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Sri Ramakrishna on how to find God
Devotee: How do you get to meet the owner of the company?
Ramakrishna: If you just say God is "that" and just go sit down and do nothing, then you're not going to get there. You have to go with great vigor and great effort. Go to a quiet place and pray to Him, saying with great sincerity and longing in your heart, "Reveal yourself to me."
You run after your attachments and desires with great fervour, but for once be a little bit crazy for God. Some people may say that such-and-such a person has become crazy for God. Good! Let them. Leave all things and just call on God.
From Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss, page 256
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With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Sharanagata Mantra in 2008 and have offered over 1,200,000 mantras. Thank You! The Japa totals as of September 30th 2008 are as follows:
| Ambika |
24,732 |
| Ananda Kaanta |
318,709 |
| Aparna |
30,860 |
| Brindavanshakti |
8,856 |
| Devi |
191,700 |
| Eric |
35,046 |
| Janitri |
12,196 |
| Jebani |
29,592 |
| Jennifer |
30,564 |
| Jill |
3,564 |
| Jun |
21,492 |
| Kalachandra |
6,264 |
| Kaliananda |
25,592 |
| Kanda |
24,948 |
| Karen |
10,260 |
| Leela |
19,548 |
| Morningsong |
28,836 |
| Nanda |
1,080 |
| Parvati |
28,836 |
| Ramya |
14,654 |
| Rosario |
29,268 |
| Sivakumar |
27,972 |
| Srini |
24,516 |
| Tapomayi |
9,720 |
| Usha |
247,686 |
| Total | 1,206,491 |
