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[Maadhavan Srinivasan]

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>                                     Brahmaiva Satyam
>Namaste!
>
>Thanks to sada, Vidya and others whose postings helped me to
devlop.....
>
>Sada's statement that experience coupled with knowledge should lead one
to...
>
>I gained the knowlege from Upanishads, Masters, Swamis and Gurus... and
I had
>experience more than once by the grace of DEVI.
>
>Knowledge coupled with experience should have made me a.........
>
>NO! it did not happen and I am not expecting anything to happen!
>
>Something is holding me.  I can not pinpoint what it is but I feel it
is
>"Reponsibilities"
>
>Let me paint you a picture!   I have lot of debts, I have a daughter to
be
>educated and married and I have a son who needs guidance.  If I leave
all
>these reponsibities and devote 100% to brahman, people would say I am
>irresponsible, a coward.

We need not leave all the responsibilities to devote 100% to Brahman.
If we fix our mind in Truth, we can do anything which naturally comes to
us.


>I have two alternatives.
>
>1. Ignore the world, forget responsibilities and GO
>2. Stay and discharge responsibilities.

Since "Brahmam only Exists", we need not ignore anything. Just stay in
Brahmam and do the duties.

Madhavan.
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>Let Noble Thoughts Come To Me From All Sides
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Rigve
>da
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