“One special instruction I would like to give to you is to make use of every spare moment to repeat your mantram. A million opportunities can be discovered during the course of a single day.”
This week’s reading in The Constant Companion is pages 251–260.* Commenting on the name Krishna, He Who Attracts, Easwaran describes how his granny, his spiritual teacher, must have planted in his consciousness early in his childhood the seeds that eventually blossomed into his devotion. And he tells us we too can see this devotion bloom via the mantram:
“When you go on repeating the mantram sincerely and systematically, this is the kind of devotion that the Lord helps to generate in your heart. Once it floods your mind completely, it will not leave you even in your sleep; it walks with you and works with you always.”
May we each move a bit closer this week to this holy flood of devotion.
Which lines particularly strike you, and how can you apply them to your life this week?
We have been strengthening our practice of Spiritual Reading and reflecting on its benefits. This week consider how these stories help you contribute to healing the Earth.
For our spiritual treat, here is the next excerpt from the Easwaran video “Love Alters Not.” Note that the full video is 34 minutes, but the excerpt goes from 9:35 – 26:45 and the player should start and stop automatically at those times. We’ll share the final segment of this video next week. Of course, you are welcome to watch more now as well.
* For those using electronic versions of The Constant Companion with different page numbering: this week’s reading is Easwaran’s commentary on the names He Who Attracts through Approachable. (Please note that the latest edition of our ebook is titled Names of the Lord.)