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Old 11-20-2007, 05:57 PM   #36
DoniandaCoado

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One of the principal concepts of Bhakti is Saranagatha or Saranagathi. This concept is applicable irrespective of the Deity you worship. Basically it means total surrender. I was talking earlier about the attitude of a new born to its Mother. It is totally dependent on her and surrenders absolutely.

This is an attitude which should be developed by all Bhaktas.

To quote Sri Ramakrishna from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna.

There are two classes of devotees. One class has the nature of the kitten. The kitten depends completely on its mother. It accepts whatever its mother does for it. The kitten only cries, "Mew, mew!" It does not know what to do or where to go. Sometimes the mother puts the kitten near the hearth, sometimes on the bed. Devotees of this class give God the power of attorney and thus become free of all worry. Devotees of this class have an unwavering conviction that God is our Mother and our Father.

There is another class of Devotees. They have the nature of the young monkey. The young monkey clings to its mother with might and main. The devotees who behave like the young monkey have a slight idea of being the doer. They feel: "We must go to the sacred places, we must practice japa and austerity; we must perform worship with sixteen articles as prescribed in the sastras. Only then shall we be able to realize God." Such is their attitude.

The aspirants of both classes are devotees of God. The further you advance, the more you will realize that God alone has become everything. He alone does everything. He alone is Guru and He alone is Ishta. He alone gives knowledge and devotion. These two classes are called Marjariya and Markata.

Most of us belong to the second class of Devotees. But we wish to progress to the kitten class of devotees. That means surrender to the grace of GOD.
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