Self-surrender means: To practice contentment by thinking that wherever the Lord keeps me is for my good; to unify one’s will with the will of God; and to practice even-mindedness in happiness and …
September 26: Guru’s Grace
They are not eight bonds, but eight fetters. But what if they are? These fetters fall off in a moment, by the grace of God. Do you know what it is like? Suppose a room has been kept dark a thousand …
September 25: Will of God
Nothing can happen without the will of God. Not even a blade of grass can move. When a man passes into a favorable time, he gets the desire to contemplate on God. But when the time is unfavorable, he …
September 24: Struggle and Imagination
To be spiritual is not an easy thing. Unless one gets purified through the fire of struggle, he is not fit for spiritual progress. So such struggles will come – we need not be at all afraid for that. …
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September 23: Keep That Love Reserved for God
Why worry? Sri Ramakrishna will surely attract your mind and keep it fixed on his feet. But practice it every day. Pour out all love of your heart at his feet. Everyone has in his heart some special …
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September 22: Satchidananda is the Guru
What will one achieve by renouncing only these things? The one thing needful is the renunciation of ‘woman and gold’. That renunciation is the real and supreme renunciation. Householders should go …
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