedn Chcag at a ca Hnd tempe. Te-qae-eet cente be ed medtatn and yga cae. It a pvde bk and the eadngmatea. Te cente cated ce t a t. n. ta tandng bnze tate Sam vekananda. Te tate, ntaedn the gnd the Hnd tempe by the edanta Scety Chcag n , a dedcated by eveed Sam tm-athananda, the peent Pedent the

Ramakhna Ode.

Saada ev, fe eng by devtee,and dtbtn nna Paad. In theatenn thee a a peca pgam Hndtan caca mc by achketaShama, a tdent Pndt aavaj

Rajg, the geat epnent m ha- ad, Inda. He a accmpaned n thetaba by Rav taa, a tdent Pndt

Sapan Chadh, and vek ata nthe hamnm. Me than thee hndedpepe attended the ceebatn.

CANADA

W S S D’ V, B.C. Onvembe , , the vekanandaedanta Scety th Cmbaceebated S Saada ev’ bthday nancve at : P.M. Te ceebatn

cnted a peca hp pemed

by Sam hakaananda the Seatteedanta Scety and devtna ngngby the membe the Scety. the h attended the event ee gven mp-t nna Paad. On vembe th, ncnnectn th the ceebatn, Samhakaananda gave a pbc ecte nthe bject “Unvea Mthehd.”

T J C V C U.S.A.edanta cente n Hyd, SanFancc, ekeey, Sacament, Ptand,Seatte, Pvdence, tn, e Yk,Chcag, St. L and St. Petebgdy beved the bthday Je Cht

th peca hp, hy eadng and

ngng ca. In evey edanta Centemany membe and devtee patcpatedn the event.

H M S S D’ - V C U.S.A. S Saada ev’ bthday ady ceebated by the edanta centen Hyd, San Fancc, ekeey,Sacament, Ptand, Seatte, Pvdence,tn, e Yk, Chcag, St. Land St. Petebg. Te event cnted

peca hp, devtna ngng by devtee and dtbtn Paad.

T V S N C- S S D N Y’ D S , J . Tepgam ncded hp and Homa ,a e ceemny pemed by Sam paananda the ekeey edantaScety and Sam Papannananda the Sacament edanta Scety. It aed by devtna ngng, ead-

ng m the e and teachng S

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R V A SP G . e day bee Chtma ve, a pat the hama’ Chtma ceebatn, dand the e tem ee dtbtedby the hama t me needy amen Sa Pa. Fty-ne be cntanng

tape d, packet ch ppeand ty chden, and Panettne ee dtbted.

S S D’ - S P. n the yea,a ceebatn cmmematng the bth-day the Hy Mthe S Saada ev a hed at the Ramakhna edanta hama n Sa Pa. Te event cn-ted hp, devtna ngng and

dtbtn Paad.

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Y ne tem ae ecme andencaged. Y may bmt them by

ema t:

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HIGH RESOLUION t y ema meage.

sayingsOne can acend t the tp a he by mean a adde a bamb

a tacae a pe. S t, dvee ae the ay appachng d and each

egn n the d h ne the ay. ty eg man hd thnk that the egn ae a many path

eadng t the th. One hd aay mantan an atttde epect tadthe egn.

—S Ramakhna

S Ramakhna et me behnd t manet the Mthehd d.Hy men ae bn n eath t h pepe the ay t d. Tey teach d-

eenty. Tee ae many path eadng t the ame ga. Teee, the teachng a the ant ae te.

When a man ee deect n the h n mnd t get pted. What dehe gan by ndng at n the? He ny ht hme by that.

My chd, y ant peace, then d nt k nt anybdy’ at. Lk nt y n at. Lean t make the he d y n. ne a tange. Te he d y n.

—Te Hy Mthe, S Saada ev

One may gan ptca and ca ndependence, bt ne a ave t hpan and dee, ne cannt ee the pe jy ea eedm.

veythng can be acced tth, bt tth cannt be acced any-thng.

Te hghet dea etena and ente e-abnegatn, hee thee n I, bta T.

ve epann, a ehne cntactn. Lve theee the ny a e. He h ve ve, he h eh dyng. Teee ve ve’

ake, becae t a e, jt a y beathe t ve.—Sam vekananda

k mena. ven cbbng the f may be tned nt hp thee emembance the Ld thn. He k nt heat and jdge actn accdngy.

—Sam Saadananda

Lean t pem a dte, geat ma, th a cncentated mnd. He h can cncentate h mnd n actn can a cncentate hen pactcngmedtatn.

—Sam ahmananda



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ahmacha mktachatanya, hepe-mnatc name a ege ette, a bn at Hatd, Cnnectct, nMach , . In he a dated

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