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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 9-12)
Self Surrender - The Spiritual Poetry Of Bhaktivinode Thakur (pg 9-12) PDF Print E-mail
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TWELVE

1
Whatsoever is meant by the words "I" and "mine"
Merciful Lord, at Thy feet I lay.

2
Lord, myself am no longer mine,
Even now I become solely Thine.

3
The jiva inhabiting this body with the word "I" gives up all egoism
And forthwith the pride of being Thine takes possession of the heart.

4
My all - body, home and followers,
Brothers, friends, wife, son, chattels, way, house -

5
All these now are Thine and myself Thy servant,
I am now a mere occupant in Thy house.

6
Thou art the owner of the house,
I obey Thy bidding,
Thy pleasure is now my only endeavor.

7
My virtues and defects of the gross and subtle body
Are now no longer mine, I am redeemed.

8
To Thy will my will is subjoined;
Bhaktivinode from this day forgets himself.

Nor is sense gratification considered ?bad.? Sense gratification comes and goes as a natural occurrence of the senses. For example, one cannot eat without tasting. The point is that a life that is centered around sense enjoyment, that makes sense enjoyment the goal, is a wasted life. Economic development is necessary for the maintenance of the body; so therefore it cannot be neglected. But to seek economic development simply for the sake of endlessly increasing sensual pleasure is foolish. No amount of sensual pleasure will ever really satisfy a person, so no amount of economic development will ever be considered "enough." This is why people in modern Western societies are still not satisfied, even though they are so economically advanced and thus have so much facility for sense enjoyment. They always want more.
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