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    This document discusses the importance of resigning oneself completely to God's will through several analogies and examples. It argues that one who surrenders fully to God, like a leaf blown by the wind or a kitten carried by its mother, will not face harm or difficulties. Complete reliance on and devotion to one's chosen deity or ideal is also emphasized as the surest path, rather than doubting different paths or changing goals.

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    This document discusses the importance of resigning oneself completely to God's will through several analogies and examples. It argues that one who surrenders fully to God, like a leaf blown by the wind or a kitten carried by its mother, will not face harm or difficulties. Complete reliance on and devotion to one's chosen deity or ideal is also emphasized as the surest path, rather than doubting different paths or changing goals.

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    This document discusses the importance of resigning oneself completely to God's will through several analogies and examples. It argues that one who surrenders fully to God, like a leaf blown by the wind or a kitten carried by its mother, will not face harm or difficulties. Complete reliance on and devotion to one's chosen deity or ideal is also emphasized as the surest path, rather than doubting different paths or changing goals.

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    Resignation to God 165

    Then you will come to know that everything is done by


    His will.
    519. There is no path safer and smoother than that of
    Ba-kalama (power of attorney).. Ba-kalama means here
    resigning oneself to the will of the Almighty and having no
    feeling that anything is one" s own.
    520. The young of a monkey clasps and clings to its
    mother tightly when s�e moves about. The kitten on the
    other hand does not do so but mews piteously, and the
    mother grasps it by the neck. H the young of the monkey
    Jets go its hold of its mother, it falls down and gets hurt.
    This i's because it relies upon its own strength. But the
    kitten runs no such risk� as the mother herself carries it
    about from place to place. Such is the difference between
    self-reliance and entire resignation to the will of God.
    52 l. A father was once passing through a field with
    his t�o litile sons. He was carrying one of them in his
    arms while the other was walking along with him holding
    his hand. They saw a kite flying, and the latter boy,
    giving up his hold on his father's hand, began to clasp with
    joy, crying, " Behold, papa, there is a kite!" But immedi­
    ately he stumbled down and got hurt. The boy who was
    carried by the father also clapped his hands with joy, but
    did not fall, as his father was holding him. The first boy
    represents self-help in spiritual matters, and the'second self.
    surrender. • ,
    52f Blessed Radha was once called to prove her
    .chastity. She was subject;d to the ordeal of fetching water
    m a 1:r with a th('flsand holes. She succeeJed in iloin� so
    without �en I! dt<>p of wate1 °leaking out, a�d everyo_ne
    166 Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna
    applauded her, declaring that such a chaste woman never
    was and never will be. At this Radha exclaimed, " Why
    do you heap praise on me? Say rather, • Glory to Krishna!
    Glory to Him alone I' I am only it handmaid of His."
    523. What is the nature of absolute reliance on God?
    It is like that happy state of relaxation felt by a fatigued
    worker when, reclining on a pillow, he smokes at leisure
    after a day's hard work. It is the r-essation of all anxieties
    and worries.
    524. Live here like a leaf cast off after being used for
    taking food. It is at the mercy of the winds ; it is blown
    here and there ; sometimes indoors and sometimes �broad
    in dirty places. Well, now you ''are placed here ; all right,
    remain here. And when He will take you away and put
    you in a better place, . then, too, you should say • Amen ·•
    and resign to His will with perfect unattachment., Let
    things take care of themselves.

    NECESSITY OF ISHTA OR CHOSEN DEITY


    525. The young wife in a family respects her father-in­
    law and mother-in-law, ministers to their wants, and does
    not despise or disobey them ; but at the same time she
    loves her husband more than any of them. In the same
    way be firm in your devotion to your own Chosen Deity
    (lshta), btft do not despise other Deities. Honour them
    too ; for they ,"ill 1epresent one Authority and one Lqye.
    526. In the play of dice calls:d Ashta-kashta, the pieces
    must pass through all the squares of thf chequer before
    th1v rtllch, the central sq,uare of rest alfd non-returl\, But
    sq long as a pawn does nfit reach t�af'ceqtral §liuare, it is
    Necess·ity of Chosen Ideal 167
    liable to return again and again to its starting point and
    commence its weary journey over.and over again. If. how­
    ever, two pawns happen to start their journey in unison and
    move jointly from square to square, they cannot be forced
    back by any winner. Similarly, those who start on their
    career of devotional practices, first uniting' themselves with
    a Guru and an lshta, have no fear of reverses and diffi­
    culties on the way. T� . eir progress will be smooth, unim­
    peded and without any retrogression.
    S'l.7. Many roads lead to Calcutta. Dr. Doubtful
    started from his home in a distant village to go to the
    metrop!>lis. He asked a man on the road, " Which is the
    shortest route to Calcuh'a ? · · The man said, " Follow
    this road." Proceeding some distance. he met another
    man and asked him, " ls this the shortest road to Calcutta? · ·
    The man replied, " Oh no ! You must retrace your steps
    and ta°ke the road to your left." The man did so. Going
    . along that new road for some distance. he met a third man
    who pointed out another road to Calcutta. Thus Dr. Doubt-
    ful made no progress, but spent the whole day in changing
    roads. One who really wishes to reach Calcutta must stick
    to a single road pointed out by an h')nest man ; so also
    those who want to reach God must follow steadily one
    particular guide.
    528. A man began to sink a well, but havin« dug down
    to a depth of twenty cubits. he could not find. any trace of
    water there. So he gave up that site and selected another
    spot for the purpose. There he dug still deeper, but even
    then c�uld not fi�d •my water. � he selected �et ')llothfr
    site and dul deel?er 'than before, 4>ut it was also of no avail.

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