Swami Krishnananda - Thus Awakens the Awakened One, @Yoga
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THUS AWAKENS THE
AWAKENED ONE
by
S
WAMI
K
RISHNANANDA
The Divine Life Society
Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India
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CONTENTS
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I. PRACTICAL WISDOM
* A Sultan asked an astrologer to tell something about his
future. The astrologer said: “Your highness will live long
to see all your sons dead.” The Sultan was enraged and
ordered the astrologer’s arrest and imprisonment. He
consulted another astrologer on the same point. This
second astrologer said: “Your highness will enjoy a long
life and outlive all your family.” The Sultan was highly
pleased and gave him rich presents. Both the astrologers
knew the truth, but the latter knew the Sultan.
* ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ But we have to
help ourselves in terms of God’s law which requires that
we sacrifice ourselves in every one of our acts in such a
manner that our acts help in exceeding the lower
personality by degrees, and approximating God’s
existence.
* What you have enjoyed yourself and what you have given
over to others in charity or as gift is really yours.
Everything else is of doubtful nature and you are merely
a protector thereof.
* In your dealings with another person, try first to think
through the feelings of that person and then try again to
overcome the limitations of those feelings by rational
methods of approach. This will avoid much of the
unnecessary tangles in which social life is caught up
every day.
* Do not keep anything which you will be afraid of showing
to others.
Do not do anything which you would not like others to
know.
In spiritual life secrecy has no place
except in regard to
one’s sadhana
(spiritual practice).
* “Even this will pass away.” This is a good maxim to
remember that our joys and sorrows are not permanent,
and that we should always be therefore unattached and
hopeful of a better future.
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