Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Namaste Vish, thank you for your beautiful words about learning how to stay in our hearts and moving energy out from there. I feel many times I allow myself to be carried away from that center by waves of energy coming through from less than helpful directions. What you said reminded me of the Shiva Sankalpa Stotram which I have added to my puja. I particularly like this verse: "Being firm in that supreme wisdom which fills consciousnes, that inner light of the nectar of bliss within all beings born, may we perform all action from that imperishable truth. May my mind be filled with that firm determination of Shiva, the Consciousness of Infinite Goodness" When doubts come and I feel carried away by waves of anxiety or frustration or what have you, this helps me to get back to the heart. When I read the stotram I always think of Shree Maa and Swamiji, who are undoubtedly 'firm in that supreme wisdom', and who are our guiding lights always. I'm very glad you decided to post every day, your words reflect all the qualities I'm hoping to cultivate, with love, henny , "inspectionconnection108" <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > NAMASTE > > Jai Maa > > Today I observed how little it takes to make someone happy. A kind > word, a pat on the back, an "thank you" for a small favor. Swami > teaches us that as we perform puja, we learn how to move energy. For > example, from our heart, onto a flower, then onto the lingum as we > worship Shiva on the altar. Then at the end of the day, when we clean > our puja, we take the energy back into our heart. > > Just think how many times we move our energy around during the day, > and how many forms carry our energy. For example: talking on the > phone, posting, thinking of someone far away, praying to God for help, > writing a letter and sending it in the mail, making a meal. Each form > is another channel for moving our energy around. > > It all depends on how conscious we are. Staying in our hearts, it is > easy to send the energy out. And our heart energy is most pure. > > What effect do we wish to have in this world? We have to ask > ourselves each morning when we rise, and review it each evening before > bed. Did we say the right thing? or, Did we jump the gun and blurt > something hurtful? > > As we are noticing, the group sankalpa is a very powerful tool in > controlling our energy for the highest good. > > Maa ans Swami are teaching us to unite our energy with theirs. To give > up our selfish attachments in order to gain freedom. As Swami said, > we gain freedom thru discipline, not freedom from discipline. > > What a wonderful succint teaching. I pray Maa will increase my > sankalpa-my firm determination, to be a disciplined disciple in this > world. > > Jai Maa Jai Shiva > > love > > vishweshwar > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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