Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Dear Prajna: Thank you for the illuminating two part Share. Do not have the time I would like to enlarge on your well written and sensitive posts. You shared one episode that I request clarification. In the Part 2 Post you shared (referring to the Swamijis consultation: PRAJNA WROTE: "He said that the pain was good, and gave this beautiful analogy, that I will try to repeat verbatim: "This life is a dream. It is very difficult to wake up from a pleasant dream. No one will want to leave that dream. But it is easy to wake up from a bad dream, a nightmare. We will want very much to wake up from a bad dream. The guru's duty is to make this a bad dream for us so that we will want to wake up very badly. So what you are experiencing, take it as a sign that the guru is trying to wake you up." HERE IS MY QUESTION PRAJNAJI By pain was the Swami specifically referring to your pain of longing to sing for/to Amma? or Would his observation include your back pain? Once again we are all blessed with your posts in this E-Satsang. Wow it really feels like a local Satsang with members reporting their travel experiences with Devi Ma. With Love, Chitanand(GeorgeSon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Dear George, I assumed at the time that he was referring to the pain of my desire to sing for Amma, but now that I consider it, his beautiful message could equally be applied to my back pain, as well as all other pains (nightmares) that have come and will come in this one's life. That would be truly seeing everything that comes as the Guru's grace. I am still enjoying absorbing the fullness (Purnamritananda is the perfect name for him) of his teaching. Missed you at satsang last week! love, Prajna GeorgeSon <leokomor > wrote: Dear Prajna: Thank you for the illuminating two part Share. Do not have the time I would like to enlarge on your well written and sensitive posts. You shared one episode that I request clarification. In the Part 2 Post you shared (referring to the Swamijis consultation: PRAJNA WROTE: "He said that the pain was good, and gave this beautiful analogy, that I will try to repeat verbatim: "This life is a dream. It is very difficult to wake up from a pleasant dream. No one will want to leave that dream. But it is easy to wake up from a bad dream, a nightmare. We will want very much to wake up from a bad dream. The guru's duty is to make this a bad dream for us so that we will want to wake up very badly. So what you are experiencing, take it as a sign that the guru is trying to wake you up." HERE IS MY QUESTION PRAJNAJI By pain was the Swami specifically referring to your pain of longing to sing for/to Amma? or Would his observation include your back pain? Once again we are all blessed with your posts in this E-Satsang. Wow it really feels like a local Satsang with members reporting their travel experiences with Devi Ma. With Love, Chitanand(GeorgeSon) "Children, all of spirituality is contained in that one word: Awareness." - Amma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Om Namah Shivaya! The quote by Swamiji is really beautiful. Everytime we experience pain both physical and mental, which includes backpain, pain due to the family problems etc. we are made to go deeper and are propelled to go to a higher level which makes us enjoy life better. Cheers and have a nice weekend, Mahadevan venkitaraman Ammachi, GeorgeSon <leokomor wrote: > > Dear Prajna: > > Thank you for the illuminating two part Share. > > Do not have the time I would like to enlarge on your > well written and sensitive posts. > > You shared one episode that I request clarification. > > In the Part 2 Post you shared (referring to the > Swamijis consultation: > > PRAJNA WROTE: > > "He said that the pain was good, and gave this > beautiful analogy, that I will try to repeat verbatim: > > "This life is a dream. It is very difficult to wake up > from a pleasant dream. > No one will want to leave that dream. But it is easy > to wake up from a bad > dream, a nightmare. We will want very much to wake up > from a bad dream. The > guru's duty is to make this a bad dream for us so that > we will want to wake up > very badly. So what you are experiencing, take it as a > sign that the guru is > trying to wake you up." > > HERE IS MY QUESTION PRAJNAJI > > By pain was the Swami specifically referring to your > pain of longing to sing for/to Amma? > or > Would his observation include your back pain? > > Once again we are all blessed with your posts in this > E-Satsang. > > Wow it really feels like a local Satsang with members > reporting their travel experiences with Devi Ma. > > With Love, > > Chitanand(GeorgeSon) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Om Namah Shivaya: IMHO everything is Prasad. While in the midst of physical or emotional pain it is difficult to feel this way. Feelings are often misleading. God dispenses our Karma. Through improper past actions we are now reaping this harvest. Nonetheless the benefit may be to shock us out of the twilight zone of being half asleep and half awake. Who would want to awaken from a sensually satisfying dream? Peace, GeorgeSon Ammachi, "mahadevanv" <mahadevanv wrote: > > Om Namah Shivaya! > > The quote by Swamiji is really beautiful. Everytime we experience > pain both physical and mental, which includes backpain, pain due to > the family problems etc. we are made to go deeper and are propelled > to go to a higher level which makes us enjoy life better. > > Cheers and have a nice weekend, > > Mahadevan venkitaraman > Ammachi, GeorgeSon <leokomor@> wrote: > > > > Dear Prajna: > > > > Thank you for the illuminating two part Share. > > > > Do not have the time I would like to enlarge on your > > well written and sensitive posts. > > > > You shared one episode that I request clarification. > > > > In the Part 2 Post you shared (referring to the > > Swamijis consultation: > > > > PRAJNA WROTE: > > > > "He said that the pain was good, and gave this > > beautiful analogy, that I will try to repeat verbatim: > > > > "This life is a dream. It is very difficult to wake up > > from a pleasant dream. > > No one will want to leave that dream. But it is easy > > to wake up from a bad > > dream, a nightmare. We will want very much to wake up > > from a bad dream. The > > guru's duty is to make this a bad dream for us so that > > we will want to wake up > > very badly. So what you are experiencing, take it as a > > sign that the guru is > > trying to wake you up." > > > > HERE IS MY QUESTION PRAJNAJI > > > > By pain was the Swami specifically referring to your > > pain of longing to sing for/to Amma? > > or > > Would his observation include your back pain? > > > > Once again we are all blessed with your posts in this > > E-Satsang. > > > > Wow it really feels like a local Satsang with members > > reporting their travel experiences with Devi Ma. > > > > With Love, > > > > Chitanand(GeorgeSon) > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Dear Children of Divinity: Om Amriteswarye Namah I just read Nirmala's notes of Big Swami's Canadian Retreat Satsang. Prajna earlier posted the inspiring teaching of her favorite Swami (Sorry I can never remember his name). Now Big Swami seems to corroborate the idea that their is blessing in adversity. Nirmala's notes of Big Swami in Toronto quote him saying: "Amma doesn't struggle. She flows. She accepts life-all the flowers, all the thorns. "The flowers and the thorns are the same to Me". She accepts life unconditionally. Thorns keep us alert. They are an inextricable part of the rose. They have the same roots. "Don't be weakened by the sorrows of life. They have a lesson to teach us. All beauty in the world is for worshipping the Creator." BRING ON THE THORNS!!!!! GeorgeSon P.S. "Inextricably part of the rose" Big Swami Rocks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.