Servant of God: Sayings of a Self-Realised Sage: Swami Ramdas

About the Book:

Never before have all the various facets of the teachings of Swami Ramdas (1884-1963) been brought together in one comprehensive volume.

Like a beautiful multicoloured garland of fragrant flowers, Servant of God is a collection of extracts from the writings of Ramdas that are arranged under 101 chapter headings.

The very phrases of Ramdas form the chapter headings which range from "Adoration of the Lord' to "Zoroaster Taught the Suzerainty of God". The first word of a chapter heading indicates what it mainly contains. Thus the subject of LOVE predominates in the chapter "Love Breaks All Barriers". The order of the chapter is determined by the alphabetical sequence of these first words. Therefore the CONTENTS list itself serves as a very useful subject index.

Ramdas was not only an extraordinary spiritual teacher but also a master of the English language. His books are among the leading classic of sacred literature because of their great inspirational value. Profound philosophical insights blend in well with moving devotional passages.

The chapter entitled "The Life of Swami Ramdas" by Susunaga Weeraperuma is a long and detailed account that is replete with fascinating anecdotes about this saint.

About the Author:

Susunaga Weeraperuma, a Doctor of Letters, lives in France. Although he was born in Sri Lanka where he was raised in the Buddhist religion, he has been spending most of his life in England, Australia, Switzerland and France. After taking a Master's degree in Economics and Political Science at London University, he qualified as Librarian and worked in the British Library and the South Australian Parliamentary Library. It was during his period that he wrote three books on Library Science and A Bibliography of the Life and Teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti.

After retiring early from his profession, Weeraperuma now devotes his time to spiritual practices, hatha yoga, gardening and the writing of books. Hi is deeply acquainted with both Oriental and Occidental religious systems. Consequently his writing are predominantly on philosophical and religious subjects. A skilled and vivacious writer who enjoys producing works of fiction and not-fiction, he is the author of two collections of short stories -The Holy Guru and Other Stories and The Stranger and Other Stories.

Some of Weeraperuma's important books are as follows:
Major Religions of India
J. Krishnamurti: As I Knew Him
Living and Dying: From Moment to Moment
That Pathless Land
Bliss of Reality
Homage to Yogaswami
Divine Messengers of Our Time

Back of the Book:

LIVING IN GOD
Roy Eugene Davis Because only God exists and all souls are expressive aspects of God's consciousness, we are living in God now. Until we are conscious of our true nature as spiritual beings abiding in God, it can be helpful to nurture aspiration to authentic spiritual growth, internationally choose a wholesome lifestyle sustained by a clear sense of meaningful purpose, pray and meditate regularly, and frequently refresh the mind with constructive thoughts.
The God-centered themes in this book will inspire and motivate readers to live skillfully and effectively for their highest good. The affirmations can be used awaken and actualize soul qualities and provide awareness of possibilities for demonstrating excellence. Quotations selected from inspired sources supplement the theme pages.

THE BOOK OF LIFE
Roy Eugene Davis

The book is written with the understanding that we are not mere mortals with wishful aspiration to divine status; we are spiritual beings with virtually unlimited capacities and functional abilities which are to be acknowledged, awakened, and creatively expressed.

LIFE SURRENDERED IN GOD
The Kriya Yoga Way of Soul Liberation
Roy Eugene Davis

Kriyas are the constructive actions as well as the transformative actions. Yoga can be defined as "procedure," as "practice," and as the end-result of successful practice- "wholeness".
After presenting an overview of philosophical principles, the focus is the author's comprehensive commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (circa 200 CE, perhaps older). This is presented in four stages: concentration and superconscious state; international practices; awakened soul abilities; and liberation consciousness. Besides the book provides guidelines to recommended lifestyle regimens and instruction in meditation techniques and practice routines.
It is further supplemented by a glossary of primary English and Sanskrit words in addition to Transmission of the Kriya Yoga Tradition in the Current Era.

