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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 5-8)
Self Surrender - The Spiritual Poetry Of Bhaktivinode Thakur (pg 5-8) PDF Print E-mail
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1
Hear,Oh Lord, the tale of my sorrows:
The poison of worldly enjoyment
I have sipped, pretending it was the nectar;
But now the sun is setting.

2
In the diversions of play my childhood,
My boyhood in studies, I wasted;
There arose no consciousness of good in me.
For enjoying my youth,
I devised a home and settled down in it;
Children and friends did fast multiply.

3
Old age soon arrived,
All joys departed;
With disease I was smitten down.
The senses lost their vigor,
The body grew feeble,
The heart was sad lacking enjoyment.

4
Devoid of a particle of true knowledge,
Missing the elixir of devotion,
What help is there for me?
Thou art the friend of the fallen;
I am the worst of sinners;
In mercy lift me to Thy feet,

5
Judging me
Thou wilt find no god;
Have pity, judge me not.
The nectar of Thy lotus feet
Make me taste;
Do Thou deliver Bhaktivinode.

Many people believe that a person is the brain or some part of the brain. You may be one of them. If so, the following should boggle your mind:

Recent studies on the turnover of the molecular population within a given nerve cell have indicated that ... their macromolecular contingent is renewed about ten thousand times in a lifetime.*

In other words, the matter making up each brain cell is completely renewed every three days.

Your brain, that mass of matter which is contained in your skull today, is not the same brain that was in your skull last week.
Science of Identity Foundation | Siddhaswarupanda

*Paul Weiss, "The Living System: Determinism Stratified," in Arthur Koestler and J.R. Smythies, eds., Beyond Reductionism (London: Hutchinson, 1969), p. 13.


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