Morningsong, Dan, Kali, all family:Harmony

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Namaste all: Thanks everyone for your thoughts and loving energy.

Morningsong, your comments captured my daily experience, and reminded

me of the need to " step back " and regroup when I am out of control.

Too often I try to " win " , all the while knowing there is no victory,

just more stress. The great ego has an almost unlimited army of

thoughts to fight the battle.

Yes, there will always be friction, as long as we have a body. We are

all subject to the forces of the great ego, but, we have so many

weapons from Maa Chandi to fight the battle.

Ultimately, as Dan said, all the world is my altar, and everywhere I

sit is my asan, and my puja is doing Maa's work in the world.

So, I have to remember Swami's lesson from the other night: remind

myself daily that I am Divine, and act accordingly. And when I slip

and fall, get back up, dust myself off, and get back to doing Her work.

Thanks gain, Dear Brothers and Sisters, for your support and love. I

really appreciate it.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

It is so much easier to talk this through when we can each take our

turn, think things over, then respond from our centered space.

 

 

 

-- In , " c_morningsong " <c_morningsong

wrote:

>

> Namaste' Dear Vishweshwar...

>

> I wish I had a better answer to your question. I know how difficult

> it can be to be in harmony all the time when we live with others and

> they have their own trips and agendas that may or may not be in

> alignment with our own. What I have found to work best for me is to

> do my best to keep my own mind in harmony. If I can do that it will

> generally give me the time to think before I speak and consider if my

> words will be helpful or hurtful. With a little time I can consider

> whether my response is coming from a place of simply wanting my own

> way, or if my ideas truly are the best for all of us (which, of

> course, I like to believe they are ;-) ). I need to pay attention to

> my mind in order to do this though. Sometimes when my mind in

> inharmonious I don't even notice it until I've said something I will

> need to make amends for later, and the disharmony usually doesn't

> even have anything to do with whatever has set me off.

>

> If I am unable to do that, I go chant for awhile. By the time I'm

> done my ego is defeated and I am able to come back to the

> conversation with greater clarity and love.

>

> I don't even know if it is important to get along with everyone all

> the time. When there is friction it shows us where our work is.

>

> I hope this was helpful.

>

> JAI MAA JAI SWAMIJI

>

> OM Shanti

> Morningsong

>

> , " inspectionconnection108 "

> <inspectionconnection108@> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste all: I find myself unsettled sometimes because I cannot get

> > along smoothly with others all the time. I know that the most

> > beneficail behavior is egoless, yet my ego pops up, and without

> > thinking, I say or do something which creates discomfort in another.

> > So I ask these questions of you all in order to gain a deeper

> > understanding of my actions, and how to become more harmonious

> devotee.

> > How does one become harmonious with one's family? What attitude

> > should one take in order to get along with everyone, in all

> > situations? If one is not getting along with another, what can one

> do

> > to become harmonious?

> >

> > Jai Ma Jai Swami

> >

> > vishweshwar

> >

>