To Steve about Shree Maa's teaching and story

[Guest guest]

Steve wrote:

 

what an interesting question is is. when the harassment

seems to be too much ... what that is, is the exact and precise

threshold of our sadhana. for those of us who have quite high goals

[as we stated them not that long ago here], as long as we are

experiencing harassment as being to much [as opposed to active

participation in god-consciousness, regardless of whether it is good

or bad, uncomfortable or pleasant], we have fallen short of our

goal and can think about what we learned, throw it into the fire and

carry on the path.

 

 

 

Dear Steve ~ I guess I missed the digest where we were asked to state our

spiritual goals. So I will state my current one here. After I am in my new

house, and have my altar set up, my fond hope is that I can find online all the

items I need to do puja, and then be able to do a beginner puja at my altar

(and not in bed). This may indeed be beyond me, but it is my goal.

I really like what you said about "throw it into the fire and carry on the

path." My hubby, Doug, sometimes uses an old Native American homily, very

similar, especially when I have been upset about my family. It is "throw it in

the river."

 

Now that the Hawk story has been brought up again, in thinking about it, I

really was experiencing my family as the harassing crows (if ignoring a person

can said to be a form of harassment LOL). In the end, what it took was for me

to stand up to my mother and speak my truth, without in any way demeaning

her or bringing up anything I had felt hurt by (old baggage). I'm not even sure

how I managed it ... only through the grace of Maa and Swamiji. So in this

instance, perhaps I did drop the fish because, since I did that, my

relationship with my mother has been much better, and I feel as if an elephant has been

removed from my back. : ) Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji ~ Linda P.S. And now

when I wake up in the morning, I no longer have tears in my eyes, but

despite my illnesses have an eagerness I haven't felt in a long time.