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Notes on Spiritual Discourses of Shri Atmananda: Volume 2
Volume 2 of 3 of a collection of spiritual discourses by Shri Atmananda (Krishna Menon, 1883-1959), a living representative of the tradition of Advaita Vedanta and one of the great sages of the modern world. The discourses were recorded during the period of 1950 to 1959 by a trusted disciple. They are short and masterful talks on realizing the Truth through a recognition that our nature is always pure Consciousness.
260 pages, Paperback
First published December 7, 2009
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April 4, 2022
Some of my favorite points were the following:
458. What is the ideal form of charity?
It should be spontaneous, unconditional and prompted from beyond the realm of the mind. It should be selfless. If, after doing any charity, you continue to pride yourself over it or even think about it, you are really degrading yourself to that extent...
Therefore, the best way to do charity would be to do it and forget all about it immediately.
The world is a bundle of knotty problems and life is an incessant fight to overcome
them. The fight against each problem has two distinct aspects.
1. The effort to solve the problem, and
2. The solution itself.
It has to be understood that a sincere and consistent effort at solving the problem
helps one much more than the solution itself. This effort successfully develops in one
a genuine spirit of self-reliance, which alone helps one to reach the ultimate Truth.
989. Forgetfulness by far excels gratefulness
Meaning: If you have done me any good, may all thought of it die in me, and let me not long to help you in return. Because otherwise that would actually be longing for misfortune to befall upon you, in order to give me an opportunity to do you good in return.
458. What is the ideal form of charity?
It should be spontaneous, unconditional and prompted from beyond the realm of the mind. It should be selfless. If, after doing any charity, you continue to pride yourself over it or even think about it, you are really degrading yourself to that extent...
Therefore, the best way to do charity would be to do it and forget all about it immediately.
The world is a bundle of knotty problems and life is an incessant fight to overcome
them. The fight against each problem has two distinct aspects.
1. The effort to solve the problem, and
2. The solution itself.
It has to be understood that a sincere and consistent effort at solving the problem
helps one much more than the solution itself. This effort successfully develops in one
a genuine spirit of self-reliance, which alone helps one to reach the ultimate Truth.
989. Forgetfulness by far excels gratefulness
Meaning: If you have done me any good, may all thought of it die in me, and let me not long to help you in return. Because otherwise that would actually be longing for misfortune to befall upon you, in order to give me an opportunity to do you good in return.
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