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"Holy Mother" painted by Swami Tadatmananda

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Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 239 21-September-2016

21-09-2016 Wednesday
Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 239

In a Domestic Setting – 36

Holy Mother was a living embodiment of the non-attachment taught in the Bhagavd Gita. In every action, great or small, she practised yoga, or complete union with the Godhead. Her will was one with God’s will. Though a householder, she never deviated from the ideal of renunciation laid down for monks. She did not shun disagreeable duties nor did she welcome agreeable ones. Through all her activities she never forgot God. If she had wanted, she could have lived a life of ease and comfort in Calcutta, receiving worship from her devotees and disciples. Yet much of the time she chose to lead an austere life in a malaria-stricken village, performing her duties cheerfully in order to set an example to the world. The secret of her inner peace, poise, and contentment was her unceasing communion with God. Even when her body or sense-organs were extremely active, her heart was directed to God, like the needle of a compass which points always to the north. Again, like an anvil in a blacksmith’s shop, she remained unmoved by the repeated blows of the world. The events of the outer world may have made slight ripples on her mind, but they could not disturb the peace of her soul. She was like the ocean, into which rivers from all sides empty themselves, causing waves on the surface, but whose inner depths remain for ever serene.

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