Taken from Mother Radha's notes, written at Swamiji's feet.
Rishis were seers of thought (but not of their own thought). The Rishis never thought they created the scriptures from their own minds. Rishis are the seers of Truth which exists eternally.
Their creative energy is never at rest, it still goes on. It is God's eternal creation which works throughout the universe. Take the body, it is creating new cells all the time but we do not know about it.
Who makes creation? It is really a projection, without beginning or end. It is similar to the creation of a dream, and who makes the dream.
Why don't we want to read another man's mind? Because I know what is in my mind, why must I discover what rubbish is in his mind?
Some are born happy, some unhappy, some are born wealthy, some un-wealthy. We ourselves make it so - not God. It is due to our previous life or lives. We are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects and the causes.
Spirituality comes through human hearts. The soul is immortal; it is in every man and every woman; the same omnipresent [everywhere], omniscient [all-knowing] Soul. There is a difference. Not in the Soul, but in the manifestation.
The body is here and the mind is beyond.
Behind the mind is the Atman. The Soul of man is called the Self or Atman; which is separated from the mind and the body; and which goes through death, accompanying the mind. The goal of the Soul is freedom Absolute. Heaven and hell are not infinite nor Absolute.
As long as time and space work on you, you are a slave.
Nature must fall at your feet and you must trample on it and be free. The goal is Eternal bliss.
About the Author
Clive Simpkins is a Change Architect, Strategist, speaker, author and a chela [disciple] of Swami Shivapadananda (1938-1994), second President and Spiritual Head of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa. http://swamishivapadananda.typepad.com http://www.imbizo.com
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