Writings of Lahiri Mahasaya
"My worship is of a very strange kind.
In this Ganga water is not required.
No special utensils are necessary.
Even flowers are redundant.
In this puja all gods have disappeared.
And emptiness has emerged with euphoria."
Lahiri Mahasaya's 5 Guidelines for Living
For the householders, there are five directives Shri Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahashaya, (From Kriya Yoga Vigyan by Swami Nitayananda Giriji Maharaj English translation by Dr. Brij Kumar. Copyright Yoga Niketan 1999):
(1) Consider yourself very humble. This means that one should do seva (service),
vandana (prayers) and maintain a feeling of being a servant of all.
(2) Always do Satsanga -- means, associate with moral and spiritually oriented people
and inquire into the nature of yourself and read spiritually uplifting literature (do
svadhyaya).
(3) From time to time congregate in a place and talk about God.
(4) Do not show disrespect to any name & form of God.
(5) At the end of the year, at least once, leave the worldly duties and go to a retreat
for a month, or a week, or at least three days and enjoy the solitude.
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