Guest guest Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 Are Spiritual People Special? Q. Amma, do You think spirituality and spiritual people are special? Amma: No. Q. Then? Amma: Spirituality is all about leading a completely normal life in tune with our Inner Self. So, there is nothing special about it. Q. Are You saying that only spiritual-minded people are leading normal lives? Amma: Did Amma say that? Q. Not directly, but Your statement implies that, doesn¹t it? Amma: That is your interpretation of Amma¹s words. Q. Okay, but what do You think of the majority of people, who live in the world? Amma: Not the majority, aren¹t we all living in the world? Q. Amma, please.... Amma: As long as we live in the world, we all are worldly people. However, what makes you spiritual is the way you look at life and its experiences while living in the world. See, my son, everyone thinks that they are leading a normal life. Whether they are leading a normal life or not is something that each individual should find out through proper introspection. We should also know that spirituality is not something unusual or extraordinary. Spirituality is not to become special, but to become humble. It is also important to understand that human birth in itself is very special. Amma: You don¹t bathe in a river forever; you bathe in it to come out fresh and clean. Likewise, if you are interested in leading a spiritual life, consider your life as a householder as a way to exhaust your vasanas [tendencies]. In other words, remember that you are living a family life not to become increasingly immersed in it but to exhaust that and other related vasanas and to become free from the bondage of action. Your aim should be exhaustion of negative vasanas, not their accumulation. Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 Thank you!!! Jai Ma! --- Kenna <kenna wrote: > Are Spiritual People Special? > > Q. Amma, do You think spirituality and spiritual > people are special? > Amma: No. > Q. Then? > Amma: Spirituality is all about leading a completely > normal life in tune > with our Inner Self. So, there is nothing special > about it. > Q. Are You saying that only spiritual-minded people > are leading normal > lives? > Amma: Did Amma say that? > Q. Not directly, but Your statement implies that, > doesn¹t it? > Amma: That is your interpretation of Amma¹s words. > Q. Okay, but what do You think of the majority of > people, who live in the > world? > Amma: Not the majority, aren¹t we all living in the > world? > Q. Amma, please.... > Amma: As long as we live in the world, we all are > worldly people. However, > what makes you spiritual is the way you look at life > and its experiences > while living in the world. See, my son, everyone > thinks that they are > leading a normal life. Whether they are leading a > normal life or not is > something that each individual should find out > through proper introspection. > We should also know that spirituality is not > something unusual or > extraordinary. Spirituality is not to become > special, but to become humble. > It is also important to understand that human birth > in itself is very > special. > > > Amma: You don¹t bathe in a river forever; you bathe > in it to come out fresh > and clean. Likewise, if you are interested in > leading a spiritual life, > consider your life as a householder as a way to > exhaust your vasanas > [tendencies]. In other words, remember that you are > living a family life not > to become increasingly immersed in it but to exhaust > that and other related > vasanas and to become free from the bondage of > action. Your aim should be > exhaustion of negative vasanas, not their > accumulation. > > Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard http://antispam./whatsnewfree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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