Guest guest Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 hi mike. my real name is dan. i put ananda on the end because my wife's name was bliss. she has left her body but she left me a beautiful hand painted tapestry of krsna & the gopis. i tackle everyday life trying to keep centered on krsna. krsna is another name for the self. not the ego attachment to the body but the self which is within all things & is the basis of all things. i don't have many possessions. i do what i have to do & then let it be. i let the karma of this body play itself out with as little attachment as possible. i try not to create anymore karma. but i am far from perfect. i can only keep trying. everyday is a new beginning. for more information, read the bhagavad-gita. it's only 700 verses yet contains everything you need to know: 18.64 Hear again My supreme word, the most secret of all. You are very dear to Me, therefore, I shall tell this for your benefit. 18.65 Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer service to Me, bow down to Me, and you shall certainly reach Me. I promise you because you are very dear to Me. 18.66 Setting aside all noble deeds, just surrender completely to the will of God (with firm faith and loving contemplation). I shall liberate you from all sins (or bonds of Karma). Do not grieve. http://www.realization.org/page/namedoc0/gita/gita18.htm , "MICHAEL BINDEL" <michael_bindel@h...> wrote: > Dear danananda > > > i do not know neither your real name nor your gender...... > > thank you for your posting. > > But please could you let us/me know about how you tackle your daily life > trying to live what you feel is right for you.... > trying to live the truth of advaita????????????? > > would love to hear from you > > > thank you so much > > > > in GD i trust > > > michael > > > >"danananda2004" <danananda2004> > > > > > > Re: Confusion > >Sun, 05 Sep 2004 12:34:28 -0000 > > > >i forgive you, Aly. we all have days like that. it's karma. we are > >all caught up in our karma. you gotta let it work itself out. it's > >all part of the process. we are all little me's projected into the > >material world from the Big Me. we sometimes get caught up in the > >material, the maya, the appearance of things. but, keep on keeping on > >with your karma yoga. we are all gonna make it Home sooner or later. > >see ya. > > > >danananda > > > >, "Aly" <freckalyb@a...> wrote: > > > , "MICHAEL BINDEL" > > > <michael_bindel@h...> wrote: > > > > > > Om namo bhagavate sir ramanaya > > > > > > Dear unknown friends > > > > > > please let me share with you the idea which came into "my mind" > >today > > > could we not use our sangha as a meetingplace where everyone who > > > feels that heshe needs it can state openly witout hesitation the > > > obstacles he meets in daily life following the deep belief in > > > nonduality? > > > > > > ---------------------- > > > > > > Dear Michael, > > > > > > I was considering sharing this...and your suggestion gave me a > >nudge > > > of courage to go ahead and do that. Thank you. > > > > > > -Aly > > > > > > It was a week of confusion. It was a week of helplessness to form > > > the question so that it was understood...and of explanations that > > > could make no sense. The exact same words were being used for > > > different enough things that it threw a monkey wrench into the > >whole > > > operation. Go figure. Exasperation fanned the flames. People > > > choked on the smoke. A mole hill became a mountain...and that > > > turned into an erupting volcano. "Everybody" got some on them. > > > "Everybody" was working hard to quell the disaster...some with > > > rudeness, some with kindness. Everybody was "Me"...This > > > Consciousness. Nothing else. The fact that I have no control > >over > > > this stuff...Life...seemed somehow no excuse. There is also a > >place, > > > a point of view, where there is no escaping responsibility for > >it. > > > It all belongs to the Self. Everything I see is somehow > > > myself...returning to me. The only thing to do is enter...go ahead > > > and hurt...acknowledge...see it for exactly what it actually is. > >Let > > > go of protection. > > > > > > I wanted to run to the whole world and apologize...so I guess > >that's > > > what I'm doing. I'm sorry, Universe, that I misunderstood. I'm > > > sorry I couldn't explain clearly. I am sorry I felt abandoned. > >I'm > > > sorry I forgot there is no separation. I'm sorry I lost my sense > > > of humor. I'm sorry I forgot tenderness. I'm sorry I made it all > > > into a fight to be right. I'm sorry I let it infect everything > >and > > > make us all sick. Somehow, this is the background against which > > > Peace will finally reign again. Yin Yang movements. Right now it > > > just feels like a big mess. And there is not one thing > >that "should > > > have been" different. How about that for a paradox? There is > > > nothing but Love, showing and experiencing all its various forms. > > > The knot in my stomach and the ache in my heart is Love too. I am > > > embarrassed to tell you the "nothing" that this all started > > > over...but it was nothing, be assured. You would laugh if > > > I tried to explain it and you would be right. Still...if you can > > > use any of this...take it....as prasad...on me. > > > > > > Love, > > > > > > Aly > > > > _______________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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