Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 264 16-October-2016
16-10-2016 Sunday
Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 264
Chapter 12 – Spiritual Ministry : 007
Spiritual experience involves, as already mentioned, the descent of God and the ascent of the soul – the grace of God and the right effort of the seeker. The meeting of a competent teacher and a qualified pupil is an unusual phenomenon. As Upanishad says: “Many there are who do not even hear of Atman; though hearing of It, many do not comprehend. Wonderful is the expounder and rare the hearer; rare indeed is the experience of Atman taught by an able preceptor.’
That Holy Mother was a teacher par excellence goes without saying. In her relationship with her disciples she acted a mother, teacher, and Divinity incarnate. But for the most part she covered herself with a veil of humanity. Who can look straight at the blazing sun without the help of a coloured glass?
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Holy Mother - Being the Life of Sri Sarada Devi Wife of Sri Ramakrishna And Helpmate in his Mission By Swami Nikhilananda p: 163