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RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

Lila! What Do You Think Life is About? Part 1

Discover how to live life as a divine play

Most yogis describe life on earth as a lila, a divine interplay between God and man. Sri Ramakrishna urged people to go beyond samadhi (spiritual absorption) and enter the lila. Discover how to grow in awareness and consciously participate in an interplay with the Divine.

Spiritual Development
  • Yogis say life is a lila, a divine play
  • Sri Ramakrishna taught seekers to go beyond samadhi (spiritual absorption) and allow Spirit to move and express in their lives
  • Nitya Lila:  nitya is absorption in Spirit and lila is the expression of Spirit in daily life
  • Affirm the lila — appreciate that the Divine is moving and expressing in the world
  • The key to this interplay is to go to Spirit first, then relate to the world

The Divine Lila

You learn to distinguish between the ego and the true self.  In general, this leads to understanding what life is all about and also what you’re about. Life is your interplay with God. God calls you to go beyond the physical world and your physical being to find the spiritual part. Let your life become an interplay — daily going into Spirit and allowing Spirit to express through you.

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“Higher consciousness (also called spiritual awareness) is the main component missing in the lives of people. We humans are spiritual beings, enlivened by Spirit. We’d have a much better world if more people discovered the already present Spirit within them.”

— Ramakrishna Ananda

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