Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 Om namah Sivaya, A meaningful article written by a Christian....and its very much inline with Mother's ........read on and be Happy. Jai Ma Kysdonn Rules to be HAPPY ---------- 5 SIMPLE RULES TO BE HAPPY God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain; But He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way. Disappointments are like road humps, . . . they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don't stay on the humps too long. Move on! When you feel down because you didn't get what you want, - just sit tight and be happy, because . . . God is thinking of something better to give you. When something happens to you, good or bad, . . . consider what it means. There's a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too hard. You can't make someone love you, - all you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to the person to realize your worth. The measure of love is when you love without measure. In life, there are very rare chances that you'll meet the person you love and who loves you in return. So, once you have it . . . don't ever let go, - the chance might never come your way again. It's better to lose your pride to the one you love; Than to lose the one you love because of pride. We spend too much time looking for the right person to love; or finding fault with those we already love. Instead, we should spend time perfecting the love we give. When you truly care for someone, - You don't look for faults, You don't look for answers, You don't look for mistakes. Instead, you fight the mistakes, You accept the faults, And you overlook the excuses. Never abandon an old friend. You will never find one who can take his place. Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows older. Remember the five simple rules to be happy : 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less. No one can go back and make a brand new start. But anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Love-In-Christ, Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 In a message dated 10/12/00 4:47:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kysdonn writes: << Kysdonn >> Om Namah Shivaya! Dear Kysdonn, Thanks for sharing that inspiring writing. I found that there was one line in it that I couldn't relate to or understand. That was "You don't look for mistakes. Instead, you fight the mistakes." The idea of not looking for mistakes in others is something that Mother teaches us. But what does it mean to "fight the mistakes?" Do any of you on the net have a sense of what that might mean and how it might relate to Mother's teachings? Jai Amma, Vaishnavi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 maybe to learn from our mistakes and to try not to repeat them? Or to fight to do what is right. Just my take on it. Namaste, Shelly cvaishnavi wrote: > In a message dated 10/12/00 4:47:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > kysdonn writes: > > << Kysdonn >> > > Om Namah Shivaya! > > Dear Kysdonn, > > Thanks for sharing that inspiring writing. I found that there was one line > in it that I couldn't relate to or understand. That was "You don't look for > mistakes. Instead, you fight the mistakes." The idea of not looking for > mistakes in others is something that Mother teaches us. But what does it mean > to "fight the mistakes?" Do any of you on the net have a sense of what that > might mean and how it might relate to Mother's teachings? > > Jai Amma, > > Vaishnavi > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 Om Namah Shivaya, Below are some Amma quotes that may relate to that passage. Swami Amritaswarupananda once gave a talk in which he mentioned that Amma gives us weapons: weapons like love, forgiveness, understanding, etc. Maybe that is how we are to "fight the mistake", maybe the fighting has to do with our OWN inner work. "There is no human being who doesn't possess at least one divine quality. If we can forgive the mistakes of others, the divinity in them will be awakened. So we should try to cultivate this attitude. When we perceive the good in everything, we are filled with Gods' grace. That grace is the source of all success in life. So, light the lamp of love within you and move forward." "No one is above fault. Whenever you see any faults in others, you should be ready to look within yourself. Then you will understand that all those faults can be found within yourself. If someone loses his temper, you should think of it as his samskara (the totality of impressions and deep-rooted tendencies which we have acquired during countless lives). Then you will be able to forgive him- you will have the strength to forgive. Our attitude of forgiveness will make our thoughts, words and actions good. Our good deeds will bring us God's grace." "If you are good, if there is goodness in you, you should be able to see goodness in everything. You see the bad in others because there is bad in you. Children, try to realize this truth. Do not point at the faults and errors of others. Realize your own mistakes and try to correct them. Let your own errors, your own ego, become a burden to yourself, not to other people." Awaken Children, Vol.4 p264 "As ordinary human beings, everyone has both good and bad qualities. Always try to recognize and admire the good qualities in each other. Whenever you are talking to others about your partner, try to highlight his or her good qualities; don't ever mention the weaknesses in front of others. Whatever your weaknesses may be, they should remain a secret between the two of you. You should work out your problems together with a positive attitude, without provoking or hurting each other with accusations. First of all, we should become aware of our own weaknesses, because this is the best way to remove them. Never use your partner's faults as a weapon against him or her. When you are pointing out a weakness, do so lovingly and with every intention of eradicating it in a positive way from our lives. These weaknesses are blocks which prevent you from expressing yourselves fully. See these blocks as obstructions and learn to remove them. Try to look at your own faults and you will automatically eradicate them. By seeing your own weaknesses and bad habits you become are of how ugly they are. Your weaknesses lie hidden in the dark, but as you look at them they are brought out into the light." Awaken Children, Vol. VIII, p. 20 - <cvaishnavi <Ammachi > Thursday, October 12, 2000 1:13 PM Re: Rules to be HAPPY > In a message dated 10/12/00 4:47:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > kysdonn writes: > > << Kysdonn >> > > Om Namah Shivaya! > > Dear Kysdonn, > > Thanks for sharing that inspiring writing. I found that there was one line > in it that I couldn't relate to or understand. That was "You don't look for > mistakes. Instead, you fight the mistakes." The idea of not looking for > mistakes in others is something that Mother teaches us. But what does it mean > to "fight the mistakes?" Do any of you on the net have a sense of what that > might mean and how it might relate to Mother's teachings? > > Jai Amma, > > Vaishnavi > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 Om Namah Sivaya, Maybe the author was trying to express that we should not look for mistakes (in others) but fight against our (own) mistakes as they may appear from time to time....here....... to "fight" may be interpreted as to "correct" and the author chooses the word "fight" because as in fighting we have always to be on our guard. We must be aware and practice the awareness of the present (living in the present) so that the enemy (mistake) don't have the chance to "attack" us. Hope I did not interprete wrongly. Please comment. Amma Bless All Kysdonn cvaishnavi [cvaishnavi] Friday, October 13, 2000 04:13 Kysdonn Ammachi Re: Rules to be HAPPY In a message dated 10/12/00 4:47:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kysdonn writes: << Kysdonn >> Om Namah Shivaya! Dear Kysdonn, Thanks for sharing that inspiring writing. I found that there was one line in it that I couldn't relate to or understand. That was "You don't look for mistakes. Instead, you fight the mistakes." The idea of not looking for mistakes in others is something that Mother teaches us. But what does it mean to "fight the mistakes?" Do any of you on the net have a sense of what that might mean and how it might relate to Mother's teachings? Jai Amma, Vaishnavi Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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