Some have come to Me and asked this very question: "We have been engaged in this Saadhana for years now; we have written the name Lakhs of times, we have repeated it ceaselessly for many years, but we have not succeeded! Why have we not reached the goal?"
I want each one of you to search within yourself for the answer; examine your own effort and achievement and judge your own Saadhana, unaided by Me. Have you yearned, have you pined, have you wept for the Lord as Thyaagaraaja did, for example? Have you shed tears of contrition, tears of exultation, while repeating His name so full of sweetness and beauty; while visualising His form so full of loveliness and charm? You might have wept; but who knows for what; who knows the impulse that swept you into that sadness? Were they tears shed out of fear or greed or pride, or because the Lord was not near?. - taken from Swami's Shivaratri Discourse on 4th March 1962. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
