Guest guest Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 NAMASTE Tonight at the Devi Mandir, Ramya told me a story that Maa told her. While I may not have all the details correct, the center point of the story hit me right in the heart. It was an "aha" moment. The story was this: a saint was always smiling. Every where he went, in any circumstance, he smiled. Everyone marveled at that smile. How he lit up a room, and everyone's heart. He just smiled. All the time. On his deathbed, his 5 element body sick, his disciples asked how he managed to smile all the time. He replied: "every morning when I meditate, I take a sankalpa to smile, to have the strength to smile all the time. And, with the strength of that sankalpa, and with God's grace, I smile." What a simple story. What a simple truth. How much I pray to have the strength and courage to take that sankalpa, and that all of us could do the same. At the end of the story, Maa said to Ramya, "that is how everyone should be. Don't you think so?" "Yes," replied Ramya. Jai Maa Vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 What a beautiful tapas and story! Really, what a great concept. Jai Maa! Surya - inspectionconnection108 Saturday, September 16, 2006 10:30 PM [www.ShreeMaa.org] THE SMILING SADHANA NAMASTE Tonight at the Devi Mandir, Ramya told me a story that Maa told her. While I may not have all the details correct, the center point of the story hit me right in the heart. It was an "aha" moment. The story was this: a saint was always smiling. Every where he went, in any circumstance, he smiled. Everyone marveled at that smile. How he lit up a room, and everyone's heart. He just smiled. All the time. On his deathbed, his 5 element body sick, his disciples asked how he managed to smile all the time. He replied: "every morning when I meditate, I take a sankalpa to smile, to have the strength to smile all the time. And, with the strength of that sankalpa, and with God's grace, I smile." What a simple story. What a simple truth. How much I pray to have the strength and courage to take that sankalpa, and that all of us could do the same. At the end of the story, Maa said to Ramya, "that is how everyone should be. Don't you think so?" "Yes," replied Ramya. Jai Maa Vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Ramya is pretty much always smiling as far as I know. I don't recall not seeing her smiling when I last visited the Mandir. Even her Puja Deities and the food she prepared had smiles on them. One could not help but smile upon seeing Her or Them. Srini's hat really made me smile too! Jai Maa! Surya - inspectionconnection108 Saturday, September 16, 2006 10:30 PM [www.ShreeMaa.org] THE SMILING SADHANA NAMASTE Tonight at the Devi Mandir, Ramya told me a story that Maa told her. While I may not have all the details correct, the center point of the story hit me right in the heart. It was an "aha" moment. The story was this: a saint was always smiling. Every where he went, in any circumstance, he smiled. Everyone marveled at that smile. How he lit up a room, and everyone's heart. He just smiled. All the time. On his deathbed, his 5 element body sick, his disciples asked how he managed to smile all the time. He replied: "every morning when I meditate, I take a sankalpa to smile, to have the strength to smile all the time. And, with the strength of that sankalpa, and with God's grace, I smile." What a simple story. What a simple truth. How much I pray to have the strength and courage to take that sankalpa, and that all of us could do the same. At the end of the story, Maa said to Ramya, "that is how everyone should be. Don't you think so?" "Yes," replied Ramya. Jai Maa Vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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