Guest guest Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Namaste Family, I have always found this to be the most inspiring and engaging of the Kasyapa Sutras ... for this time in this life. Twenty odd years ago I was heavily engaged in the study of world religions. In a textbook I ran across the notion of people thinking of God as a big celestial body and then each world and even each jiva or individual soul was a part of that body. We often speak of this in abstract terms, but the example was more basic...an actual body. This set off a sense of understanding for me and for years I have been fond of saying things like some of us are heart cells, some of us liver, cells, some brain cells, and so on. The point being, each of us has a job. If we do that well, with perfection, then we contribute to the overall wellbeing of the whole God-body. If heart cells try to be liver or kidney cells it just does not work. If cells act out of their genetic script diseases, such as cancer result. From this perspective we have respect for ourselves and all others, be it the doorman, driver, secretary, or king. I know this is simple, but this analogy has always helped me with three things. First is acceptance of my self and that there is something that is uniquely "mine" to contribute. Then there are two professional values that also resonate for me personally, unconditional positive regard, I do not have to "approve of the actions" of others but do not attribute actions to the soul which is pure. Third is respect for right to self-determination for everyone, family, clients, students, etc. The narrative with this sutra is wonderful and inspiring. I hope someday to be so at peace with dharma and dharmena that I can have the minister's perspective..."Don't worry, it's all right. God has a plan. Everything is for the best." Jai Maa! Om Peace, Sadhu Maa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Sadhu Maa, This is off the point of your post, which was great, by the way, but I was struck by your mention of the idea of the body of God because I have been fascinated by the wonderful images of planets and galaxies and nebulae that have come from the Hubble space telescope, and their relationship to the devas. We know, of course, that the planets and the sun of our solar system are more that they appear to be (just as we are), and that makes me wonder every time I look at a Hubble image, "Who are You...?" Some of the images are just so beautiful, and the close-up views of spiral galaxies, with their enormous ball of light in the center, surrounded by so many, many Suryas. Such a body would be fit for a Brahma and His Shakti. It's mind-boggling, really, and so beautiful to think that all of this beauty is, not merely alive, but divine, and engaged in doing seva the guru (as Brahmas and Vishnus). Who are you... Here's a link to one of my favorite images (I have a bunch on my screensaver), the Sombrero Galaxy. I recommend you choose one appropriate for your bandwidth and download it (you can always delete it later) so you can see it in all its beautiful detail (and while you're there, check out some of the other images ). http://hubblesite.org/gallery/wallpaper/pr2003028a/ Who are You... Jai Maa! Chris , "Sadhu Maa" <sadumaa wrote: > > Namaste Family, > I have always found this to be the most inspiring and engaging of the > Kasyapa Sutras ... for this time in this life. Twenty odd years ago I > was heavily engaged in the study of world religions. In a textbook I > ran across the notion of people thinking of God as a big celestial > body and then each world and even each jiva or individual soul was a > part of that body. We often speak of this in abstract terms, but the > example was more basic...an actual body. This set off a sense of > understanding for me and for years I have been fond of saying things > like some of us are heart cells, some of us liver, cells, some brain > cells, and so on. The point being, each of us has a job. If we do that > well, with perfection, then we contribute to the overall wellbeing of > the whole God-body. If heart cells try to be liver or kidney cells it > just does not work. If cells act out of their genetic script diseases, > such as cancer result. From this perspective we have respect for > ourselves and all others, be it the doorman, driver, secretary, or king. > > I know this is simple, but this analogy has always helped me with > three things. First is acceptance of my self and that there is > something that is uniquely "mine" to contribute. Then there are two > professional values that also resonate for me personally, > unconditional positive regard, I do not have to "approve of the > actions" of others but do not attribute actions to the soul which is > pure. Third is respect for right to self-determination for everyone, > family, clients, students, etc. > > The narrative with this sutra is wonderful and inspiring. I hope > someday to be so at peace with dharma and dharmena that I can have the > minister's perspective..."Don't worry, it's all right. God has a plan. > Everything is for the best." Jai Maa! > > Om Peace, > Sadhu Maa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Quite possibly all one sees is such an image, even in the vastness of it, is only the nuclei of One of Maa Devi Goddess's cells. The wonder of it all. Jai Maa , "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956 wrote: > > Sadhu Maa, > > This is off the point of your post, which was great, by the way, but I > was struck by your mention of the idea of the body of God because I > have been fascinated by the wonderful images of planets and galaxies > and nebulae that have come from the Hubble space telescope, and their > relationship to the devas. > > We know, of course, that the planets and the sun of our solar system > are more that they appear to be (just as we are), and that makes me > wonder every time I look at a Hubble image, "Who are You...?" > > Some of the images are just so beautiful, and the close-up views of > spiral galaxies, with their enormous ball of light in the center, > surrounded by so many, many Suryas. Such a body would be fit for a > Brahma and His Shakti. It's mind-boggling, really, and so beautiful to > think that all of this beauty is, not merely alive, but divine, and > engaged in doing seva the guru (as Brahmas and Vishnus). > > Who are you... > > Here's a link to one of my favorite images (I have a bunch on my > screensaver), the Sombrero Galaxy. I recommend you choose one > appropriate for your bandwidth and download it (you can always delete > it later) so you can see it in all its beautiful detail (and while > you're there, check out some of the other images ). > > > http://hubblesite.org/gallery/wallpaper/pr2003028a/ > > Who are You... > > Jai Maa! > Chris > > > , "Sadhu Maa" <sadumaa@> wrote: > > > > Namaste Family, > > I have always found this to be the most inspiring and engaging of the > > Kasyapa Sutras ... for this time in this life. Twenty odd years ago I > > was heavily engaged in the study of world religions. In a textbook I > > ran across the notion of people thinking of God as a big celestial > > body and then each world and even each jiva or individual soul was a > > part of that body. We often speak of this in abstract terms, but the > > example was more basic...an actual body. This set off a sense of > > understanding for me and for years I have been fond of saying things > > like some of us are heart cells, some of us liver, cells, some brain > > cells, and so on. The point being, each of us has a job. If we do that > > well, with perfection, then we contribute to the overall wellbeing of > > the whole God-body. If heart cells try to be liver or kidney cells it > > just does not work. If cells act out of their genetic script diseases, > > such as cancer result. From this perspective we have respect for > > ourselves and all others, be it the doorman, driver, secretary, or king. > > > > I know this is simple, but this analogy has always helped me with > > three things. First is acceptance of my self and that there is > > something that is uniquely "mine" to contribute. Then there are two > > professional values that also resonate for me personally, > > unconditional positive regard, I do not have to "approve of the > > actions" of others but do not attribute actions to the soul which is > > pure. Third is respect for right to self-determination for everyone, > > family, clients, students, etc. > > > > The narrative with this sutra is wonderful and inspiring. I hope > > someday to be so at peace with dharma and dharmena that I can have the > > minister's perspective..."Don't worry, it's all right. God has a plan. > > Everything is for the best." Jai Maa! > > > > Om Peace, > > Sadhu Maa > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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