Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Namaste everyone! Thank you for your posts on being judgmental. Some thoughts on the topic. 1. The ultimate goal is to see God everywhere. Samadhi. Oneness. Where there is nothing to judge. If we have a burning desire for this goal then there is nothing needed to be said. Be Victorious! 2. But the problem is that we do not have the burning desire. So we do sadhana under the eyes of a true Guru to get that desire. 3. For most problems, we tackle the problem head on. To hang a picture we hit a nail into the wall and that allows us to hang the picture. For problems of the mind we do not tackle the proble head on. We do something unconnected to the problem. And then the problem goes away. If we get angry, we take a walk. If we have desire, we chant the mantra. If we are bored, we get busy. The scriptures have this analogy. A crow alights on a tree and the fruit falls from the tree. The two are unconnected events. The crow is not a Gorilla. It's a lightweight bird. So we have a problem, our Guru says chant a mantra or meditate. The mantra has nothing to do with the problem. But we chant the mantra repeatedly and the problem dissolves. I remember this event from a few years ago. I once was mad with everyone around me. I chanted the Vishnu Sahsranam. When I got up, I forgot my anger. A few days ago I was very tired after evening class. I sat down and did 3 malas of japa and I felt peaceful and strong and could do the temple cleaning. 4. We get the habit of judging others because we judge ourselves. So if we stop judging ourselves, we may become more kind to others. 5. Sri Anandamayi Ma says keep your relations to a minimum. This will also reduce our judgmental nature. Who is there to judge? 6. Take a walk in nature regularly. Vimala Thakar says when we are in nature, we don't get judgmental about the trees and rivers. We are just peaceful and non-judgmental. This bhava then spills over to our interactions with fellow human beings. If you came this far, Thank you for your time in reading this post! Love srini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Thank you Srini it was all very helpful.srini_sadhu <srini_sadhu wrote: Namaste everyone! Thank you for your posts on being judgmental. Some thoughts on the topic. 1. The ultimate goal is to see God everywhere. Samadhi. Oneness. Where there is nothing to judge. If we have a burning desire for this goal then there is nothing needed to be said. Be Victorious! 2. But the problem is that we do not have the burning desire. So we do sadhana under the eyes of a true Guru to get that desire. 3. For most problems, we tackle the problem head on. To hang a picture we hit a nail into the wall and that allows us to hang the picture. For problems of the mind we do not tackle the proble head on. We do something unconnected to the problem. And then the problem goes away. If we get angry, we take a walk. If we have desire, we chant the mantra. If we are bored, we get busy. The scriptures have this analogy. A crow alights on a tree and the fruit falls from the tree. The two are unconnected events. The crow is not a Gorilla. It's a lightweight bird. So we have a problem, our Guru says chant a mantra or meditate. The mantra has nothing to do with the problem. But we chant the mantra repeatedly and the problem dissolves. I remember this event from a few years ago. I once was mad with everyone around me. I chanted the Vishnu Sahsranam. When I got up, I forgot my anger. A few days ago I was very tired after evening class. I sat down and did 3 malas of japa and I felt peaceful and strong and could do the temple cleaning. 4. We get the habit of judging others because we judge ourselves. So if we stop judging ourselves, we may become more kind to others. 5. Sri Anandamayi Ma says keep your relations to a minimum. This will also reduce our judgmental nature. Who is there to judge? 6. Take a walk in nature regularly. Vimala Thakar says when we are in nature, we don't get judgmental about the trees and rivers. We are just peaceful and non-judgmental. This bhava then spills over to our interactions with fellow human beings. If you came this far, Thank you for your time in reading this post! Love srini 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 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Namaste Srini, thank YOU very much for your time in writing this priceless advice! Very helpful indeed; the crow analogy really helps me understand why we should turn to japa in adverse circumstances and why this helps. I now see how the habit of wanting to tackle the problem head on in fact aggravates mental situations: I feel judgmental for some reason or other and then try to solve the problem by directing the feeling at my feeling judgmental, thereby doubling the problem etc.etc. ad nauseam. Obviously that is no good. No more gorillas! I have heard the advice to chant a mantra to dissolve negative emotions many times before, but this time the message hit home. Thank you so much, with love, Henny , " srini_sadhu " <srini_sadhu wrote: > > Namaste everyone! > > Thank you for your posts on being judgmental. > > Some thoughts on the topic. > > 1. The ultimate goal is to see God everywhere. Samadhi. Oneness. Where > there is nothing to judge. If we have a burning desire for this goal > then there is nothing needed to be said. Be Victorious! > > 2. But the problem is that we do not have the burning desire. So we do > sadhana under the eyes of a true Guru to get that desire. > > 3. For most problems, we tackle the problem head on. To hang a picture > we hit a nail into the wall and that allows us to hang the picture. > For problems of the mind we do not tackle the proble head on. We do > something unconnected to the problem. And then the problem goes away. > If we get angry, we take a walk. If we have desire, we chant the > mantra. If we are bored, we get busy. > > The scriptures have this analogy. A crow alights on a tree and the > fruit falls from the tree. The two are unconnected events. The crow is > not a Gorilla. It's a lightweight bird. > > So we have a problem, our Guru says chant a mantra or meditate. The > mantra has nothing to do with the problem. But we chant the mantra > repeatedly and the problem dissolves. > > I remember this event from a few years ago. I once was mad with > everyone around me. I chanted the Vishnu Sahsranam. When I got up, I > forgot my anger. > > A few days ago I was very tired after evening class. I sat down and > did 3 malas of japa and I felt peaceful and strong and could do the > temple cleaning. > > 4. We get the habit of judging others because we judge ourselves. So > if we stop judging ourselves, we may become more kind to others. > > 5. Sri Anandamayi Ma says keep your relations to a minimum. This will > also reduce our judgmental nature. Who is there to judge? > > 6. Take a walk in nature regularly. Vimala Thakar says when we are in > nature, we don't get judgmental about the trees and rivers. We are > just peaceful and non-judgmental. This bhava then spills over to our > interactions with fellow human beings. > > > If you came this far, Thank you for your time in reading this post! > > Love > srini > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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