Scarlet Ribbons of Love

Sri Maha Lakshmi

SCARLET RIBBONS OF LOVE

When asked, the Rishis might say:
“Everything and nothing is in a name.”
On the other hand,
When Man attains God,

What does he have?—Everything!

The name, Vishwananda, means World Bliss.
Vishwalakshmiananda means World Bliss
Via Maha Lakshmi, the Divine Mother
Who bestows blessings of Spiritual
And material wealth on Her children.

The name, VishwaLakshmiananda, brings
Scarlet ribbons of Love, like the scarlet sari of
Maha Lakshmi, Herself,
Gift-wrapped inside the name of
Satguru, Sri Swami Vishwananda. . .
A rare blessing from the Divine.
Is it possible to earn such a name?

In the end, no matter how much
Seva, sadhana and meditation
One must strive to achieve on the Spiritual Path,
Such a name cannot be earned by merit.
It is like attaining God via Guru. . .
A name wrapped within the Guru’s name
Is a treasured and cherished gift from God,
By way of the Guru . . .
Ensconced in His Divine and Loving Grace!
And So It Is. . .Forevermore. . . OM and Amen!

-Swamini Vishwalakshmiananda

Song “Scarlet Ribbons for her Hair”
(A favorite song from childhood)”

Love's Pearls of Wisdom - Mahavatar Babaji - 8 September 2011

When a beautiful swan skims across the water in its pure white beauty, it warms the heart of the one watching the graceful movement with which it was endowed at birth. When watching a human being running a race in the facsimile of the ancient Grecian Olympic Games, the ones watching feel proud to be human and to perceive one human doing so gracefully what the human body was endowed with at birth.

A baby bird observed when it is pushed from the nest by the parent has not reached the graceful potential of the white swan on water or the human running in the Olympic Games. So it is with the human soul which has not reached the perfection, purity and Oneness with the Divine with which it was endowed at birth. It is time for the souls on Earth today to go beyond the baby bird stage and attain the stage of surrender to the Divine. You have to be willing to jump off the cliff, or surrender completely, without knowing what will happen to you. To surrender, you must simply trust the Divine, fully, like the baby bird trusts the parent who lovingly pushes it from the nest knowing this will create the situation for the baby bird to fly.

Stages of Bhakti by Satya Narayan Das - Talk at Shree Peethe Nilaya

In this episode (Podomatic) you will find the first of three talks given by Satya Narayan Das during his most recent visit to Shree Peetha Nilaya. He speaks about the stages of Bhakti written in various Hindu Scriptures.