Thursday, March 30, 2006

Purifying the mind

Jan 22, 1937, Talks 337:
Mr K V R Iyer: How is the mind to be purified?
Bhagavan: The sastras say: "By karma, bhakti and so on.". My attendant asked the same question once before and was told, "By karma dedicated to God". It is not enough that one thinks of God while doing the karma, but one must continually and unceasingly think of Him. Then alone will the mind become pure.

Jan 12, 1937, Talks 325:
Mr Rama Sastri from Guntur district composed 8 slokas on Sri Bhagavan and read them out with feeling. The sastri then prayed for guidance, " ... the affairs of the world are distracting me..."

Bhagavan: Think of Bhagavan. How will the affairs of the world distract Him? You and they (the affairs) are in Him.

Meditation Guide
Bhagavan Ramanam Sharanam