Guest guest Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Namaste Wendy Maa and all: After Thursday night's class, Swami asked how those of us on the club felt about the class. He knows there is so many engrossing threads and wishes that we discuss these ideas. Please post your feelings and questions. We can forward those to Swami which exceed our grasp. This is an incredible opportunity to dive deep into the most important knowledge. For those of you who have not tuned into the nightly class, please join us for 6:60 pacific time, Monday thru Friday. Go to www.shreemaa.org and click on web cameras. What questions or comments do we have from Sutra #1 ? " prarabdhavasat janma " This is the briefest of summaries of it. " According to actions performed in the past, which are coming to fruition now and in the future, we take birth. Not only the birth of the body, but the birth of every moment. The circumstances which are evolving in every moment of time are based upon that prarabdha karma. " What does this mean to us now? How does this effect how we live our lives? What can we do to offset the seeds of past karma coming to sprout now? Are we trapped and helpless? Let us begin a discussion of these points, or others pertaining to this Sutra #1, and bring questions to Swami and Maa each day in class. Jai Ma Jai Swami vishweshwar , " way131 " <wendy131 wrote: > > Namaste Vish > > Last night after class I thought, this is the best class Swamiji ever > taught. And then I laughed at myself because I realized I think that > after every class!! > But this class really is amazing -- and filled with all the basic > information about Hinduism, yoga, and how to live a spiritual life. > > For me, hearing Swamiji talk about how to move through the day with > bhava, reminds me that we are, indeed, blessed to have taken human > form, in that we can experience such a high level of joy. And > watching His joy every night (and Maa's, when we are so blessed to > have Her present during class time), is the highest teaching of all. > > I agree with Vish -- for those that haven't tried these classes yet, > this is the one to begin with. It's the best!! (tee hee) > > Jai Maa! > Jai Swamiji! > > wendy > > , " inspectionconnection108 " > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > > > > Namaste: Swami is now teaching us about the Kashyapa Sutras ever > > night,Monday thu Friday, live, at 6:30 pm Pacific time. Tune in > and > > absorb this wonderful knowledge. Go the the Devi Mandir web site, > > www.shreemaa.org, and go to the web camera menu on the left side of > > the screen. Click on it and you will see the class live. Or, it > will > > be stored on-line for veiwing at your leisure the next day. > > Many of the topics we discuss in this forum will be discussed in the > > class. These sutras answer some of the most basic questions humans > > ask themselves. Why am I here? What forces interact with me to > > create my reality? How can I change and improve myself? > > Hope you can log on. > > > > Jai Ma Jai Swami > > > > vishweshwar > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Namaste Vish and thank you, My question or interest on the first sutra is in making friends with prarabda karma. On page 13 it spks of Mother's day prayer and says that it tells us something about making friends with pra. kar.. so I asume that using this prayer each day is helpful. If so cld we get a copy in Bengali for practice? Now as for shooting arrows p.11-12. Thank you Sankaracarya for this helpful analogy. He says that the arrows continue in rapid succession until we cultivate the spirit of renunciation known as udasa (servant of circumstances; where the spirit of surrendering brings total acceptance w/out shooting more arrows). Here we free ourselves from the reaction of desire or revulsion & then are able to simply watch dispationately as the arrows land. How do we best cultivated the spirit of renunciation (udasa)? Thank you Vish, Please tell Swami thank you for answering the questions. inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote: Namaste Wendy Maa and all: After Thursday night's class, Swami askedhow those of us on the club felt about the class. He knows there is somany engrossing threads and wishes that we discuss these ideas. Please post your feelings and questions. We can forward those to Swamiwhich exceed our grasp. This is an incredible opportunity to divedeep into the most important knowledge. For those of you who have not tuned into the nightly class, pleasejoin us for 6:60 pacific time, Monday thru Friday. Go towww.shreemaa.org and click on web cameras. What questions or comments do we have from Sutra #1 ?"prarabdhavasat janma"This is the briefest of summaries of it."According to actions performed in the past, which are coming tofruition now and in the future, we take birth. Not only the birth ofthe body, but the birth of every moment. The circumstances which areevolving in every moment of time are based upon that prarabdha karma."What does this mean to us now? How does this effect how we live ourlives? What can we do to offset the seeds of past karma coming tosprout now? Are we trapped and helpless?Let us begin a discussion of these points, or others pertaining tothis Sutra #1, and bring questions to Swami and Maa each day in class.Jai Ma Jai Swamivishweshwar , "way131" <wendy131 wrote:>> Namaste Vish> > Last night after class I thought, this is the best class Swamiji ever > taught. And then I laughed at myself because I realized I think that > after every class!!> But this class really is amazing -- and filled with all the basic > information about Hinduism, yoga, and how to live a spiritual life.> > For me, hearing Swamiji talk about how to move through the day with > bhava, reminds me that we are, indeed, blessed to have taken human > form, in that we can experience such a high level of joy. And > watching His joy every night (and Maa's, when we are so blessed to > have Her present during class time), is the highest teaching of all.> > I agree with Vish -- for those that haven't tried these classes yet, > this is the one to begin with. It's the best!! (tee hee)> > Jai Maa!> Jai Swamiji!> > wendy > > , "inspectionconnection108" > <inspectionconnection108@> wrote:> >> > Namaste: Swami is now teaching us about the Kashyapa Sutras ever> > night,Monday thu Friday, live, at 6:30 pm Pacific time. Tune in > and> > absorb this wonderful knowledge. Go the the Devi Mandir web site, > > www.shreemaa.org, and go to the web camera menu on the left side of> > the screen. Click on it and you will see the class live. Or, it > will> > be stored on-line for veiwing at your leisure the next day. > > Many of the topics we discuss in this forum will be discussed in the> > class. These sutras answer some of the most basic questions humans> > ask themselves. Why am I here? What forces interact with me to> > create my reality? How can I change and improve myself?> > Hope you can log on.> > > > Jai Ma Jai Swami> > > > vishweshwar> >> Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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