Spiritual Message for the Day – Ram Navami by Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda
Baba Times Digest© | 27 March 2015 13.28 EST | New York Edition
Ram Navami
Divine Life Society Publication: Early Morning Meditation Talks by Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda
Om! Om! Om!
If we wanted to build a great temple, we would want the finest materials, expert architecture and skilled craftsmen. But all that will be of little use unless we build our temple on a solid foundation. And so too it is with our lives. We are meant to be living temples of the indwelling Spirit. Through various spiritual practices we are meant to build a beautiful temple. But unless there is a solid foundation, sooner or later the temple will collapse.
In the Vedic way of life, the temple is built through yoga, and the supreme exemplar of yoga is Lord Krishna. But the foundation of the temple of our life—the irreplaceable necessity—is dharma. And today is the special worship of the avatar of dharma, Lord Rama. But dharma is far more than ethical behaviour; dharma is the expression of God in manifestation. Therefore, dharma is not only the foundation of our spiritual life, it is actually the essence of the edifice as well.
The only purpose of our birth is to express God on earth, and that is what dharma is. Therefore, our worship today omits no aspect of our spiritual life from the bottom to the highest point of the superstructure. It represents a dedication to be a perfect vehicle of the Lord. May we worship in that spirit, and may our lives be an expression of that worship.
May God and Gurudev bless us all in the celebration this morning as well as our participation in this worldwide Japa Yajna.
Excerpts from: Ram Navami - Early Morning Meditation Talks by Sri Swami Atmaswarupananda
Additional Reading: Ram Navami – Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Gurudev Sri Swami Sivananda
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