MESSAGES GALORE ... 125

MESSAGES GALORE ... 125

1. Criminals are created by a criminal ideology. 

2. We as a nation must be more quality-conscious. Right now profit-motivation sadly is the primary driving force in most of our endeavours.

3. Parokshānubhūti is mediate perception and aparokshănubhūti immediate perception. The former is relative, the latter absolute. 

4. Respectfulness wins respect, transparency sees.

5. Work is worth it only when it is service. 

6. He who loves, learns; he who learns, loves. 

7. Truthfulness with some is a daily habit. 

8. When Nature's clock is matched and beaten, God-vision opens up.

9. Self-respect is paramount, not arrogance.

10. He who can control his thoughts has power indeed. 

11. The man of truth is the man of power.

12. Soft words strike deep. 

13. Light obscures. Darkness discovers the depth.

14. Enforced or induced conversion is cultural warfare often with aspired political ends. 

15. Deluded by devious desires, the devout dream of divine delight.

16. Desires delude. Delight turns to despair. Degeneracy sets in. 

17. To dance on the wave of life is the art of Krishna. 

18. The profit-motivated are ever busy. The culturally alive find time to read.

19. Neglect recoils.

20. The seed 'rots' to blossom flowers. So is life.

21. Buying and selling for profit is a poor consumption of life that is meant for a higher purpose. God-vision is the goal. That done, fulfilment is yours.

22. If to do is good, to know is better, best to be.

23. You wear an apparel which you are not.

24. Let spiritual speakers speak with fire and life that awakens the sleeping mass of humanity.

25. An idea grips man, alters life, ushers in civilisation. 

26. Life's a hurdle to be crossed unto freedom.

27. Develop a personality that is self-sovereign.

28. The ignited soul inspires humanity. 

29. Within you is a great potency. Awaken it.

30. Meditate by relaxing thoughts. Watch the mind.

31. Spirituality is self-discovery.

32. Think highly of yourself. Never hate yourself.

33. It will be greenery soon once again. Rejoice!

34. A great austerity dawns, the redemption of all.

35. The heart expands to engulf all.

36. Heads I lose, hearts I win.

37. Education is the manifestation of the heart.

38. The pure of heart are the simplest of souls.

39. A great heart will soon sweep over the world and render humanity whole. ❤️ 

40. Head = Heart = Soul = Self is the divine equation.

41. Scholarship is in vain unless the heart be big.

42. Dwell upon the greatness of our great men and women and yourselves become great.

43. Swamiji's words, 'the heartless intellectuals' must be borne in mind when dealing with modern ones who keep undermining Hindu interests.

44. Thoughts integrate unto superconsciousness.

45. In silence reigns the king.

46. If there is one way to success, it is sincerity.

47. Does not the dark reveal more than it conceals?

48. Study itself is austerity.

49. Word given is word kept. 

50. Friends depart to meet again.

51. There is no death for any. It is an eternal life.

52. Where soul calls for soul, there union illumines.

53. Memories, they rush in as silent soars the soul.

54. Exists and entrances keep the cycle going. Life!

55. From the One to the Many and the Many to the One runs on the cycle of evolving-involving life. 🕉 

56. Why fear fall, friend, when rise is within reach?

57. We need a leonine lecturer on Ramakrishna today.

58. He who fears, falls. He who loves, rises.

59. Conquer circumstance if you dare to be free. 

60. All submit before the pure soul. Spontaneous.

61. 

Play the harp 

If your sense be sharp. 

Else, spare the ear, 

Dear. 

62. The duty-bound can never be spiritually free. 

63. 

When needs are none, 

Then gives the run,

The selfish soul.

That's the fun.

There are many such,

In the world of much,

Not just one.

64. 

Let none believe his day is done.

Till freedom be you'll be on the run.

65. The modern man is a hurried man slave to the duty of desires.

66. Online activity has revealed the levity that is the apparent man. In depth lies in wait though the Real Man, undisturbed, whole.

