Guest guest Posted August 17, 2000 Report Share Posted August 17, 2000 Hello everyone, I've just signed up with this group. I thought you all might like the following posting which I previously sent to the Ammanet group. My apologies if this a duplicate for some of you. As you may know "Big" Swamiji Amritaswarupananda has struggled with depression this year which was apparantly triggered by physical problems with his neck or back. At the Rhode Island retreat he began to talk about his experiences. I wasn't there but then he gave the Satsang in San Ramon during the first program after tour. In Amma's Love, Amalia Darling Dear Divine siblings, The following are my notes from the satsang given by Swami Amritaswarupananda on Saturday evening, August 5th, in San Ramon. I think they will be of interest. Swamiji began by saying that what he wanted to share were his own thoughts and he hoped it would be useful. I found his words to be very inspiring and validating. It seems to me that all that he has been through this year has been for our benefit as well as his own: People apologize when they cry...is that necessary? Feel it deep whether it is happiness or sadness. When I am sad, I want to feel sad. When I am with my sadness I find a joy and a peace. When we learn to feel the feelings a new world will open up. The end result is feeling lighter. We then need to find the way (spiritual practice) to sustain the lightness and the peace. Grace/Kripa: No human effort can attain this. Don't let any emotion remain stagnant; emotions are for expressing. Stagnant energy can be dangerous and create problems. A change happens in the inner world. Amma makes us cry. One of Her major jobs is creating situations for the stagnant energy to flow out and be replaced by spiritual energy. Even though Amma is wiping the tears She is smilingly encouraging them at the same time. We are on a backwards journey, returning to the Source. The starting point and the finishing point are the same. Amma's purpose is to take us back. There is no shortcut back. We have to go through all the buried dreams, desires and emotions. Allowing is the secret of life and only innocence can give the permission. Om Amriteshwaryai Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2000 Report Share Posted August 17, 2000 Wow.....this came to me at just the right time. It amazes me how this happens but I so needed to hear this today. Thank you for sharing it so very much. Namaste, Shelly adarl52357 wrote: > Hello everyone, > I've just signed up with this group. I thought you all might like the > following posting which I previously sent to the Ammanet group. My apologies > if this a duplicate for some of you. As you may know "Big" Swamiji > Amritaswarupananda has struggled with depression this year which was > apparantly triggered by physical problems with his neck or back. At the Rhode > Island retreat he began to talk about his experiences. I wasn't there but > then he gave the Satsang in San Ramon during the first program after tour. > In Amma's Love, Amalia Darling > > Dear Divine siblings, > > The following are my notes from the satsang given by Swami Amritaswarupananda > on Saturday evening, August 5th, in San Ramon. I think they will be of > interest. Swamiji began by saying that what he wanted to share were his own > thoughts and he hoped it would be useful. I found his words to be very > inspiring and validating. It seems to me that all that he has been through > this year has been for our benefit as well as his own: > > People apologize when they cry...is that necessary? > > Feel it deep whether it is happiness or sadness. > > When I am sad, I want to feel sad. When I am with my sadness I find a joy > and a peace. > > When we learn to feel the feelings a new world will open up. The end result > is feeling lighter. We then need to find the way (spiritual practice) to > sustain the lightness and the peace. > > Grace/Kripa: No human effort can attain this. > > Don't let any emotion remain stagnant; emotions are for expressing. Stagnant > energy can be dangerous and create problems. > > A change happens in the inner world. > > Amma makes us cry. One of Her major jobs is creating situations for the > stagnant energy to flow out and be replaced by spiritual energy. Even though > Amma is wiping the tears She is smilingly encouraging them at the same time. > > We are on a backwards journey, returning to the Source. The starting point > and the finishing point are the same. Amma's purpose is to take us back. > There is no shortcut back. We have to go through all the buried dreams, > desires and emotions. > > Allowing is the secret of life and only innocence can give the permission. > > Om Amriteshwaryai Namah > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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