Samadhi and Realization of Brahman : Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna

Samadhi and Realization of Brahman

What is the state of one's mind in Samadhi? It is like the state of bliss that is experienced by a live fish which, after being kept out of water for some time, is again put into it. 

Mysterious is that sacred state which recognizes neither teacher, nor pupil. Brahma-jnana is so mysterious that when one attains it there remains no distinction between the Guru and the disciple. 

As a lamp brought into a room that has been dark for a thousand years illumines it immediately, the light of Jnana illumines the Jiva, and dispels his age-long ignorance.

On being questioned as to whether he was conscious of the gross world in the state of Samadhi, the Master replied, 

"There are hills and mountains, dales and valleys under the sea, but they are not 

visible from the surface. So in the state of Samadhi one sees the broad expanse of Sachchidananda only, 

and the individual consciousness lies in a latent condition."

🕉 Wise Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna. 

913 - 916.

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Who can know God fully? 

It is not given to us, nor is it required of us to know Him fully. 

It is enough if we can see Him

-feel that He is the only reality. 

Suppose a person comes to the holy river Ganges and touches the water. He would say, "I have been blessed with the vision and touch of the holy river from Gomukhi to Gangasagar-from its source to the estaury !" 

Do you seek God? 

Then seek Him in man. 

His divinity is manifest more in man than in any other object. Look around for a man whose heart overflows with the love of God, a man who lives, moves and has his being in God-a man intoxicated with His love. In such a man God manifests Himself.

- Wise Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna. 

716 & 717.

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"A lake has several ghats. At one the Hindus take water in pitchers and call it 'jal'; at another the Mussalmans take water in leather bags and call it pani'. At a third the Christians call it 'water'. Can we imagine that it is not 'jal', but only 'pani' or 'water'? How ridiculous! The substance is One under different names, and everyone is seeking the same substance; only climate, temperament, and name create differences. Let each man follow his own path. If he sincerely and ardently wishes to know God, peace be unto him! He will surely realize Him."

(says Sri Ramakrishna)

🙏Swami Nikhilananda🙏

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Resignation to God

He who can resign himself to the will of the Almighty with simple faith and guileless love realises the Lord very quickly. 

To live in the world or to leave it depends upon the will of God. Therefore work, leaving everything to Him. 

What else can you do? 

A shallow pool of water in an open field will soon be dried up, though no one may lessen the quantity of its water by using it. So a sinful man is sometimes purified by simply resigning himself totally and absolutely to the mercy and grace of God. 

Question: What are we to do when we are placed in this world? 

Answer: Give up everything to Him, resign yourself to Him, and there will be no more trouble for you. 

Then you will come to know that everything is done by His will. 

There is no path safer and smoother than that of Ba-kalam (power of attorney). Here Ba-kalam means resigning oneself to the will of the Almighty and having no feeling that anything is one's own. 

The young of a monkey clings to its mother tightly when she moves about. The kitten on the other hand does not do so but mews piteously, and the mother grasps it by the neck. 

If the young of the monkey lets go its hold of its mother, it falls down and gets hurt. This is because it relies upon its own 

strength. But the kitten runs no such risk, as the mother herself carries it about from place to place. 

Such is the difference between self-reliance and entire resignation to the will of God. 

A father was once passing through a field with his two little sons. He was carrying one of them in his arms while the other was walking along with him holding his hand. They saw a kite flying, and the latter boy, giving up his hold of his father's hand, began to clap with joy, crying, "Behold, papa, there is a kite!" 

But immediately he stumbled down and got hurt. The boy who was carried by the father also clapped his hands with joy, but did not fall, as his father was holding him. The first boy represents self-help in spiritual matters, and the second self-surrender.

🕉 Wise Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna. 

515 - 521.

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"Another means of attaining God is renunciation. What is meant by this? When there is deep love for God, all other things drop off by themselves, as when one advances to the north the south is left further and further behind. Therefore I ask you to love the Lord intensely. You must have as much longing for God as the wife feels for her husband, the child for its mother, and the miser for his wealth."

-Sri Ramakrishna