67. Be not like a hunted hare fleeing for sheer life.

68. A great responsibility lies on us to keep the movement green. Thakur's movement through greed of gain is floundering, lying low. Arise! Awake!

69. Read 'The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna' daily and realise God. It is a guaranteed way if you are sincere.

70. Give up all rituals and straighten your worship.

71. Selfless service is the highest ritual.

72. The knocks of life fire up the spirit. Arise!

73. The savage side of the primitive man as yet rules his modern self. Where is spirituality in this savage scenario?

74. It's a savage world. Life is difficult among predators poised to pounce.

75. Stop your business with God. Love God in man.

76. Those who are in spirit related are my own.

77. Where might is right, there savagery is.

78. Crave power and lose God. Now choose.

79. Art flourishes where love is.

80. The killer soul is a killjoy. Let beauty be. 

81. Not by blood-bond but by bond of spirit. 

82. I love Swamiji in so far as he is a rebel.

83. The primitive man dies in his modern setting. 

84. Savages fill society. Primitive rites persist.

85. A perfect memory is the sign of the spiritual genius. Swamiji and Thakur both had outstanding memories.

86. Hindus must see to it that their family lines are not obliterated, that their numbers do not decline.

87. Here spirituality will never be sold. Everywhere else it is. Thakur's ideals are being murdered. Is this Vedānta? 

88. To roll back in time and live in the company of Thakur in Dakshineshwar, to go on pilgrimage with him and visit the houses of devotees in Kolkata and elsewhere is a great sādhanā. 

89. It's time to stop commerce in the name of Thakur.

90. What you neglect, you lose. 

91. Insult a person brimful and the overflow shall be yours.

92. Is it because classified information about the Deen will be leaked out that makes apostasy a treasonous offence in Islam, punishable by death under the Sharia?

93. Air you neglect because it is so easily available. Now polluted it stands and stifles you. Breathe in your own karma.

94. Hollow men and their hollow words.

95. If you allow people to take you for granted, you stand devalued in their eyes. The fruitseller knows not the worth of a diamond.

96. We do not know how to honour the honourable. 

97. Neglect ye it and it shall be taken away from thee.

98. What liars these 'liberals' are, rotten in character and core, spreading misinformation by the millions and subverting the civilisation of the Hindus here, of the Christians in the West, and combining forces with a toxic theology that aims at the annihilation of the world. These are not intellectuals of good intent but are the 'heartless intellectuals' Swamiji has warned us of.

99. কাঞ্চনত্যাগী সঙ্ঘ চাই, কাঞ্চনকামী নয় |

100. ভগবানের প্রসাদ এবং আধ্যাত্মিক বক্তৃতা বিনামূল্যে দেওয়া শ্রেয় |

101. মানুষের প্রতি আনুগত্য করলে সত্য খর্ব হয় | সত্যের প্রতি আনুগত্য করলে মনুষ্যত্ব বর্ধিত হয় | সবার উপর সত্য সত্য, তাহার উপর নাই |

102. আপনার অস্তিত্বই ব্রহ্ম | ব্রহ্মজ্ঞানী আবার কি ? ব্রহ্মই ব্রহ্মজ্ঞানী | উপাধিযুক্ত মুক্তপুরুষ শুদ্ধসত্ত্বগুণী, ব্রহ্মজ্ঞানী নন | উপাধি গেল ত' ব্রহ্ম | তখন জ্ঞানী, জ্ঞান ও জ্ঞেও এক ও অবিচ্ছেদ্য | এই ব্রহ্মই তাই ব্রহ্মজ্ঞানী অখণ্ডার্থে, অদ্বয়রূপে |

103. You have to be a rebel to arrive at Truth. Conformity and compromise go together. They cannot lead you to Truth.

104. Many affirm but few believe. Doubt lingers on. 

105. মুখে বলে অনেকে | বিশ্বাস করে ক'জনা ? সন্দেহ যায় না সহজে |

106. ব্রাহ্মণদের ব্রাহ্মণত্ব সম্বন্ধে অবহিত হওয়া আবশ্যক | ব্রাহ্মণের পতনে সনাতন সভ্যতার পতন |

107. Silence of the mind reveals depths of the heart.

108. Imagination binds and imagination frees as image resolves to Reality.

109. Devaluing merit is symptomatic of the slave.

110. To find the inner association one shuns company. 

111. The dull deal in dollars. The intelligent delight in the Divine.

112. Grants are not to be taken for granted. 

113. Man becomes a joker in contact with many.

114. May the mind be holy! May speech not sully soul! May words profane not fragment self nor spread foul odour to pollute the air!

