Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Namaste Kanda: In my daily life, as a businessman, husband, pujari, devotee, and lover of God, I cannot stop speaking. Even puja requires speech. So I have to watch myself in all thoughts and actions, even emotions, so that all are in harmony and balance. Even a thought out of balance with goodness and harmony, is an untruth. Wow. It is a very deep process. Let's keep talking about it. It will help me. Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , kandaaran wrote: > > > > inspectionconnection108 > > Sat, 6 Jan 2007 12:50 AM > [www.ShreeMaa.org] How to Speak Only Truth, to Tanmaya and everyone > > 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 > > Namaste vish > One way that is useful for me is to speak less. When speaking is it kind, is it helpful, > is it true (I need to work more on the first two). The practice of watching the mind think > helps me release ( without using ) some reactionary patterns. I like your monthly vow. > > Om Namah Sivaya > Love > Kanda > > > > > > , "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. > > > > > > > > > > Please visit us online at http://www.ShreeMaa.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 This is so good, Already it has caused the untruths in my own mind to amerge. Being honest to other is difficult enough but with myself I have found it to be even more tricky. It can be hard to catch yourself in that first lie you say to yourself to convence yourself that what you are doing is ok when you know it isn't. Those little excuses we make to make thing alright. You're right. There are so many levels to this. Everyone sharing all this is helpful too. It;s good to have friends and family to talk with about these things. We see there experiences and when we talk about our own we see them even better, & the feed back is very hlpful. Love Debi inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 > wrote: Namaste Kanda: In my daily life, as a businessman, husband, pujari, devotee, and lover of God, I cannot stop speaking. Even puja requires speech. So I have to watch myself in all thoughts and actions, even emotions, so that all are in harmony and balance. Even a thought out of balance with goodness and harmony, is an untruth. Wow. It is a very deep process. Let's keep talking about it. It will help me. Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , kandaaran wrote: > > > > inspectionconnection108 > > Sat, 6 Jan 2007 12:50 AM > [www.ShreeMaa.org] How to Speak Only Truth, to Tanmaya and everyone > > 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 > > Namaste vish > One way that is useful for me is to speak less. When speaking is it kind, is it helpful, > is it true (I need to work more on the first two). The practice of watching the mind think > helps me release ( without using ) some reactionary patterns. I like your monthly vow. > > Om Namah Sivaya > Love > Kanda > > > > > > , "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. > > > > > > > > > > Please visit us online at http://www.ShreeMaa.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Namaste vishweshwar My daily life includes Valli my wife, our son and three daughters, and business. It is difficult at times for me to not be the talker, listening helps me in understanding the person and our relationship. It also helps me to let go of less relevant thoughts and sometimes recognition of past karmas that haven't been completely worked out. My business is consulting in systems analysis and computer software development and includes a lot of asking, explaining, listening and problem solving. Thank God for Gurudeva, the Gurus and an interesting life and the mantras that bring us closer to the Gods and Being. and from the Tirukkural Fruitful words, which do not depart from the quality of sweetness, will give a man goodwill ( on earth ) and merit ( in heaven ). associated footnote merit = this is called in Sanskrit as well as in Tamil 'punyam', a sort of credit entry in the books in heaven for good deeds done on earth Om Namah Sivaya Love Kanda inspectionconnection108 Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:49 PM Re: [www.ShreeMaa.org] How to Speak Only Truth, to Kanda Namaste Kanda: In my daily life, as a businessman, husband, pujari, devotee, and lover of God, I cannot stop speaking. Even puja requires speech. So I have to watch myself in all thoughts and actions, even emotions, so that all are in harmony and balance. Even a thought out of balance with goodness and harmony, is an untruth. Wow. It is a very deep process. Let's keep talking about it. It will help me. Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , kandaaran wrote: > > > > inspectionconnection108 > > Sat, 6 Jan 2007 12:50 AM > [www.ShreeMaa.org] How to Speak Only Truth, to Tanmaya and everyone > > 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 > > Namaste vish > One way that is useful for me is to speak less. When speaking is it kind, is it helpful, > is it true (I need to work more on the first two). The practice of watching the mind think > helps me release ( without using ) some reactionary patterns. I like your monthly vow. > > Om Namah Sivaya > Love > Kanda > > > > > > , "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. > > > > > > > > > > Please visit us online at http://www.ShreeMaa.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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