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In mankind, there is a man give me that.” Turn the mind
called Narayana. He is well totally to Him. Then He will loot
known to be a looter. He your vasanas. That is why He is
comes silently and takes called Hari – haran karne wala –
away all the impurities of the looter. So, when I pray: “Hare
heart, the bundle of vasanas Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama
and negativities accumulated Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare
through many lives. Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare
Hare,” I am exposing myself and
The evolutionists say that praying to Him to cleanse my
after trillions of years came impurities. What can He loot?
plant life and then the animal Only the stupid idea that I am
and then the human. We don’t
a separate entity! Once He loots
know how many human lives it, what remains is Narayana –
you and I have lived through, within and without. This is the
and this life is a product of all highest state of experience.
those experiences. We may reach it through
Our local looters take away surrender and devotion, or
ornaments or gold or cash; some through understanding and ser-
take away the camera and the vice of the world outside, rec-
radio also, but they don’t take ognizing that every form is
away your utensils and furni- nothing but our beloved Lord’s
ture! However, the moment you expression, that people are
think of Narayana, He comes walking temples and moving
and takes away everything, churches. We should serve with
leaving nothing behind. For such an attitude, with our mind
that, you must think of Him centred in Him alone.
exclusively. Do not think of Him Thus, through karma yoga,
and say, “O Lord, give me this; bhakti yoga or jnana yoga, reach

Life is but these things – weakness,
In loving memory of illness, pain, death. In spite of it
Amarlal Tolaram Hinduja all, we get at least a few days of
strength, health, joy and life. We
Hyderabad, India must consider this as a privilege.
Swami Chinmayananda

Tapovan Prasad 21 November 2017