How does one? I think you know the answer, dear brother. One who has become as "dead" as you describe does not know to come to Mother.

You have come! Now let Her take care of you! You have been trying so long. Stop now! Say "Mother, I cannot do anything myself. See how hard and long I've tried and only suffer more. I am your child. I have only you. You must help me; take care of me."

The challenge we all face is that we must become weary before we are truly able to give up our own efforts and desires before we can truly surrender to Mother.

Perhaps someone can tell Thakur's parable of the bird who woke to find that the ship it had fallen to sleep on was now way out to sea with no land in sight.... We are that bird...

Jai Ma!

Thank you, Respected sister Jayanti. Thank you for that prayer.
I am beginning to feel that.
Thank you once again.
With regards,

Ankur

Location: Guwahati, Assam, India

Dear Ankur ji,

No matter how bad things may look, at any given time,
we must remember that they can always be worse.

"Once I complained that I had no shoes, until I saw a man without any feet."

Sister Jayanti has given you the best advice possible:

"Simply place all your troubles at Mother's feet, and let Her do the worrying."

After all, we still have her promise:

"I am the mother of the wicked,
as I am the mother of the virtuous.
Whenever you are in distress,
only speak this to yourself,
'I have a mother'."

Om Tat Sat

You are very right, Respected web admin. Also, Yes, Sister Jayanti has given the best possible advice. I will try to trust in Mother. Thank you.

I was watching a documentary and some videos on Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, my beloved first Guru whom I always feel an oneness with Holy Mother. The URLs are:
http://acalayoga.googlepages.com/ramanamaharshionvideo

http://acalayoga.googlepages.com/ramanamaharshisageofarunachaladocumentar

Location: Guwahati, Assam, India

Dear Ankur ji,

Unfortunately, I am unable to check out those videos you
mentioned, since I am using a slow dial-up connection.

Thanks anyway for mentioning that.

Om Shanthi Om