Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 >>"to linda, I would hope there isn't a soul here who would dare compare your progress toward spiritual enlightnment with their own, and if there is...they had better look very hard in the mirror at their own reflection...you are to be greatly admired for your diligence and profound devotion, this is what touches me... as does your unfailing kindness toward everyone.... truly - you are an inspiration to me love to you, sal"<< Dear Linda, I totally agree with sal as far as how your consistency is a real inspiration. We ALL inspire each other in ways we cannot begin to imagine! Many people here, I'm sure, are dealing with things that they may not talk about but are very "difficult" nonetheless. I don't think I have ever met a human being who has not experienced suffering of one kind or another. The thing that makes a huge difference is the willingness to hold onto our intention, to get up and try again no matter how many times we might seem to "fail". I know that I used to think of sadhana as linear....like a staircase that you climbed (with difficulty, sometimes, and with ease, at other times). As I've gotten older, I find that sadhana moves in an elliptical way...you move along, you circle back, you seem to make "progress" only to realize you are off on a tangent! you circle back around to something very basic that you thought you knew all about 30 years ago, only to discover that you didn't really know very much at all. But, underneath it all is intention and, most of all (as sal says above) DEVOTION. That's the most important thing...devotion and surrender to the circumstances of our lives as what "is" for us at the moment. I spent alot of time when I was younger fighting the circumstances of my life and trying to change them....it took a long time to realize that the energy I expended trying to make Maya more "acceptable" for me was energy that could be focused on sadhana instead...just changing where I was placing my attention. It was a huge lesson for me! I really salute you, Linda, for your efforts....I always look at the EMS chart when Nanda posts the "numbers" and think to myself, "Wow! Linda is doing SO well! She is really strong!". best love, sadhvi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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