"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Offer to God First

Sri Sarada Devi

Spiritual progress becomes easier if the husband and the wife agree in their views regarding spiritual practices.

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When asked by a disciple why she remained so busy doing all kinds of duties without taking anyone else’s help, the Mother replied: “My son, it’s good to be diligent.” And then she added solemnly, “Bless me so that I may work as long as I live.”

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Seeing a devotee placing her foot on the head of a cat while caressing it, the Mother said, “O my child, what are you doing? The head is the place of the Guru. One should not touch the head with the foot. Salute the cat.”

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First offer to God whatever you eat. One must not eat unoffered food. As your food is, so will be your blood. From pure blood, you get pure blood, pure mind and strength. Pure minds beget Prema-Bhakti (ecstatic love).

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God alone is true. Everything else is false.

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The goal of life is to realize God and to be always immersed in His thought.

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