Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Namaste Debra: I hope was can support each other in this sankalpa. Certainly talking about it and deepening our understanding will help us all to become more aware of our thought, speech, and actions. This is a sadhana on all levels: thinking the truth, speaking the truth, acting truth. Becoming aware of all levels of ones existence and acting in harmony is truthfullness. More thoughts and experience? Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , Debra McDaniel <student61754 wrote: > > Loved this email! > Maybe others like myself have read this and taken it to heart and are moving swiftly to get the book so we can join in. > Hope so. > > Even w/out bk after reading your email, > set it to mind to spk truth as part of new yr res. > > Love > Debi > > > > inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > Namaste Tanmaya, > > Speaking truth is a difficult sadhana, but a great one. Every month > when I renew my vow, I am very inspired to "watch" every statement I > make to be certain it is truth. It is amazing how many levels of > truth there are. > Even on the gross level of speech, there are 1/2 truths, omissions, > "white lies", etc. Every statement has the potential to be an > "untruth". > It requires much discipline to speak only the truth. > I am a "work in progress" and continually have to watch myself. > I hope others will read this and post the techniques they have > discovered for speaking truth. > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > love > vishweshwar > > , "ty_maa" <dsjames@> wrote: > > > > > > Namaste Vishweshwar, > > > > Your inspired question about Truth as a sadhana seems to have slipped by > > unnoticed; probably because it appeared in the last paragraph, and > > because there is so much other activity just now. > > > > Sri Ramakrishna never tired of repeating that "Truth is the discipline > > of the Kali Yuga". If the very-near-at-hand Satya Yuga is characterized > > as the "Age of Truth", then it would only be expedient for those wishing > > to make a smooth transition into that age to become as much aligned with > > Truth as possible. > > > > The Kali Yuga in which we now live is characterized by brevity, > > violence, impurity, and the (often conscious and intentional) obscurring > > of truth. As we move deeper into the immense Light of the Satya Yuga > > those who cannot release the qualities of the Age of Untruth may well go > > down with the ship,--and there is a strange fascination with the sinking > > of the unsinkable Titanic in the collective mind which is quite > > interesting. > > > > Sri Ramakrishna taught that if one can be unswervingly truthful in > > thought, word and deed for twelve years, that practice alone will > > release one from Maya and bestow freedom. It is a fact that > > many-perhaps all-of the great world movers for good were men and women > > with a strong devotion to truth. Washington, Lincoln, Ghandhi, and many > > others had consciously molded their character to be in alignment with > > truth. > > > > Sri Ramakrishna often gave the example of the simple scales used in the > > Bengal villiages by goldsmiths. > > One stationary needle above, and a needle which moved with two pans > > below; when the contents of the two pans were in perfect balance, the > > lower needle would be in exactly alignment with the upper needle. The > > lesson was not to stray from both truthfulness in thought, word and > > deed, as well as to remain unswervingly alignmed with Truth, the > > spiritual Reality, call it God, Guru, Paramatman, Avatara-or simply > > Truth. > > > > Ever listening to that music, and remaining perfectly in step with it, > > one becomes an "expert dancer". And, as Sri Ramakrishna said, "An expert > > dancer becomes unable to take a false step" > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Tanmaya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , "inspectionconnection108" > > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > > > Namaste > > > > > > Tuesday night we celebrated the full moon with the monthly recitation > > > of the "Satya Nayayana Vrat". this is included in the book, available > > > from the Devi Mandir, called: "Visnu Puja, The Thousand Names of Visnu > > > and The Satya Narayana Vrat". > > > > > > This short text is chanted at the fire, by Maa, Swami, and all the > > > present, in order to make a group sankalpa to speak the truth. > > > The text is very interesting because it includes stories to teach us > > > why telling the truth is important. > > > Maa and Swami, Ramakrishna, and other illuminated beings have taught > > > that telling the truth in Kali Yuga is a very powerful sadhana. > > > > > > Over the next days, I would like to discuss with everyone why speaking > > > the truth is important. > > > Ask questions about the concept of speaking the truth, or provide > > > examples from your own experience which demonstrate that speaking the > > > truth has helped you grow. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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