Contents

Acknowledgements		v
Introduction		xi
Glossary of Indian Terms		xiii
The Life of Swami Ramdas		1
Adoration of the Lord		27
Avatars Release a World-Redeeming Spiritual Force		29
Beauty in the Eyes of God		31
Bhakti is the Adoration of God		32
Bliss of the Atman		35
The Buddha: Truth is Inexpressible		37
Communion with Your Eternal Beloved		39
Compassion is the Noblest Virtue		41
Contemplation of God		43
Death is False		45
Divine Consciousness Destroys the Ego-Sense		47
Divine Consciousness of the Eternal and Cosmic Reality		50
The Divine is the One and Only Reality		52
Divine Protection and Grace Through Unshakable Faith		55
Divinity Permeates Everything		57
Ego-Sense Has No Place in Your Life		59
Evil is Our Own Creation		61
Faith in God		65
Faith Works Wonders		67
Gandhi was a Saint or God-Man		69
Glorify Him and His Name		71
God-Experience is the Highest Acquisition		75
God Has Revealed Himself in Me		77
God is a Living Reality		79
God is Absolute Joy		81
God is Behind Everything		83
God is the Friend of the Helpless		85
God Wants a Heart Longing for Him Alone		87
Grace is Ever Pouring on Us from God		88
Grace is Sure to Descend		91
Grace of a Saint		93
Gurus Awaken the Dormant Spirit		95
The Heart is Really a Temple of God		97
Hinduism is a Universal Religion		99
Humility Leads to Self-Surrender		101
I am That		103
I am the Still All-Pervading Spirit		105
I am Thyself		107
I Live in Ecstasy Always		109
Immortality is the Birth-Right of Mankind		110
Intuition is the Voice of God		112
Japa: Oh! the Charm of the Name!		114
Japa: The Repetition of God's Name		117
Japam Purifies the Mind		119
Jesus is an Incarnation of Infinite Love		121
Joy is His Nature		123
Life Has a Beautiful Meaning and Purpose		125
Life is Intended for Attaining This Supreme Goal		131
Life Lived in the Thought of God		133
Love Begets Love		135
Love Breaks All Barriers		137
Love is the Expression of God		139
Love is the Mystic Solvent of All Diversity		142
Man is an Embodied Divinity		145
Meditation: Posture and Method for Silent Meditation		147
Mohammed: The Great Prophet		150
Mysticism in Excelsis		152
Nanak: The Founder of the Sikh Religion		154
Nature Smiles - God Smiles		156
Pain and Sorrow Purify Your Heart		158
The Pathless Path		161
Peace is an Internal State of the Soul		163
Peace is Ever Within You		165
Pray to Him, Sing of Him		168
Prayer: What is the Best Prayer?		171
Pride is the Greatest Weakness		172
Ramana Maharshi was a Saviour of Souls		174
Reality Which is Deathless and Changeless		176
Reborn in a New and Glorious Life		179
Religion is a Matter of Experience		181
Religion is an Intensely Practical Thing		183
Religion is as Vast as the Very Heavens		185
Renunciation is an Inner State of Mind		188
Researches into the Realm of the Soul		192
Saints are Verily the Redeemers of Fallen Souls		194
Saints: Who is a Saint?		197
Self-Control		199
Self-Realisation: Its Impact on Society`		201
Self-Realised Persons: Jivan Muktas		203
Self-Sacrifice: The Elimination of the Self		204
Selfishness is the Root of All Evil		205
Service is Work Done Out of Pure Love		207
Silence is Brahman		209
The Soul Experiences a New Birth		211
Spirit and Matter are One and the Same		213
Spiritual Freedom Should be the Goal of Life		215
Spiritual Practice: Some Simple Rules		217
Sri Aurobindo		222
Suffering and Sacrifice Soften the Heart of Man		224
Suffering is Essential for the Evolving Life		227
Surrender: The Most Natural and Easiest Path		230
Surrender to God		232
The Triune Path		234
Truth is Eminently Beautiful		235
Unity of Mankind		237
Vegetarian Food Will be Helpful		240
Vision of Equality		241
War: What are We to Make of It?		243
Work is Worship When It is Done Selflessly		248
Yoga: Perfect Union with God		249
Zoroaster Taught the Suzerainty of God		251
Bibliography		253