What should we do ?

[Guest guest]

American terrorist attack has re-opened a very

important question on SADHNAA.<br><br> How do we deal with

hatered and negative energy ?<br><br> do we allow

ourselves to be butchered by negativity and smile in the

name of spirituality?<br><br> Or do we fight with the

negativity ?<br><br> I do not think theroritical discussions

will lead us anywhere without discussing this

important question, which we face daily.<br><br>Can any one

answer ?????????????????????

[Guest guest]

we can not control the entire world but yes we

can control our selves . to fight with negative

energy the obne n only way is to spread love n peace

..vivekanand says there r waves in our mind when thinking some

thing n these waves become stronger if they r matched

with the same kind of waves . sso be positive think

positive spread love n peace <br>jyoti se jyoti jagate

chalo <br>prem ki ganga bahate chalo<br>keep on adding

one after another in this chain. things could have

been still worse . dont forget u can control ur self n

ur self is going to be stronger on day n it will

change the environment.at this stage only inner strength

will work .

[Guest guest]

Thank you to all who have posted prayers and

important sites through which we can all provide

assistance. It is amazing how such disasters can bring people

together. Pity a good cause doesn't have the the same

power. <br><br>Thanks Omprem for talking about the

natural, spiritual laws that govern our lives. I use these

to stabilize myself when faced with churning

emotions, experiencing such events in a very personalized

manner. Perhaps it's a memory from the past. I'm not

sure.<br><br>This is an outrage against the entire family of

humanity, reaching across man-made geographical boundaries.

While a larger part of the world has been living with

attrocities with the terrorism in Tibet, Kashmir, Middle

east, Ireland, ethnic cleansing as in African

countries, Yuguslavia, this, however, is a first in USA's

backyard.<br><br>It is also the most dramatic of all, a high tech

horror film that morphed into reality. <br><br>As I pray

for all, I also pray that this is taken as a wake-up

call to genuinely address this horror in our world and

hold people responsible for such unacceptable

behavior, no matter what their cause may be. And further to

sincerely investigate what we need to do to remove the

cause of the birth of such asuras (monsters).

<br><br>Bhagawad Gita was delivered in the midst of a war. A

horrendous war, if one reads the detailed accounts. Swami

Viditatmananda says in an exposition of the Gita, that the

teaching of the Gita opens with the assurance that there

is no cause for grief. While it is in the context of

Arjuna's inability to fight the war, nevertheless, this

conflict stems from the sense of inadequacy that every

human being feels. The inability of a person to face a

particular situation arises from his or her lack of

understanding of the fact that every topical problem arises

from the fundamanental problem of the inadequate self.

Once one realizes that one is a complete and full

being within one's own self, this knowledge

(Brahmavidya) alone will eliminate that sense of inadequacy.

<br><br>Situations such as these provide the greatest challenge to

sadhaks. Anger and outrage are natural reactions, but what

should be our response? Horrendous actions have to be

punished, but how difficult it is to remember that

knowledge about our True Selves at these times of anguish.

Do sadhaks have a responsibility to participate and

lead the way to responsibly address such situations or

do they stand back and say it is someone else's job

to take care .. we consider all this maya!<br><br>Of

the few stories that have shaped my spiritual journey

the following is one of my favorites.<br><br>A

Samurai warrior was fighting a battle with an enemy.

After a good fight he had him on the ground and was

getting ready for the final swing to knock him out when

the enemy spat on his face. <br><br>The warrior

stopped, and stepped back. Slowly he walked away and said

he will come back the next day to finish the fight.

He will not fight under the influence of anger.

<br><br>He did, when he was calm, and completed his duty to

defeat the enemy. <br><br>Where are the Asuras

(monsters) anyway .. within ourselves; our collective

selves? <br><br>MAA Durga came to destroy Mahish Asur ..

where is she now?? <br><br>seeking ....<br><br>UMA