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Radha’s Prem -Swami Sivananda
Scene 4
Act 1
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Jo jo sharan pade, Prabhu tare, Murkha Raj: Swamiji, after last evening’s discussion here, I thought about the whole matter, and I feel that after all my original conception and yours of God are essentially the same; only yours is more concrete and so is more appealing to every one. But as I said yesterday at the close of the meeting I wonder what effect the mere repetition of a Name can have! Of course, science tells us that concentration of the mind is necessary to achieve any great result in any walk of life; that all the discoveries have been brought about by the inventor meditating deeply on the object he chose. Hence, it is clear that in the philosophical field also concentration and meditation are absolutely necessary. And, yesterday, I learnt that a form is essential in the initial stages before stepping on to formless meditation. Why not stop there? I thought I was seeing things clearly when you suddenly switched on to the topic of the repetition of Name. That seems to be all wrong and very unscientific. I have come across so many people who go on rolling the beads and shouting “Ram, Ram”; but I consider they are all mere humbugs. What do they achieve by it? What are your views on this point? Do you consider it...... |
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