Guest guest Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 NAMASTE: One evening Swami answered a question from a devotee about despair. He said: " despair is something we all experience, so we use the obstacles to help demonstrate our love. To remember the sense of privilege to remember God. It is not the body hurting, it is the mind. Keep the mind on the positive, on the Grace that we can remember God in this life. Be thankful, be grateful, stay positive, focus on the positive. God gave us these circumstances because we were too far from Her. Make friends and accept the circumstances. Acceptance of the situration makes it no longer a problem, just a situation to apply our energies to solve. Can we remember God when we have everything in place? It is easy to remember God when we are in trouble. Pain is the teaching Pleasure is the examination. " Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 NAMASTE: Upon reading this message about despair and positive thinking, it is a poignant message, but isn't it oversimplifying? If we are in a state of despair what about objectivity towards our subjectivity? Looking without preference at both positive and negatives, and not being attached to one or the other, or to react with ones emotions, until a state of equilibrium has been reached through disequilibrium, the pendulum that swings from one extreme sways to it's opposite until finally it rests in the center? To stay in equanimity? Pranams, e --- inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > NAMASTE: One evening Swami answered a question from > a devotee about > despair. > He said: " despair is something we all experience, so > we use the > obstacles to help demonstrate our love. To remember > the sense of > privilege to remember God. It is not the body > hurting, it is the > mind. Keep the mind on the positive, on the Grace > that we can > remember God in this life. Be thankful, be > grateful, stay positive, > focus on the positive. > God gave us these circumstances because we were too > far from Her. > Make friends and accept the circumstances. > Acceptance of the > situration makes it no longer a problem, just a > situation to apply our > energies to solve. > Can we remember God when we have everything in > place? It is easy to > remember God when we are in trouble. > Pain is the teaching > Pleasure is the examination. " > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > vishweshwar > > ______________________________\ ____ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search./shortcuts/#news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Namaste Eric:When one is in a state of despair, objectivity is very difficult to achieve. We are in a deep state of stirred up emotions, and pain. It's difficult to even see what the real problem is.This message from Swami has a special meaning for me. I went through a series of tragic events, and through those events I was led to Devimandir. I believe the spiritual practice that Swami and Shree Maa have led us in have made real changes in my life. I would like to thank them and the dear Divine Mother.Peace,Shankari KaliEric Cassils <Quanchula1 wrote: NAMASTE: Upon reading this message about despair and positive thinking, it is a poignant message, but isn't it oversimplifying? If we are in a state of despair what about objectivity towards our subjectivity? Looking without preference at both positive and negatives, and not being attached to one or the other, or to react with ones emotions, until a state of equilibrium has been reached through disequilibrium, the pendulum that swings from one extreme sways to it's opposite until finally it rests in the center? To stay in equanimity? Pranams, e --- inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 > wrote: > NAMASTE: One evening Swami answered a question from > a devotee about > despair. > He said: "despair is something we all experience, so > we use the > obstacles to help demonstrate our love. To remember > the sense of > privilege to remember God. It is not the body > hurting, it is the > mind. Keep the mind on the positive, on the Grace > that we can > remember God in this life. Be thankful, be > grateful, stay positive, > focus on the positive. > God gave us these circumstances because we were too > far from Her. > Make friends and accept the circumstances. > Acceptance of the > situration makes it no longer a problem, just a > situation to apply our > energies to solve. > Can we remember God when we have everything in > place? It is easy to > remember God when we are in trouble. > Pain is the teaching > Pleasure is the examination." > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > vishweshwar > > ________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search./shortcuts/#news Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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