Sivananda Daily Reading for 16 October
SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 16 OCTOBER
BE ONE WITH ALL
Mere intellectual conception of identity or oneness will not serve
your purpose. You must actually feel the truth of it through
intuition. You must become fully aware of the real self, the basis or
substratum or bedrock of this world, body, mind, prana (life) and
senses. You must enter into consciousness in which the realisation
becomes a part of your every day life. You must live the ideal
spiritual life daily. Your neighbours should actually feel that you
are an entirely changed being, a superman. They should smell the
divine fragrance in you. A full-blown yogi or jnani can never remain
incognito. Just as fragrant fumes emanate from scented incense
sticks, so also spiritual fragrance emanates from the body.
There is no such thing as inanimate matter. There is life in
everything. Life is involved in a piece of stone. All matter is
vibrant with life - this has been conclusively proved by modern
scientists. Smile with the flowers and the green grass. Play with the
butterflies, birds and deer. Shake hands with the shrubs, ferns and
twigs of trees. Talk to the rainbow, wind, stars and sun. Converse
with the running brooks and the waves of the sea. Speak with the
walking stick. Develop friendship with all your neighbours, dogs,
cats, cows, human beings, trees, flowers, etc. Then you will have a
wide, perfect, rich, full life. You will realise oneness or the unity
of life. This can hardly be described in words - you must feel it for
yourself.
A strong mind has influence over a weak mind. Mind has influence over
the physical body. Mind acts upon matter. Mind brings bondage. Mind
gives freedom. Mind is the devil. Mind is your friend. Mind is your
guru. You will have to tame the mind. You will have to discipline the
mind. This is your important duty.
There is only one caste - the caste of humanity. There is only one
religion - the religion of love, the religion of vedanta. There is
only one dharma - the dharma of truthfulness. There is only one law -
the law of cause and effect. There is only one God - the omnipresent,
omniscient, omnipotent Lord. There is only one language - the
language of the heart; the language of silence.
BE ONE WITH ALL
Mere intellectual conception of identity or oneness will not serve
your purpose. You must actually feel the truth of it through
intuition. You must become fully aware of the real self, the basis or
substratum or bedrock of this world, body, mind, prana (life) and
senses. You must enter into consciousness in which the realisation
becomes a part of your every day life. You must live the ideal
spiritual life daily. Your neighbours should actually feel that you
are an entirely changed being, a superman. They should smell the
divine fragrance in you. A full-blown yogi or jnani can never remain
incognito. Just as fragrant fumes emanate from scented incense
sticks, so also spiritual fragrance emanates from the body.
There is no such thing as inanimate matter. There is life in
everything. Life is involved in a piece of stone. All matter is
vibrant with life - this has been conclusively proved by modern
scientists. Smile with the flowers and the green grass. Play with the
butterflies, birds and deer. Shake hands with the shrubs, ferns and
twigs of trees. Talk to the rainbow, wind, stars and sun. Converse
with the running brooks and the waves of the sea. Speak with the
walking stick. Develop friendship with all your neighbours, dogs,
cats, cows, human beings, trees, flowers, etc. Then you will have a
wide, perfect, rich, full life. You will realise oneness or the unity
of life. This can hardly be described in words - you must feel it for
yourself.
A strong mind has influence over a weak mind. Mind has influence over
the physical body. Mind acts upon matter. Mind brings bondage. Mind
gives freedom. Mind is the devil. Mind is your friend. Mind is your
guru. You will have to tame the mind. You will have to discipline the
mind. This is your important duty.
There is only one caste - the caste of humanity. There is only one
religion - the religion of love, the religion of vedanta. There is
only one dharma - the dharma of truthfulness. There is only one law -
the law of cause and effect. There is only one God - the omnipresent,
omniscient, omnipotent Lord. There is only one language - the
language of the heart; the language of silence.
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