Guest guest Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Namaste, thank you for the lovely cactus story! And it is true, we can always pick ourselves up and start afresh. After all, it took many years to persuade the cactus to give up his thorns:) I bow to the Mother of Loving Persuasion, with love, Henny , devi <student61754 wrote: > > We are so blessed to have Maa and Swami in our lives. > Truly blessed. > You are correct dear Vish. Maa knows we are not perfect. > This reminds me of Swami telling us how Sadhus may fall but they just get up and start again. We don't need to beat ourselves up or feel bad we just begin fresh. > > > inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote: Namaste Devi and all: Great thoughts, I have the same experience. I > add this: even though we do not always do what Maa tells us, She > never gives up. Also, there is a built-in feedback loop, called karma, > which strengthens my resolve to do better next time. > I ofter remember a story I read about Luther Burbank, the famous > horticulturist. This story gives me strength even when I have made a > mistake. I know there is a greater power than my own ego. > Luther had a large cactus without thorns. Some thought this was a > miracle. However, to Luther, it was only the visual manifestation of > the power of love. He told his friends that He talked to the cactus > for many years, telling it not to be afraid, that it did not need its > thorns to defend itself, and eventually it gave up its thorns. > > There is hope for us all. Maa says we will all Realize God. > > Jai Ma Jai Swami > > vishweshwar > > , devi <student61754@> wrote: > > > > Thank you Vish, wonderful thought filling post. > > Spending the evening with Maa then going right to bed provides the > most wonderful dreams of being with her. > > She is with us through the day and night for sure. > > Many times I feel her direction in actions. > > The difficult part is lessening and RESPONDING to what she says. > > So many times we make excuses or just pooh pooh what we hear or feel > in our hearts as we are directed. It takes a long time to learn to > discriminate and responded when we should. > > Maa makes it so easy to learn and her sweet loving ways make it so > easy to respond. Like you said Vish, take a deep breath and relax, > feel her love warm your heart. Then take action. > > Mother is with us continually. > > When going through the day we get those little Q's/ reminders: > > Bow, stop think, lesson, move, respond, be careful, mantra, turn on > cam,pray for son, serve family like you would serve God, little things > she says to move us into the path we need to be on. > > Like I said the difficult part is the doing. > > > > She is with us all, > > Devi > > > > inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108@> wrote: > Namaste All: At the end of class tonight, Maa > and Swami offered us a > > blessing: " May Ramakrishna grant us pure devotion. " > > Maa is one with Ramakrishna. We see Her, but He is there. There is > > no difference between the two. They are the same, united in God > > Realization. I cannot fathom this, but I know it to be true. > > Brothers and sisters, please take a moment, with eyes closed, and let > > this reality open up your heart. > > This is all Maa wants from us. Whether we love Krishna, or Shiva or > > Durga or Lakshmi, or God without form, She only wants us to relax > > control, and She will clean away the dirt and dust in our heart so > > that we can reflect Her in every action. > > Breath, relax, feel Her love. > > Please share your love with us all. Tell us how you feel and > > experience Her is your daily life. > > > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > > > vishweshwar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Maa, > > Devi > > > > > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > > Jai Maa, > Devi > > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Dear Vishweshwar, Jai Maa. Here is an attempt to answer Swamiji's questions: 1. On working for God or praying to God: Under surrender they are one and the same. If complete surrender is not present, then which is more powerful is as per the Guru's (or God in the form of Mother)'s instruction. 2. On japa or meditation or homa as more powerful practice: Guru's (or God in the form of Mother)'s instruction is what makes the sadhana (of whatever form it be) most effective. In general (in the case when the Guru is not met with), I do not know the answers to either questions. Prasana Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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