Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 Harsha writes: > Some days ago, I saw on television the violence in the Middle East caught by > the live camera. In one of the scenes, I saw a terror stricken young boy > perhaps 9 or 10 hiding behind his father as there was shooting all around > them. One could see the incredible helplessness and fear in both their eyes. > It was a sight of a father not being able to protect his son in trouble. How > painful to watch. The anchor then said that the boy had died. There were > other scenes of rage, of people throwing stones, and soldiers being captured > and tortured and killed. There were scenes of women and children crying. I > don't know who was who and what their religion was. It just seems like the > heart breaking never stops. It goes on all over the world in some form. > > Over 2500 years ago, the Jain Tirthankra Mahavir noted that All life wants > to live and flourish without exception. He taught that the way to peace for > humanity was through mutual support and help. By helping others, we only > help ourselves. By giving room to others, we make room for ourselves. > Nonviolence is not a religion. It is the supreme principle for evolution. It > is the radiance of Self-Realization. If we have realized our true nature as > Being, then we see that Being permeates all life. How do we separate > ourselves from "others." How do we look away when "others" are suffering. I > know in the spiritual life everyone is doing their best and hope our prayers > will reach out and heal some broken hearts. > > Wishing for all of you, peace and love and comfort in your lives. > I pray that everyone realize reconciliation, forgiveness, and kindness in > their lives. > > May all beings everywhere be comforted, consoled, touched by love and healed > to wholeness. Your words touched my heart. Thanks Harsha. Your questions also touched me: >" How do we separate ourselves from "others." How do we look away when "others" are suffering. I know in the spiritual life everyone is doing their best and hope our prayers will reach out and heal some broken hearts. I know you were not asking these questions literally, but I do have the answers why I do, and I'm sure is the reason many others look away. I've for so long 'looked away' when others were suffering, including those near and dear to me. I originally saw the suffering and looked at it as fear -- something to fear and feel pity for their suffering -- which created my empathicness with them. I then became too busy feeling sorry for myself. Now when I see others suffering, I can choose to see it instead as a grand opportunity to extend some kind of peace to them. No empathy now when I do this! (hooray!) And with this peace extended, do I see wonderful miracles occurring. Not miracles of all their problems being solved and miraculous physical healings occuring, but seeing the suffering eliminated if but just for a moment. A moment of peace is worth more than anyone could ever imagine -- ask anyone who has ever received even a mere glimpse of Realization. We are reminded but for this moment that peace is possible in this chaotic world of ours. We are reminded that there is another way of seeing, of being. We are reminded that Love is all there is. Since my own Realization, this is something I've wanted to give others more than anything I've ever wanted in my whole life. Now I can. Much Love, xxxtg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 Harsha, It`s wounderful you took time to bring tears to my eyes. People have to stop and look around and stop distroying our beautiful world and the people in it.Love,Hope and Peace. Namaste, Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 Some days ago, I saw on television the violence in the Middle East caught by the live camera. In one of the scenes, I saw a terror stricken young boy perhaps 9 or 10 hiding behind his father as there was shooting all around them. One could see the incredible helplessness and fear in both their eyes. It was a sight of a father not being able to protect his son in trouble. How painful to watch. The anchor then said that the boy had died. There were other scenes of rage, of people throwing stones, and soldiers being captured and tortured and killed. There were scenes of women and children crying. I don't know who was who and what their religion was. It just seems like the heart breaking never stops. It goes on all over the world in some form. Over 2500 years ago, the Jain Tirthankra Mahavir noted that All life wants to live and flourish without exception. He taught that the way to peace for humanity was through mutual support and help. By helping others, we only help ourselves. By giving room to others, we make room for ourselves. Nonviolence is not a religion. It is the supreme principle for evolution. It is the radiance of Self-Realization. If we have realized our true nature as Being, then we see that Being permeates all life. How do we separate ourselves from "others." How do we look away when "others" are suffering. I know in the spiritual life everyone is doing their best and hope our prayers will reach out and heal some broken hearts. Wishing for all of you, peace and love and comfort in your lives. I pray that everyone realize reconciliation, forgiveness, and kindness in their lives. May all beings everywhere be comforted, consoled, touched by love and healed to wholeness. