Nisargardatta

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>> I asked a member at the Nisargadatta group to share her experience

of meeting Nisargadatta Maharaj <<

Thank you for sharing this with us. Was your friend ever successful in

finding a US publisher for "I Am That"? I remember, a number of years

ago, visiting a friend of my sister and seeing a copy of that book. I

recall my sister telling me that her friend had met Nisargadatta and

that the meeting had been very intense for her also. It was very

interesting to read of Nisargadatta's devotional practices. Ammachi

also puts dots of kum kum on pictures. If you go to her for darshan

you can take a picture of a loved one, a guru, Jesus, anyone, and she

will bless it and put kum kum on it. I have found that ritual is very

meaningful to me. My own ritual practice is broad...and sometimes, of

course, I am not doing any at all. I find that when I am doing

something of this nature, I feel more connected, plugged in, etc.

Last night, as I mentioned in a previous post, I sang (for the first

time in a long, long time) at a little coffee shop. There were just a

few people, and it was very informal, but it was wonderful. Before I

went, I had this intuitive feeling about doing some small ritual

because the new owner of this shop has brought to it a beautiful aura

of warmth and friendliness, but she has also had a few troubles, as

anyone with a new business would have. I collected all my rattles in

a basket, and when I got there, tucked them away. I didn't want

anyone to see them and have expectations, but I wanted them in reach

in case I felt called to do something. After my first song, I felt

the call, so I got the basket out and took a rattle. Then I passed it

around and invited others to take rattles. Almost everyone did,

including the children. Then I said I would offer this chant for the

benefit of Lynn and her shop and in thanks for all that she was

bringing to the community. (It's been so long since I did anything

like this, and so it was so wonderful for me, even though just

brief.) When I do this public ritual work, I automatically enter

another space...

a trancelike space, where I am just the chanting/rattling, and yet I

am aware of everything, even though I have my eyes closed most of the

time. People rattled, and there were several who contributed lovely

syncopated rhythms to my steady rattle pulse. Anyway, it was just

short, but wonderful...I don't know why reading about Nisargadatta

propelled me to share this...Shanti ~ Linda

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I was amazed to see this because not five minutes

before checking this mail, I was on Amazon looking for

a copy of I am That. Any idea where to find one?

Thanks for your post. pam j

--- nierika wrote:

> Hur wrote:

>

> > >> I asked a

> > member at the Nisargadatta group to share her

> experience of meeting

> > Nisargadatta Maharaj <<

>

> Thank you for sharing this with us. Was your friend

> ever successful in

> finding a US publisher for "I Am That"? I remember,

> a number of years ago,

> visiting a friend of my sister and seeing a copy of

> that book. I recall my

> sister telling me that her friend had met

> Nisargadatta and that the meeting

> had been very intense for her also. It was very

> interesting to read of

> Nisargadatta's devotional practices. Ammachi also

> puts dots of kum kum on

> pictures. If you go to her for darshan you can take

> a picture of a loved one,

> a guru, Jesus, anyone, and she will bless it and put

> kum kum on it. I have

> found that ritual is very meaningful to me. My own

> ritual practice is

> broad...and sometimes, of course, I am not doing any

> at all. I find that when

> I am doing something of this nature, I feel more

> connected, plugged in, etc.

> Last night, as I mentioned in a previous post, I

> sang (for the first time in

> a long, long time) at a little coffee shop. There

> were just a few people, and

> it was very informal, but it was wonderful. Before I

> went, I had this

> intuitive feeling about doing some small ritual

> because the new owner of this

> shop has brought to it a beautiful aura of warmth

> and friendliness, but she

> has also had a few troubles, as anyone with a new

> business would have. I

> collected all my rattles in a basket, and when I got

> there, tucked them away.

> I didn't want anyone to see them and have

> expectations, but I wanted them in

> reach in case I felt called to do something. After

> my first song, I felt the

> call, so I got the basket out and took a rattle.

> Then I passed it around and

> invited others to take rattles. Almost everyone did,

> including the children.

> Then I said I would offer this chant for the benefit

> of Lynn and her shop and

> in thanks for all that she was bringing to the

> community. (It's been so long

> since I did anything like this, and so it was so

> wonderful for me, even

> though just brief.) When I do this public ritual

> work, I automatically enter

> another space...

> a trancelike space, where I am just the

> chanting/rattling, and yet I am aware

> of everything, even though I have my eyes closed

> most of the time. People

> rattled, and there were several who contributed

> lovely syncopated rhythms to

> my steady rattle pulse. Anyway, it was just short,

> but wonderful...I don't

> know why reading about Nisargadatta propelled me to

> share this...Shanti ~

> Linda

>

 

 

 

 

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Saturday, April 14, 2001 6:45 PM

Re: Re: Nisargardatta

I was amazed to see this because not five minutesbefore checking this

mail, I was on Amazon looking fora copy of I am That. Any idea where

to find one? Thanks for your post. pam j--- nierika (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:>

Hur wrote:>