115. The selfish can never be spiritual.

116. The mind in isolation remains pure.

117. The Ganga keeps purifying but herself gets surface-sullied. Leave her alone. Let her live. 🕉 

118. ভদ্রলোকের সংখ্যা কমছে ক্রমাগত | 

119. কৃপণের আধ্যাত্মিকতা অসম্ভব |

120. উদার না হলে উদয় হয় না সত্যসূর্যের |

121. পড়বে না | পড়লেও 'লাইক' দেবে না | হৃদয়বত্তার পরাকাষ্ঠা !

122. যার জীবন আছে, তার আশা আছে, তার সব আছে | 

123. মন যদি ছোট হয়, বিরাটকে পাবে কি করে ? 

124. The mind is like malleable metal. Beaten by many it changes shape, failing to fulfil its early promise.

125. ওদিকে পশু কমছে, এদিকে পশু বাড়ছে |

126. Jokers are many, jokes are few. Life itself has become a mockery. 

127. The tragic part of life is that its comic part is being lost.

128. ভদ্রতা আর কি ? সংযম |

129. Figuring out how to keep vigour amidst the rigour of life is learning the secret of Karma Yoga. 

130. The volcano erupts to metamorphose life. 

131. ভরসা যখন ফর্সা হয়, তখন বর্ষা এসে রক্ষা করে | কৃপাবর্ষণ !

132. A joke ends in laughter. But laughter should not become a joke.

133. People have time for self-interest, not for pursuit of the Self.

134. The balance sheet of life unbalanced, life goes on. 

135. We have to save civilisation from barbarism. The latter is gaining ground with learning leading the way to usher in an impossible utopia. The Red-Green Alliance is rupturing world order. Fight it to save civilisation.

136. In self-serving the self is least served. 

137. The wave is the sea. Advaita.

138. Never be rude. Soft words heal, inspire, build.

139. Let not money make you arrogant. It won't last.

140. When monks run after money and matter, God descends to save Dharma.

141. Unfortunate are the ones who dishonour their Guru.

142. My young friends, read Vivekananda to build yourself. Here is a mine of infinite strength.

143. Do not incur sin by donating to super-rich spiritual organisations stooping low to make money.

144. My whatsapp updates have helped me measure the hearts of a few. They have revealed much. I see it as clear as daylight now.

145. গুরুবাক্যগ্রহণে কাঁটা বেছে খেলে ভগবান লাভ হয় না |

146. The hypocrisy of organisational preaching of the harmony of religions while neglecting core contentious issues of fanatical exclusiveness, conversion and political intent pertaining to Islam and Christianity that keep on harming the Hindus is detestable.

147. Cherry-picking the Guru's teachings does not conduce to spiritual growth. One must absorb them undiluted, whole. 

148. Message today and receive the answer tomorrow. If this is not communication, what is? 

149. Fakeness galore goes on in the name of Gurubhakti. Money matters much more to these titular disciples, crafty careering concerns more.

150. If life ceases, worth will be realised for a day or two. Then back to money-hunt. Selfishness rules life. This has been, this will be. Prophecy! 

151. I keep writing. If you find them irksome, ignore.

152. The universe updates every moment. I fail to keep the pace. Ever beaten by the clock since childhood, I once beat it in youth for good.

153. My writing caters to not just you but it caters to one and all. Feel free to read, reflect, realise, or to ignore, reject, cast away as refuse. 

154.

