To Remember God

Published on July 12, 2019

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Remembering God is the essence of all the spiritual practices. The moment one remembers God, all unfavorable and inauspicious is eradicated. In this there is gains and only gains, there is no losses whatsoever.  To remember God in spiritual talks is most exceptional, the essence of all. Therefore while walking, standing, sitting, and at all times one must remember God, then it does not matter when the body leaves.

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God becomes pleased simply by remembering Him.  What spiritual practice can be more easier?

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Simply by remembering God, one can attain salvation, sorrow will end once and for all, immense bliss can be realized.  What else can be a more reasonable bargain than this ! It is a very easy spiritual practice, while the fruit is so great ! If we cannot even do such easy work, then what else can we do ?

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Man has two main tasks –  To remember God and according to his strength to serve the needy-suffering, poor, those without protection,  the handicapped, those with meager possessions, mother-father and those that are revered, and to give them happiness.  You are responsible only to the extent that you can pleasantly handle.
Whatever work you do, wherever you go,  surely remember God. Simply by remembering God, man can be released from the bondage of this world.  ‘Yasya smaran maatrena, janma sansaar bandhanaat | vimuchyate…….’  (Mahabharat,  Anushaasan. 141).  By remembering God,  all work will be accomplished by His grace.  Lakshmanji was wounded when he went to kill Meghnaad, without salutation to Lord Ram,  (Manas, Lanka. 52), and when after greeting Lord Ram, he went   to fight, he was able to defeat Meghnad –  ‘Raghupati charan naayi siru chaleu turant anant.’ (Manas,  Lanka. 74). Victory is gained simply by remembering God, and defeat takes place when one forgets God.  Therefore do all work by remembering God.

There appears to be success in worldly work, but as such there is no victory, but in remembrance of God there is always victory,  there is never any defeat. Just as by giving water to the root of a tree, the entire tree gets nourishment, and by giving food and water, the entire body gets nourished and full of energy,  similarly by remembering God, the entire world gets energy. This is a secret. Everyone does not reveal this ! To remember God is the essence of all talks.

Narayana !  Narayana ! Narayana !

From “Lakshya Ab Door Nahin” in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji