Guest guest Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Namaste Jennifer: That is such a sublime thought you stated: I paraphrase: " I meditate on Divine Mother to estabilsh my connection with Her, before focusing on all the others. " That is great truth and really focused on the Heart of the matter. Thanks and Jai Maa and Jai Swami vishweshwar , " jrholm1007 " <jrholm1007 wrote: > > Peace srini and thank you for sharing this story and for the > invitation to share back. > > Yes, it's true. Meditation IS the only real thing other than George > Bush. And, Coca Cola, right? Ha... > > I meditate each morning primarily to spend time with Divine Mother, > it's like a ritual of connection before focusing on all the many > others. I also meditate to practice refinement of awareness, > mindfulness, nonattachment. Sometimes meditation can be escapism for > me because I am easily drawn to drawing inward and can forget that > Divine Mother is also expressed/present for connection in every form > of creation. So when I catch that happening I practice other forms > of meditation, like walking meditation, or meditating on a beautiful > flower or the river. > > Jennifer > > , " srini_sadhu " <srini_sadhu@> > wrote: > > > > Namaste Family, > > > > I might have posted this before. If yes, sorry. If not, may it > > please whoever wants to be pleased. > > > > Once I was walking with Swamiji around the property and I asked > > Him, " why should we meditate " ? He returned the question to me, " Why > > do you meditate? " I scratched my head (figuratively) and said I do > > so because I think it will make my work more effective. He > > said, " Good " . Then He added meditation, devotion, attention, > > awareness all mean the samething except they express the same thing > > with differrent levels of intensity. > > > > Recently, I have been thinking about what I am doing in my life (I > > do this often). Questions like why do I chant, why do I meditate, > > the meaning of life, etc. > > > > If you are still reading this post, could you please, dear friend, > > take some time and write a few sentences on why you meditate, if > you > > do. Is meditation escapism? Or is it the only real thing other than > > George Bush? > > > > Thank you for your divine time. I hope you have a nice day and > > evening by yourself or with your loved ones! > > > > Om! > > srini > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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