Guest guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Namaste: I would be happy to send your questions to Swami, but I am not certain if you desire to ask a one. Jai Maa vishweshwar , " Thubten Namgyal " <anandabhairav wrote: > > > How did those feel after completing or not completing some of the > > huge sankalpas asked of us over the last several years? Does one > > internalize it as guilt, sorrow, failure? Or does one beam with > > pride over having accomplished something enormous? Either way, is > > this not a direct hit to our vanity? Are we somehow attached to the > > outsome? Again, I always ask, does Mother not love us all the same > > anyway? > > While your point is well taken that any activity we perform with a > sense of doership is just an expression of our vanity, the equal love > of the Mother manifests differently according to the desires of her > children. Not all devotees of the Mother are looking for liberation > while living. In fact, probably a fairly small number. In the words > of Ramprasad's song: > > In the market place of this world, the Mother sits flying Her kites. > She cuts the string of one or two and when the kite soars up into the infinite: > Oh how She laughs and claps her hands! > > The sun shines equally on all but one with a magnifying glass we can > use its rays to start a fire. Sadhana is such a magnifying glass with > which we light the fire of tapas. There is obviously a very big > difference between an ordinary person who does not perform ritual > service or have devotion to an ishta devata and a sadhaka such as > Svamiji or Maa who has immersed him or herself in remembering the > divine. I think that is obvious to any of us that have spent time in > the company of sages. > > Mantras do not truly awaken until they have been recited according to > agamic injunction, often 100,000 or more times. This isn't a numbers > game, but rather a divine science of sound and energy. > > Christianity likely has some redeeming qualities, but I think that we > must treat each mystical discipline on its own terms rather than try > to mash it all up into a single stew of aphorisms and axioms and > insist that they be homogenous and consistent. Making resolves and > vows and bringing them to fruition are part and parcel of the Hindu > approach to purifying the habitual mind. They are not a form of > spiritual materialism and should be judged according to their > intention and purpose. > > Sincerely, > > Kalidas > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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