Making the Best of it All

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Hi Shehoss,

 

I am old now, 66, and I have been a devotee of the Lord all of my life, but here

is a list of things that I think will help you and would have made me a better

devotee in my younger years:

 

Is this the best use of my time?

Is this the best use of my money; eg. Is this the best thing I on which I can

spend my money. (Is it better to buy Rudraksahs or have my hair done, for

example)

Is this the best use of my mind?

Is this the best place that I can be at the moment?

Is this the best thing that I can read?

Is this the best thing that I can study?

Is this the best thing that I can eat?

Is this the best thing that I can wear?

Is this the best use of my space?

Is this the best seed, plant that I can plant?

Is this the best friend I can have?

 

If I had followed these rules I would have been a much better devotee and would

not have wasted so much time and money. Hoping this helps you with your life.

Barbara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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shehoss

Monday, May 05, 2003 10:59 PM

re: lord shiva

 

 

Dear Barb, Regarding your post on the expense of worship, I thought I'd share

my own thoughts regarding the objects of ritual. Having recently just spent an

insane (for me) amount of money on rudrakshas I started thinking about the

dangers of the physical culture of spirituality. For myself, I have specific

conditions and situations for which I am hoping to get assistance, but I can see

the distraction of overreliance on materiality in worship and healing,

especially if your purpose in worship is self-realization. I am sure that

God/Gods would never want you to harm yourself financially in your reverence of

them, and that a simple picture or even a mental picture of your diety,

be-decked with imaginary or real flowers, into which you pour your heart-felt

love with great focus and concentration is worth far more to your own

development and to the gods than the loveliest be-jeweled shrine in the world.

I personally get much further in meditation when I am

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