Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Namaste Quick Fox Jumped: This is the question, "Why do we Suffer?", which brought me to meditation. Life seemed so unfair and random. With many years of study, answers came, and after I examined them in my heart and compared them against my personal experience, I knew the answers to be true. So, here is a brief response to your question. There are many books to read which Shree Maa and Swami have translated which give more detailed teachings on this question, but I have summarized below the details which work best for me. We come into this world with all the tendencies and baggage from our previous lives. The Masters use the analogy of shooting arrows. We shot arrows last life, they did not land before we died, then we died. Now we have new bodies, and those arrows we shot have to land. We have to experience the fruits of our karma. So as each arrow lands, some new action / reaction is automatically set up. As we react, we shoot another arrow. This goes on and on. Now, if we react emotionally, the next arrow shot will be erratic and cause further disrubtive karma. But, if we were able to pause, and think for a second before we reacted, then the next action we preformed, the next arrow we shot, would be more accurate, the action more balanced and harmonious, and the karma would not harmful. So, the question arises: how do we prepare ourselves,calm ourselves, center ourselves, so we can stop shooting random wild arrows, and shoot more arrows which hit our target and decrease the amount of negative karma we create for ourselves? Meditation, chanting, pujas, homas, prayer: all these techniques will calm us and help to prevent over reacting. We have to discipline ourselves. With discipline, comes freedom. Without discipline, we are driven by impulses and the ego. We run around in circles. We in this club, all work daily to discipline ourselves, using a wide variety of techniques. Perhaps you can share more about yourself so that we can offer suggestions for techniques which may suit your needs and personality? Also, describe any techniques you have used, or use now, and tell us how they have helped you, or, why they did not help. I recommend you visit Shree Maa's web site. I visited the web site, www.shreemaa.org and went to the FAQ section of the site. There Swami posted the following answers to this question. "Why do we suffer"? 1. Why do the avatars of Lakshmi (Sita/Radha etc) suffer? Why must beings suffer pain? Swami's response: All manifestations suffer and grow. Pain is our teaching - Pleasure is our examination. 2. Is there a time when what we thought was pain becomes a kind of pleasure? Not in a masochistic way, but, we see our unpleasant experiences were not exactly what we thought they were? Swami's response: Absolutely!!! And we appreciate those experiences and thank God that that we had the privilege to grow in such a way from such experiences! 3. When Ramakrishna, or Ramana, Nisargadatta, or Jesus, or other evolved person, suffered in the physical body ... what does this mean? Is the word "suffering" when used in spiritual talk limited to emotional, attachment, and mental issues? Swami's response: Suffering is mental affliction. If the body is in pain, but the mind is in bliss, who suffers? Jai Maa Jai Swami Vishweshwar , "quickfoxjumped" <quickfoxjumped wrote: > > Why am I suffering so much in this life? How can I feel better...Is > this my Karma? > Sorry to be a bother anybody. But, I do not know where to turn. > Hari OM > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Thanks for writing this, Vish (and all the things you write). Since so many of you wise ones from the Mandir have started posting, I feel that my life has been flipped like a pancake. Now for the Ghee and Honey...love, Karen , "inspectionconnection108" <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > Namaste Quick Fox Jumped: > This is the question, "Why do we Suffer?", which brought me to > meditation. Life seemed so unfair and random. With many years of > study, answers came, and after I examined them in my heart and > compared them against my personal experience, I knew the answers to be > true. So, here is a brief response to your question. There are many > books to read which Shree Maa and Swami have translated which give > more detailed teachings on this question, but I have summarized below > the details which work best for me. > > We come into this world with all the tendencies and baggage from our > previous lives. The Masters use the analogy of shooting arrows. We > shot arrows last life, they did not land before we died, then we died. > Now we have new bodies, and those arrows we shot have to land. We > have to experience the fruits of our karma. So as each arrow lands, > some new action / reaction is automatically set up. As we react, we > shoot another arrow. This goes on and on. Now, if we react > emotionally, the next arrow shot will be erratic and cause further > disrubtive karma. > But, if we were able to pause, and think for a second before we > reacted, then the next action we preformed, the next arrow we shot, > would be more accurate, the action more balanced and harmonious, and > the karma would not harmful. > So, the question arises: how do we prepare ourselves,calm ourselves, > center ourselves, so we can stop shooting random wild arrows, and > shoot more arrows which hit our target and decrease the amount of > negative karma we create for ourselves? > > Meditation, chanting, pujas, homas, prayer: all these techniques will > calm us and help to prevent over reacting. We have to discipline > ourselves. With discipline, comes freedom. Without discipline, we > are driven by impulses and the ego. We run around in circles. > > We in this club, all work daily to discipline ourselves, using a wide > variety of techniques. > Perhaps you can share more about yourself so that we can offer > suggestions for techniques which may suit your needs and personality? > > Also, describe any techniques you have used, or use now, and tell us > how they have helped you, or, why they did not help. > > I recommend you visit Shree Maa's web site. I visited the web site, > www.shreemaa.org and went to the FAQ section of the site. There Swami > posted the following answers to this question. "Why do we suffer"? > > 1. Why do the avatars of Lakshmi (Sita/Radha etc) suffer? Why must > beings suffer pain? > > Swami's response: All manifestations suffer and grow. Pain is our > teaching - Pleasure is our examination. > > 2. Is there a time when what we thought was pain becomes a kind of > pleasure? Not in a masochistic way, but, we see our unpleasant > experiences were not exactly what we thought they were? > > Swami's response: Absolutely!!! And we appreciate those experiences > and thank God that that we had the privilege to grow in such a way > from such experiences! > > 3. When Ramakrishna, or Ramana, Nisargadatta, or Jesus, or other > evolved person, suffered in the physical body ... what does this mean? > Is the word "suffering" when used in spiritual talk limited to > emotional, attachment, and mental issues? > > Swami's response: Suffering is mental affliction. If the body is in > pain, but the mind is in bliss, who suffers? > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > Vishweshwar > > > > > > , "quickfoxjumped" > <quickfoxjumped@> wrote: > > > > Why am I suffering so much in this life? How can I feel better...Is > > this my Karma? > > Sorry to be a bother anybody. But, I do not know where to turn. > > Hari OM > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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