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 We got about 50 people together last night and meditated on healing and peace in the mideast Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung Then for 2.5 hours this morning to Guru Ram Das (The fourth Sikh Guru) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 Hello Harsha: Thank you for writing this. As I go through my days working with people I notice such fear and pain lately but most people attach these feelings onto their own lives even to the point of creating problems in their lives based on an emotional hurt within themselves. Last weekend I sent out a request for prayer on Yom Kippur to the list and to private clients....one private client responded. This is not to say that others did not spend some time praying. It just seems to me that if we are truly 'one' with everything than on some level we must feel the hurts and pains of other parts of the whole. Perhaps some of the pain individuals seem to be experiencing at this time is connected to the pain of others around the world. Namaste, Linda >Some days ago, I saw on television the violence in the Middle East caught >by>the live camera. In one of the scenes, I saw a terror stricken young boy>perhaps 9 or 10 hiding behind his father as there was shooting all around>them. One could see the incredible helplessness and fear in both their >eyes.>It was a sight of a father not being able to protect his son in trouble. >How>painful to watch. The anchor then said that the boy had died. There were>other scenes of rage, of people throwing stones, and soldiers being >captured>and tortured and killed. There were scenes of women and children crying. >I>don't know who was who and what their religion was. It just seems like >the>heart breaking never stops. It goes on all over the world in some form.>Over 2500 years ago, the Jain Tirthankra Mahavir noted that All life >wants>to live and flourish without exception. He taught that the way to peace >for>humanity was through mutual support and help. By helping others, we only>help ourselves. By giving room to others, we make room for ourselves.>Nonviolence is not a religion. It is the supreme principle for evolution. >It>is the radiance of Self-Realization. If we have realized our true nature >as>Being, then we see that Being permeates all life. How do we separate>ourselves from "others." How do we look away when "others" are suffering. >I>know in the spiritual life everyone is doing their best and hope our >prayers>will reach out and heal some broken hearts.>Wishing for all of you, peace and love and comfort in your lives.>I pray that everyone realize reconciliation, forgiveness, and kindness in>their lives.>May all beings everywhere be comforted, consoled, touched by love and >healed>to wholeness.Love to allHarsha// All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a.To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at www., and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. This menu will also let you change your subscription between digest and normal mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 Namaste All, Ahimsa also encompasses resisting evil, otherwise it is complicity. For there to be peace in Palestine there has to be an end to the oppression of the weak by the mighty... Om Namah Sivaya Tony. , "Harsha" <harsha-hkl@h...> wrote: > Some days ago, I saw on television the violence in the Middle East caught by > the live camera. In one of the scenes, I saw a terror stricken young boy > perhaps 9 or 10 hiding behind his father as there was shooting all around > them. One could see the incredible helplessness and fear in both their eyes. > It was a sight of a father not being able to protect his son in trouble. How > painful to watch. The anchor then said that the boy had died. There were > other scenes of rage, of people throwing stones, and soldiers being captured > and tortured and killed. There were scenes of women and children crying. I > don't know who was who and what their religion was. It just seems like the > heart breaking never stops. It goes on all over the world in some form. > > Over 2500 years ago, the Jain Tirthankra Mahavir noted that All life wants > to live and flourish without exception. He taught that the way to peace for > humanity was through mutual support and help. By helping others, we only > help ourselves. By giving room to others, we make room for ourselves. > Nonviolence is not a religion. It is the supreme principle for evolution. It > is the radiance of Self-Realization. If we have realized our true nature as > Being, then we see that Being permeates all life. How do we separate > ourselves from "others." How do we look away when "others" are suffering. I > know in the spiritual life everyone is doing their best and hope our prayers > will reach out and heal some broken hearts. > > Wishing for all of you, peace and love and comfort in your lives. > I pray that everyone realize reconciliation, forgiveness, and kindness in > their lives. > > May all beings everywhere be comforted, consoled, touched by love and healed > to wholeness. > > Love to all > Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2000 Report Share Posted October 14, 2000 I`am new please explain Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung? I`d like to participate from my own space.I`d like to know what it means. peace top all mankind, namaste, rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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