Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Namaste Srini: I need to know WHO was eating breakfast? Please explain this to our family. Jai Maa Jai Swamii vishweshwar , " ty_maa " <dsjames wrote: > > > Very Zen-like Sriniji. Thanks for the lesson. > > Thanks for reminding us that there is a world of difference between > eating breakfast... > and just eating breakfast. > > How light it is. > > T. > > > > , " srini_sadhu " <srini_sadhu@> > wrote: > > > > Dear Tanmaya, > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > We meditate to kill the ego, the mask, the false personality. > > > > Just this morning I was thinking how would it feel if I could let go > > the knowledge of every relationship I had, let the aacummulation of > > all the experiences and impressions dissolve, what would be left. I > > would feel very light. And I started asking how can I get to that > > feeling? I asked myself again and again. > > > > I did'nt get an answer. > > > > So I went to eat breakfast. > > > > Jai Maa! > > srini > > > > > > > > > > > > , " ty_maa " dsjames@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > Srini Maharaj, > > > > > > No one is answering your question...so I'll try, > > > > > > We meditate because, as the Upanishads say, " we are food, " that " we > are > > > the animals of the 'gods' " , we are the food of the 'gods', and " the > > > 'gods' contest with each other for " their shares of the > 'sacrifice' " . > > > > > > As a farmer builds a fence around his barnyard, so the 'gods' have > > > fenced the eternal, luminous, (really ever-free) Self of mankind > with > > > the fence we call " our mind " . > > > > > > The Vedas, avataras and sages tell us that what we call " our mind " > is > > > not ours at all, but is a foreign entity, " a superimposition " upon > our > > > true being, making us weak and dimming the Truth of Reality. > > > > > > Why is it that the human race has not evolved to a higher state for > > > these thousands of years? Why are we are still behaving-ruled by the > > > same motivations, only now on a mass scale-as when we were chewing > raw > > > legbones in cold caves: Why is G. B. still our leader? > > > > > > The mind which we honor and praise so highly (with some > justification) > > > is a complete superimposition; and, although indeed it is mankind's > > > greatest treasure, it is also man's greatest (spiritual) liability. > > > > > > There is a time and a place for everything, and it is time now for > > > humanity to transcend this false mind in order to realize the > luminous > > > Atman. Our evolution, through untold trials and suffering, has taken > us > > > to this blessed place. > > > > > > Throughout this necessary past era of our spiritual journey, the > 'gods' > > > burdened us with a certain kind of mind or intellegence, > Mahishasuras's > > > mind. And, if we notice very carefully, we will catch a clear and > > > undeniable glimpse of Mahishasura's mind at work in our > > > lives---continuously at work, a mind which is not ours, and never > has > > > been. > > > > > > On every page of the Upanishads (the Vedas) ring out the words " Be > > > fearless! Be fearless! " . The most characteristic quality-the very > > > root-of Mahishasura's mind/ego is fear. How can that be? The great > Asura > > > fearful..fear is not one of his generals (or qualities) spoken of in > the > > > Chandi? > > > > > > As Sal pointed out so astutely [and I hope I didn't frighten her > with my > > > graphic imagery] " worry is the progeny of fear " . So also, if one > > > observes very carefully, are the qualities of Mahishasura's > generals, > > > and even (and especially) of the great ego itself-the progeny of > fear. > > > And so is the greater part of man's inhumantity to man---the progeny > of > > > Fear. > > > > > > Contraction is fear. And Mahishasura's ego/mind is Spiritual Light > > > contracted. > > > > > > We meditate because we are burdened with Mahishasura's mind, and we > are > > > (collectively, though still mostly unconsciously) weary of it--very > > > weary, nearly to the point of self-extinction. The time has come to > move > > > on. > > > > > > During the great teaching demonstration of Sri Ramakrishna's twelve > year > > > sadhana, there was a particularly important event. He had been > > > meditating intensely without food or sleep for a long time, and > praying > > > earnestly for the vision of God. That meditation and longing had > heated > > > every layer of His being to an almost physically painful degree > when, as > > > He told it, a terrible-looking entity reeled out of His body and > stood > > > before Him. He recognized it at once as the " the papa-purusha " " the > sin > > > entity or being " , and immediately prayed to the Divine Mother, > " Mother > > > kill the Papa purusha! " > > > > > > Threreupon a second entity, a young sannyasin exactly resembling > > > Himself, also came out of His body and, taking his trident, pierced > the > > > dark entity through the heart, killing it. > > > > > > Several questions arise relative to this event in Sri Ramakrishna's > > > life. Two, I believe are very important. First, how can an avatara, > who > > > is born perfect and divine, be host to such a dark being as is > described > > > in this event in the great master's own words? > > > > > > I would say to that question: when an avatara incarnates, he comes > fully > > > endowed with his divinity, but, in addition, assumes a thin covering > of > > > the human characteristics of the time. His life wouldn't be useful > to us > > > as a teaching demonstration and example to follow, unless he had to > deal > > > with, and triumph over, the same limitations we experience. That is, > we > > > learn about ourselves, and how to become free and divine, by His/Her > > > example. So Sri Ramakrishna was born with the same superimposed mind > > > (Mahishasura's mind) with which we are burdened and identified. > > > > > > The second question is about the significance of the avatara's > > > experiences (lila) relative to the specific time and place of his > > > incarnation? I believe that question is easily answered in regard to > > > this particular episode. In a sense, the avatara lives the next era > of > > > human evolution in a condensed and perfect form. And this > extraordinary > > > event in His life is a Divine Statement that humanity is ready, and > > > indeed now will, throw off the false superimposition and limitation > of > > > Mahishasura's ego/mind. And will now proceed to realize the eternal > > > Truth which ours, and indeed has been ours, always and forever. > > > > > > That is why I believe we meditate. > > > > > > With Respect, > > > > > > Tanmaya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , " 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...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Namaste Family, Swami J, a disciple of Swami Rama, suggests that each time we approach the dining table to remind ourselves that its is our cells that eat the food, not our personality. This we distance ourselves from our likes and dislikes. Thank you for sharing! Jai Maa! srini > Namaste Srini: I need to know WHO was eating breakfast? Please > explain this to our family. > > Jai Maa Jai Swamii > vishweshwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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