09-05-2017, 08:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-05-2017, 08:20 AM by loostudent.)
(09-04-2017, 02:23 AM)peregrine Wrote:(09-02-2017, 05:36 PM)loostudent Wrote: /.../ "In the Kaliyuga, the best way is Bhakti yoga, the path of devotion /.../
Sri Ramakrishna is reported to have said that, but he said it to Indians in India about Indians. Sri Ramakrishna liked to point out that a mother will cook differently for one of her children than for another, according to what they will eat and what they prefer. Likewise, he advocated that a person should find the path to Divinity which suits them /.../
Yes, that was said only generally but I think it also holds for people outside India. "In the Kaliyuga the life of man is centred on food. He cannot get rid of the feeling that he is the body and the ego."
"In this state of mind it is not proper for him to say, 'I am He.' When a man does all sorts of worldly things, he should not say, 'I am Brahman.' Those who cannot give up attachment to worldly things, and who find no means to shake off the feeling of 'I', should rather cherish the idea 'I am God's servant; I am His devotee.' One can also realize God by following the path of devotion."