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Who am I

Success in life begins with knowing, "Who am I? What is the purpose of my life?" Knowledge of the self exists; but sincere seekers are rare. More rare are the great teachers of such wisdom. Since time immemorial, wise men have described our wonderful nature: spiritual, primeval, ever-existing, undying, unchangeable, imperishable. This selection of the writings of Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa (Chris Butler) shares that timeless wisdom — inspiring, challenging , practical.
 
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Home arrow Self Surrender by Bhaktivinode Thakur arrow Self Surrender - The Spiritual Poetry Of Bhaktivinode Thakur (pg 25-28)
Self Surrender - The Spiritual Poetry Of Bhaktivinode Thakur (pg 25-28) PDF Print E-mail
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TWENTY-SEVEN

1
One intoxicated with worldliness and he
Who regards everything as illusion,
Both live in vain of being void of devotion to Thee.

2
At Thy feet I pray that I may never have cause
To associate with either of them.

3
Yet is the worlding rather the better of the two,
I never covet the company of the mayavadin.

4
If by chance the hearts of the worldly persons come intno
Contact with Thy devotees,
They easily attain to devotion to Thee by mercy of the devotees.

5
The heart in which the offence of illusionism once enters
Is turned hard as thunderbolt by sophistries.

6
Devotion itself, its object and possessor alike
Are declared to be transitory by the illusionist.

7
Fie to his pretence of service, listening to
And chanting of Krishna!
His prayers smite the body of Krishna
With blows more cruel than the thunderbolt.

8
Mayavad is altogether opposed to devotion,
And for this reason I never covet the society of the
Mayavadin.

9
Bhaktivinode, casting away illusionism,
Abides in the society of Vaishnavas under the shelter
Of Thy Holy Name.

Only one who can learn the process of nescience and that of transcendental knowledge side by side can transcend the influence of repeated birth and death and enjoy the full blessing of immortality.
~Sri Ishopanishad, Mantra Eleven

Some neophytes on the spiritual path may fall into the illusion that taking care of the body is somehow evil, or a sign of spiritual backwardness. Not only may they neglect the needs of the body, but they may go out of their way to actually damage the body. Such people actually hate the body. They see it as a source of misery, and thus they take out their anger on it. This is certainly a mistake.
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