To Henny re to Sadhu Maa on Guru Gita

[Guest guest]

Henny wrote (about the Guru Gita):

 

....Once we open our hearts to the guru, we find that

the guru is much more than the form, beautiful as it is. And then we

can begin to see that we are much more than our form also...

Dear Henny ~ I got much from reading what you wrote in response to Sadhu

Maa. As you can probably imagine, what you wrote, referenced above, is on my

mind a lot lately. Today

I leave to go spend final days with my mother. I know she is not the body,

and yet I will still miss her. One lesson I have learned from my experience

with this particular issue is that, if it is possible, do not burn up whatever

time you have to let those you love know, to interact with them, etc. Much of

this was out of my hands, and so, in some way, I lost my mother years ago. At

the same time, I now realize how much comfort I took just from her being

here ... maybe we would reconcile; maybe she and my stepfather would change

their minds about Doug ... Now, I am leaving these hopes and expectations behind

so that I am able to go and just be with her.

 

I am also reading Dannion Brinkley's new book ... right now it is packed,

and I don't recall the title. But Dannion died not once, not twice, but three

times ... pronounced clinically dead. The first time he was "dead" for 27

minutes, and so the fact that he still had any mental faculties left when he

returned is something of a miracle in itself. In his first two books he

describes, not only what a lout he was (the guy everybody in his neighborhood loved to

hate), but also his experience of being on the "other side" and interacting

with higher dimensional beings.

 

This time, he also was shown a place where souls that are "stuck" go. They

are stuck because they have unresolved issues and are still unable to let go,

or they are stuck because they don't believe they're dead, and there are other

reasons. He shared the names that other cultures gave this place, Purgatory,

a Bardo, and there was a Hindu one, but I don't recall the name. From what I

have "seen," I know that eventually a higher dimensional being will come to

each of these souls and assist them in whatever work they need to complete to

let go and ascend to the higher planes. Dannion says there are 7. I think

there is a Hindu reference to the number 7 also, and I have a very early memory

from about 5 years of age of a beautiful place with green grass and lovely

trees, with fountains and benches, and beautiful "people" walking about

talking with one another. I also remember, in association with this place, the

number 7.

 

How does all of this relate to the Guru Gita? After having just completed

it, I believe that it is "shown" in this "mantra" that if one "bows down to the

respected Guru...," serves the Guru, strives to behave as the Guru behaves,

and, as the last verses stated, even becomes the Guru, there is no unfinished

business; there is no earthly form or place that one identifies with, except,

in so far as recognizing it as an expression of the Divine; there is no

confusion about death (having already let go, one lets go into that state also,

without fear, always being focused on the Guru), and so there is no getting

stuck. The soul would just continue following the upward spiral, see with a

"higher" perspective the events of the life, and continue to evolve in whatever

way is appropriate, whether that be taking on form again or working on the

other planes of being.

 

Okay, that is enough. Thank you for sharing your sincere thoughts about the

Guru Gita.

Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji ~ Linda

[Guest guest]

Dear Lindaji,

 

thank you for your kind response. I pray you and your mother may find

peace in the arms of the One who is Mother to you both,

 

with love,

Henny

 

, nierika wrote:

>

> Henny wrote (about the Guru Gita):

>

> ...Once we open our hearts to the guru, we find that

> the guru is much more than the form, beautiful as it is. And then

we

> can begin to see that we are much more than our form also...

> Dear Henny ~ I got much from reading what you wrote in response to

Sadhu

> Maa. As you can probably imagine, what you wrote, referenced above,

is on my

> mind a lot lately. Today

> I leave to go spend final days with my mother. I know she is not the

body,

> and yet I will still miss her. One lesson I have learned from my

experience

> with this particular issue is that, if it is possible, do not burn

up whatever

> time you have to let those you love know, to interact with them,

etc. Much of

> this was out of my hands, and so, in some way, I lost my mother

years ago. At

> the same time, I now realize how much comfort I took just from her

being

> here ... maybe we would reconcile; maybe she and my stepfather

would change

> their minds about Doug ... Now, I am leaving these hopes and

expectations behind

> so that I am able to go and just be with her.

>

> I am also reading Dannion Brinkley's new book ... right now it is

packed,

> and I don't recall the title. But Dannion died not once, not twice,

but three

> times ... pronounced clinically dead. The first time he was "dead"

for 27

> minutes, and so the fact that he still had any mental faculties left

when he

> returned is something of a miracle in itself. In his first two books

he

> describes, not only what a lout he was (the guy everybody in his

neighborhood loved to

> hate), but also his experience of being on the "other side" and

interacting

> with higher dimensional beings.

>

> This time, he also was shown a place where souls that are "stuck"

go. They

> are stuck because they have unresolved issues and are still unable

to let go,

> or they are stuck because they don't believe they're dead, and

there are other

> reasons. He shared the names that other cultures gave this place,

Purgatory,

> a Bardo, and there was a Hindu one, but I don't recall the name.

>From what I

> have "seen," I know that eventually a higher dimensional being will

come to

> each of these souls and assist them in whatever work they need to

complete to

> let go and ascend to the higher planes. Dannion says there are 7. I

think

> there is a Hindu reference to the number 7 also, and I have a very

early memory

> from about 5 years of age of a beautiful place with green grass and

lovely

> trees, with fountains and benches, and beautiful "people" walking

about

> talking with one another. I also remember, in association with this

place, the

> number 7.

>

> How does all of this relate to the Guru Gita? After having just

completed

> it, I believe that it is "shown" in this "mantra" that if one "bows

down to the

> respected Guru...," serves the Guru, strives to behave as the Guru

behaves,

> and, as the last verses stated, even becomes the Guru, there is no

unfinished

> business; there is no earthly form or place that one identifies

with, except,

> in so far as recognizing it as an expression of the Divine; there

is no

> confusion about death (having already let go, one lets go into that

state also,

> without fear, always being focused on the Guru), and so there is no

getting

> stuck. The soul would just continue following the upward spiral, see

with a

> "higher" perspective the events of the life, and continue to evolve

in whatever

> way is appropriate, whether that be taking on form again or working

on the

> other planes of being.

>

> Okay, that is enough. Thank you for sharing your sincere thoughts

about the

> Guru Gita.

> Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji ~ Linda

>