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DAILY SVADYAYA
" FOUR TRANSFORMING FACTORS"
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RELATED TOPICS FROM VEDANTA
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OM
NAMO BHAGAVATHE SIVANANDAYA
Svadyaya
for April 13, 2013
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FOUR
TRANSFORMING FACTORS
1.
Shabda-Brahman: The power,
which can awaken, enlighten, illumine and bring about Self-realisation, is the
power of Shabda-Brahman, the Divine Name. The first primal expression of
Brahman took place as the mystical cosmic sound vibration, adya-spandana,
in the form of mysterious, divine cosmic sound Om – the Name of that nameless
One. Therefore, let the Name be your constant companion. Let it be a propelling
force and factor to take you towards God.
2.
Remembrance of God: Remembrance
of God through mind is the second great force, a dynamic unfailing factor. When
the tongue is uttering the Name, the mind is to remember the Supreme Being.
Remembrance has power of keeping our consciousness centred upon the grand
Reality.
3. Bhav: The feeling that you bring into
your every thought, word and action is the third factor. Your bhav is
your treasure. It is your domain, your monopoly, your inner kingdom where you
have total say. If you have the sincerity, earnestness, wisdom, let this inner
kingdom of bhav decide whether your life is mundane and prosaic, or
lofty and spiritual, sublime and Godly.
4. Vision: What is the vision with which you
behold this world? Again and again our scriptures reiterate the great vision,
the great truth: “The world is indwelt by the Divine, pervaded by the Divine.”
What should be our vision? What should be our Bhav? It should be:
“Everything is sublime and spiritual. Every act of mine – physical, verbal,
mental, sentimental – should verily be divine.” Read again and again Gurudev’s
sublime composition “Song of Immanence of Rama.” Ponder its implications to
you.
These four
powerful, transforming forces can enhance your spiritual life and make it fully
God-oriented, take you towards the supreme Goal. These forces will help you to
overcome everything, conquer Maya, overcome life itself here and now. They will
transform you and take you irresistibly to God-consciousness.
God Bless You!
Swami Chidananda
Additional Reading:
"The Three Governing Factors of Sadhana" by Swami Sivananda
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