Guest guest Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Namaste Linda: if you wish, we can add your name to the Devi Mandir prayer list. We have missed you, glad you are back. Have a Chrishmas full of Divine Love. Tune into class, we are discussing Ramakrishna. It begins 6:15 PM pacific time Monday-Friday. There is so much bliss and pure devotion. Jai Ma Jai Swami vishweshwar -- In , nierika wrote: > > > vish wrote: > > As Ramakrisha states, and I paraphrase > roughly, in that state of being, pure devotion, all actions are in > tune with God's will, so prayer, seva, walking, talking-all actions > will reflect God's will and peace will radiate from one to enrich all > creation... > > > > Dear vish ~ I am working on how to apply this attitude toward my sick body. > It's very difficult because it hurts all the time now, and I just want it to > go away. But I feel that if I can learn to have devotion, even to this body, > it will reconnect my heart to the Infinite Spirit. I have felt so > disconnected, and that hurts even more than the physical pain. Good to read you words > again ~ Linda > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Dear Linda: I felt a reaction in my body when I read your post. I had an injury a while back that caused me to be in a lot of pain for about six months (and residual pain for many months after). It was absolutely incredible to be trapped in pain like that, with no way out. Divine Mother can and does certainly use that tool (pain and illness) to teach some powerful lessons of Presence, Acceptance, Surrender, and Realization of what is Really Important. I remember that I had searing, shooting pain from my hip and down my leg that was so bad I could not be conscious for it. In other words, I was aware of choosing to not be aware of it (I called it, 'bouncing my mind off the pain'). I'd get angry, and check out. I prayed about this, and felt that Divine Mother told me 'don't bounce your mind off the pain. Think of it as going for a ride. Follow it with love and curiosity, it has something to teach you.' Yeah, right! I thought. But I followed Her advice, and the pain did teach me. That was my practice, at the time. Feel The Pain. Listen to my body. Offer the awareness of the pain to Mother. Whatever we can be truly Present for within ourselves, we can be Present for in others. Whatever we can hold in awareness, love and curiosity, we can offer to Mother. What else is there? This is one of many things I learned through pain. I didn't like the lessons and never would have chosen them, but they were the right lessons for me to have, as are all of Divine Mother's lessons. I agree with you, and I appreciate your wording - that devotion to the body (which is, after all, Her Amazing Creation) especially when it is broadcasting pain and illness, connects the heart to Infinite Spirit. Thank you for that. Thank you so much for sharing about your journey through illness and pain, and may you always feel yourself to be held in Divine Mother's remembrance. Jennifer , nierika wrote: > > > vish wrote: > > As Ramakrisha states, and I paraphrase > roughly, in that state of being, pure devotion, all actions are in > tune with God's will, so prayer, seva, walking, talking-all actions > will reflect God's will and peace will radiate from one to enrich all > creation... > > > > Dear vish ~ I am working on how to apply this attitude toward my sick body. > It's very difficult because it hurts all the time now, and I just want it to > go away. But I feel that if I can learn to have devotion, even to this body, > it will reconnect my heart to the Infinite Spirit. I have felt so > disconnected, and that hurts even more than the physical pain. Good to read you words > again ~ Linda > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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