Guest guest Posted October 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 Dear Eric B., to quote Paramahansa Yogananda again - referring to true devotees of the Lord, he said, "The cat treats the mouse one way, and the kitten in quite a different way." During Kriya Yoga initiations, he used to say, "This occasion is very serious in your life." He would emphasize that it established a sacred bond between the Guru and the disciple, one that would last through eternity, or until the disciple would choose to sever it. He said, "I want to give you something, to bathe you, and change you forever, forever, and forever, in this infinite ocean of light that I behold." It seems indeed that finding shelter with a God-realized being initiates a new phase of man's development, with "new and improved" rules in effect. May we all be kittens instead of mice! Take care, Michael > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: EBlackstead [EBlackstead] > Gesendet: Saturday, October 27, 2001 02:57 > An: > Betreff: Re: Anxiety > > > Mike & Friends, > > In the story about the nuns and Yogananda Mike wrote: > > Then he made his meaning plain. "You call yourself a disciple, and > yet feel homesick because you wanted to get back where my body is. > Who do you think opened your way across the lake? Who opened your way > to stay at Yellowstone? Who do you think was with you in the heat of > the car, looking after you all the way across the desert?" > > >From this kind of story, of which their are many, 2 general forms of > interpretation tend to evolve. One is, as we see contemporaneously in > Ramesh Balsekar's peculiar form of fatalism, that all is pre- > determined by a greater mind, and hence, there is no individual will > that matters, or Two, that having taken Initiation and begun the last > leg of spiritual life, that Guru Maya has replaced Maya, and the > initiate is living out a surrendered life that is strewn with lessons > from a greater overmind, call it what you will. > > I tend to favor the latter, and many of our adamantly advaitist > readers favor the former. I'm quite sure that I'm right, that what > the dedicated disciple experiences in life is quite different than > that experienced by someone else, but I rest easy in the knowledge > that these things are more determined by type or "deep personality" > than reasoning, and that both positions are ultimately fruitful in > the same great game. > > yours in the bonds(advaitically, despite all) > eric > > > > , MikeSuesserott@t... wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > the story told in the Bible of Jesus sleeping in that boat during a > storm, > > when the disciples got afraid and woke him up, and he rebuked them, > saying, > > "O ye of little faith" - that story reminded me of an incident that > was told > > by the late Meera Ma, one of the senior disciples of Paramahansa > Yogananda. > > It's a bit long, but I believe it might throw some light on that > biblical > > story. > > > > Michael > > -- > -------- > > - > > > > Many years ago Meera Ma and another nun were sent by Yoganandaji > from LA to > > attend to some business in New York. When they were done, the > Master phoned > > and said, "You haven't had a vacation, and I know you need rest and > a little > > change. So don't just rush back; take your time. Go to see Niagara > Falls and > > Lake Erie and take the boat across the lake at night. It's a > beautiful ride, > > and you'll enjoy it. Then visit the Black Forest and the Badlands, > and come > > back through Yellowstone." > > > > When the nuns inquired about the boat ride across Lake Erie, they > were told, > > "We are sold out, there is absolutely no chance." Well, they drove > there > > anyway, and Meera Ma walked up to the boat ride attendant and > asked, "Are > > you sure we cannot get on this boat?" He said, "Nope, lady. At this > time > > we're absolutely booked up a week or two in advance." Just then > somebody > > came and canceled his reservation. So he said, "Okay, ladies, drive > your car > > on." > > > > All night long, Meera Ma sat outside watching the water and the > moon and > > thinking of God and of her Guru. At breakfast she wrote a little > note to > > Yoganandaji, saying how wonderful it was to be here, and mailed the > letter > > when they got off the boat in Detroit. > > > > At Yellowstone, when they asked for a hotel room, they were told > that none > > was available. But again somebody canceled while they were standing > there, > > and the clerk said, "We have one room now, if you would like to > take it." > > Well, the room turned out to have a great picture window that > overlooked the > > Old Faithful geyser. Again Meera Ma sat up all night, watching the > geyser > > and the lights that played on the water. > > > > Next they drove into Salt Lake City and spent the night there. It > was > > terribly hot, but nevertheless the next morning they started on a > 740-mile > > trip through the desert where the temperature reached 120 degrees. > They > > drove in an open convertible with nothing but a canvas top, but > they somehow > > survived by putting a big wet towel over the head, pinning it under > the > > chin, and leaving just eyes and nose uncovered. They had two large > thermos > > jugs filled with water, and when the heat got too unbearable, they > poured > > some water over their heads. > > > > They drove without stopping, except to get gas and more water, all > the way > > to Los Angeles, and arrived there around ten o'clock at night. They > went > > right up to see the Master, and Meera Ma thought, "Oh, he's going > to be so > > glad to see us and to know we're back." > > > > But when they got to his door he said, "You! What are you doing > here?" Meera > > Ma said, "Well, sir, we're back." > > > > "What do you mean, you're back? I told you to take your time and > enjoy it. > > How can you enjoy anything when you rush through life?" Then > Yoganandaji > > sent for the letter Meera Ma had written on the boat. "Listen to > this." The > > Master read the letter aloud: "We're on the boat crossing Lake > Erie. I'm > > homesick." (You see, he was reading her thoughts between the lines.) > > "Everything so far has been wonderful. I'm homesick." > > > > Then he made his meaning plain. "You call yourself a disciple, and > yet feel > > homesick because you wanted to get back where my body is. Who do > you think > > opened your way across the lake? Who opened your way to stay at > Yellowstone? > > Who do you think was with you in the heat of the car, looking after > you all > > the way across the desert?" > > > > Meera Ma answered, "Well, it was you, sir." > > > > He said, "Then why did you pinpoint me to this little room at Mt. > > Washington! Don't ever come to me in that consciousness again." > > > > So that was what Meera Ma was getting for thinking that she was > pleasing her > > Guru by getting home early! > > > > /join > > > > > > 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. > > > > Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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