আধ্যাত্মিকতার আকাল পড়েছে | এমন জায়গা দেখি না যেখানে আধ্যাত্মিকতার নামে অর্থব্যবসা হচ্ছে না | এখন 'আপনাতে আপনি থেকো মন, যেয়ো নাকো কারু ঘরে |'

আলোকচিত্র : স্বামীজী গুরুভাইসহ বরাহনগর মঠে | তাঁদের অপার্থিব ত্যাগের পথ পরিত্যাগ করেছেন তাঁদের অনুগামীরা | বক্তৃতা, প্রসাদ, ইউ টিউবের গ্রাহকতা---সর্বত্র অর্থের বিনিময়ে ব্যবস্থা আজ যা কয়েক দশক আগে এঁদের পূর্বসূরীরা কল্পনাও করতে পারতেন না |

155. Freedom comes when infatuation goes.

156. Have infinite faith in your own self.

157. God is bliss. Be blissful. You are divine.

158. Time stops where God is.

159. Wealth is within.

160. Never give up hope. The future will be better than the past. 

161. There is no harm in hoping even if reality rules otherwise. It has been a rough ride in the past but the ride itself will take you to brighter places.

162. Night rules the day and day rules the night. This is the seesaw of life. History bears testimony to this even tide.

163. Move on through the dark night by the inner light. 

164. Live in the fourth plane of the heart. Conquer!

165. Truthfulness tells. 

166. Rejoice in others' success and bliss is yours.

167. The ochre awakes to sound the soul. Arise! Awake!

168. Love the good. Shun the wicked. Avoid evil.

169. Breathe even. That will keep you concentrated. 

170. The price of pleasure is the pain of death. 

171. Renunciation is the reverse flow of life. 

172. Go beyond time to see the Self.

173. The illumined soul alone can help illumine.

174. To stand straight in a bent world is the test of spirituality. No God is judging. Pure practice of the science of yoga. Freedom is the fruit.

175. Commerce is ruining relations, even spiritual.

176. The storm rose and broke its bounds. Ramakrishna was born. 1857 was the tumultuous year. India was in turmoil. And here in Dakshineshwar? A swansun.

177. To be soft-spoken is spirituality. 

178. Animality as yet reigns garbed in human attire. Spirituality a far cry! 

179. Justifying bad behaviour towards others? Rectify.

180. In an age of declining culture upon you lies the burden of upholding it. Read, reflect, realise the best elements of the history of man. Upward!

181. Religiosity isn't necessarily spirituality.

182. Truth destroys the dream.

183. What happened to Netaji? No interest?

184. God seeking God. This is what life essentially is.

185. সমাজে মূঢ়তা দিনে দিনে বাড়ছে | সংস্কৃতির বিপর্যয় | এর থেকেই সূচিত হয় 'সভ্যতার সঙ্কট' |

186. উদার যে, ঈশ্বরীয় সে |

187. Fanaticism is of tribal animal origin.

188. Power is embedded in the soul. Unlock it.

189. Two streams are running--selfish and selfless.

190. The gateway to God is open. Read Vivekananda. 

191. আলোচনা করতে গেলে দীর্ঘ সময় লাগবে | দু'কথায় হয় না | সভ্যতার মারপ্যাঁচ অনেক |

192. Nowadays mediocrity masquerades as maestro.

193. কোন বিদ্যাই অন্তের কথা বলতে পারে না | অন্তরের অনুভবেই অন্তের দর্শন |

194. কেমন অনুগত ? অবাধ্য কি অনুগত ? 

195. Those who are devoted respond quickly to message.

196. The call of desire you call duty. What is devotion then?

197. When the candle burns out, the sun shines bright.

198. Life is a giving of oneself unto all. Love!

199. In this world real men are rare.

200. Marry early, have children 3. Otherwise, Hindus will be in demographic decline. Sri Ramakrishna recommended 2 to 4 children which averages out to 3.

