Re: 24-November-2011 (Thursday) : Thought for the Day!!!
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.147
Thursday 24/11/11
The Master Said:
"An aspirant possessed of rAjasic bhakti puts a tilak
on his forehead and a necklace of holy rudrAksha beads,
interspersed with gold ones, around his neck.
At worship he wears a silk cloth."
This last comment brought forth laughter among the devotees
Re: 24-November-2011 (Thursday) : Thought for the Day!!!
This always reminded me of teachings of Jesus:
He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. "Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Re: 24-November-2011 (Thursday) : Thought for the Day!!!
Tax Collectors are not well liked people, at least where I come from. I was a tax collector for 4 years here in our county, until I went back to the Accounting Department (bean counting). My boss, the ultimate Tax Collector, used to make jokes about the Biblical references to his title...
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