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'''''The Culmination of Devotion''''' is | '''''The Culmination of Devotion''''' is the seventh discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] in the series [[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1]].<ref name="AV">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
''Prapatti'' is the | ''Prapatti'' is the concept; "I am at His disposal and that He does His work, I am just a tool in His hands". The word is derived as follows: "Pra+ – "pat" + "ktin" = "Prapatti". A practitioner of "Prapatti" does not see the difference between "sorrow" and "joy" accepting both with equanimity. Spiritualists see themselves as instruments in the hands of Parama Purusa and feel —<ref name=AV /> | ||
<blockquote>. . .everything is being done by His wish, that it is by His grace that He is using me as a tool, that He may or may not use me as a tool, but ‘His will be done</blockquote> | <blockquote>"...everything is being done by His wish, that it is by His grace that He is using me as a tool, that He may or may not use me as a tool, but ‘His will be done..."</blockquote> | ||
The opposite feeling of ''Prapatti'' is "viprapatti". Here | The opposite feeling of ''Prapatti'' is "viprapatti". Here an individual feels it is "I" who does everything – and no one else.<ref name=AV /> | ||
" | According to Anandamurti— | ||
<blockquote>"The beginning point of prapattiváda is "I am, Thou art, and Thou art mine." The culminating point of prapattiváda is "Thou art, O my Lord, Thou art."</blockquote> | |||
The presence of “I am” is essential for prapattiváda in the beginning; but gradually it changes to “Tvamasi, Tvaḿ Hi, Tvaḿ Hi” in the end. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Portal|Ananda Vacanamrtam}} | {{Portal|Ananda Vacanamrtam}} | ||
=== Citations === | |||
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=== Footnotes === | |||
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| before = | | before = ''[[The Three Factors for Spiritual Elevation]]'' | ||
| after = | | after = ''[["Mayametam Taranti Te" - 2 / The Nectar Beyond Maya]]'' | ||
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