201. If Hindu numbers go down, India will be gone.

202. Live selfless lives in the Sanātan tradition. 🕉 

203. The Sanātan Dharma is the Bhāratiya way of life.

204. The revival of the Dharma will revive India.

205. The world is threatened by Hindus losing numbers.

206. Demography is destiny in democracy.

207. The Sanātan Dharma alone is all-inclusive.

208. Vivekananda's warnings about India must be heeded.

209. Individual freedom must be coupled with social responsibility for a nation to flourish and prosper. Greed and gain cannot rule national life.

210. Neglecting Vivekananda we've paid a heavy price. Return to Ramakrishna. Back to Vivekananda.

211. অর্থের প্রলোভনে আধ্যাত্মিক অনর্থ ঘটছে আজ | তবুও অগ্নিতে ঘৃতাহূতি দিচ্ছেন স্তাবক 'ভক্তের' দল | চৈতন্য কিছুতেই হয় না |

212. The purpose of human life is God-realisation. 

213. To those who care: "Meditate deep on my words."

214. Words are not mere conglomeration of letters. They are ideas born of the soul, pregnant with power. Read and reflect. Assimilate them in your system.

215. Cyclical karma will end in freedom. Rejoice!

216. Consciousness manifests everything every moment including the moment. The brain is the filtering device manifested too.

217. You are paying homage to dead men and an unseen God. Touch your own feet and revere yourself. You are the highest God. Realise it. 🕉 

218. 

কতিপয় অতিবিজ্ঞ পাঠকের যে কোন' লেখার যথার্থ তাৎপর্য বোঝার এত কম ক্ষমতা যে ভাবি লিখে আর কি হবে ? সবজানতাদের কি আর চৈতন্যের উদ্ভব নতুন করে হবে ? তাঁরা ত' সর্বজ্ঞ | আমার মত মূর্খ আর কি জানাতে পারে তাঁদের ? এঁরা সব তাবড় তাবড় ভক্ত, চোখকানরুদ্ধকারি নবানুরাগীর দল, নয় ত' রক্ষণশীল মনোভাবাপন্ন যেনতেনপ্রকারেণ সমর্থকের দল যাঁদের সঙ্ঘগত আদর্শচ্যূতি কিছুতেই চোখে পড়ে না, এমনই অন্ধ ভক্তি | বোধের নিতান্ত অভাব ! দু'পাতা স্বামীজী পড়েই জ্ঞান দিতে শুরু করে দিচ্ছেন সব | আমরা কি স্বামীজী পড়িনি, নাকি মহামূর্খের দল কিছুই বুঝি না ? অনেক দুঃখে লিখি যখন দেখি ঠাকুর-স্বামীজীর আদর্শ আজ ভূলুন্ঠিত, তাঁরা তাঁদেরই গৃহে পরিত্যক্ত | আজ অর্থের জয়জয়াকার, আধ্যাত্মিকতা নামমাত্র | বৈষয়িক নানা অজুহাত | এই কি স্বামীজীর স্বপ্নের রচনা ? তাই কি স্বামীজী হেদুয়ার রেলিং ধরে বাল্যবন্ধু ব্রহ্মবান্ধব উপাধ্যায়কে চোখের জলে বলেছিলেন, "ভবানী ভাই, আমি আর বাঁচব না |"? তাই কি মহাসমাধির কয়েক মাস মাত্র পূর্বে শিষ্যকে আক্ষেপ করে বলেছিলেন, "দৈবদুর্বিপাকে যদি বা দেহ হ'ল কিন্তু কোন' কাজে লাগল না | মাথাওয়ালা ছেলেগুলো সব বে করে বসে আছে, নইলে শরীর অপটু নয় ত' মানযশখ্যাতির বশ | আর যারা আসছে, তারা অধিকাংশই উচ্চ উচ্চ ভাবগ্রহণে সমুৎসুক নয় | এই দেখে মন হতাশায় ভেঙে পড়ে | তবে হ্যাঁ, ঠাকুরের যদি ইচ্ছা হয়, তো এদেরই মধ্য থেকে কালে সব মহাবীরের জন্ম  হবে |"?

219. আমি ত' বিক্রি হইনি |

220. We have entered an age when people quickly react adversely without reflecting on the nuances of a write-up. Intellectual decline is at its nadir.