GLORY OF SELF-SURRENDER

Self-surrender is one of the nine modes of Bhakti. The will of the devotee becomes one with the Lord's Will, and he enjoys all the divine splendours of the Lord.
The obstacles in the way of self-surrender are desire and egoism. The self-surrender must be pure, total, unreserved and unconditional. Sometimes the devotee keeps certain desires for his own secret grati¬fication. The ego is very still and obstinate. It is as hard as granite. It has to be split through constant hammering with the chisel of Bhakti or devotion.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda

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Shailendra Nath December 13, 2010 at 12:40pm

I wish I could surrender to God. My ego comes in the way.

Yogis also say, "You are the creator of your own destiny."

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