Being with the Guru

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Namaste Linda and all family: I was speaking with a devotee who

returned from the India tour. He spent the entire trip in Maa and

Swami's presence. He loves them dearly, but lives out of town. While

he is a regular visitor, he has a family and a very full life in

another place.

He said that wherever he is, he feels Maa inside, all the time. For

She and he are one in consciousness. They are the SAME. We all are

the SAME, Maa is just aware of that supreme REALITY, ALL THE TIME.

One does not have to be with Her to have a close relationship. One

has to cultivate a relationship with Pure Consciousness, One's Own

Pure Nature. Then one can be One with Maa.

How? By prayers, puja, japa, etc. If instead of talking on the

phone, or watching TV, or going to the movies, we performed japa, and

chanted the Lord's name, how quickly we would leave our minds behind

and move closer to the stillness, calmness, and peace of our True

Nature, God.

Even if we cannot sit up straight on the floor for hours and hours, we

can sit it a chair, or in bed, and chant God's Name. We can chant

while doing the dishes, or bathing, or taking a walk. There are so

many times we can point our minds towards God.

That is all we have to do.

As Ramakrishna said over and over, JUST TAKE ONE STEP TOWARDS GOD, AND

HE WILL RUN TOWARDS US.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, nierika wrote:

>

> Dear vish ~ these words are gold of the spirit, sprinkling down like

gentle

> rain into my body and spirit. I have always wondered this. My

sister, MaryBeth

> (MB) thinks of Maa and Swamiji as her Gurus, yet she has not only

seen them

> when they were on tour before the 3 year sankalpa; she has also

spent time at

> the Mandir; MB has been bold, just going up to the and talking to

them. Maa

> even gave her the advice about her hubby, and gave her the name

Moyi. I

> thought I would never be able to have a relationship like this, but

Swamiji's

> words show me that I can. This is HUGH.

>

> I'm going to remind my sister gently to give her troubles to Maa and

> Swamiji, to lay them at the feet of Durga. She is going through a

frightening

> period, being too sick to do very much (like me; we both have the

same illnesses);

> her husband, who is 56, got laid off and fears he will not be able

to find

> work at his age, and they could lose their house. I have put them on

the prayer

> list; I think, anyway, I will check again to be sure.

>

> When I went to the retreat in Issaqua, WA, at the end of their last

US tour,

> Swamiji said several times, in that big, smiling and open way he has,

> (paraphrase) " to find the perfect master, you must be the perfect

disciple. " I know

> my practice could be more regular, despite my illnesses. I am lazy.

At

> least I have my altar up...not sure about sitting on the floor, but

I'm going to

> do it, if only for 5 minutes. I also remember Swami saying

(paraphrase): even

> if you can sit for only five minutes, do it; then, after a few days,

lengthen

> the time. He said if we only added 5 extra minutes a month,

eventually we

> would reach the goal. He has been here for me, answered my

questions, and along

> with his and Shree Maa's messages to the Digest Group, and all the

tools

> (and he astounds me because he just keep adding more tools, more

ways to

> approach the Guru and the Goddess. I feel very small in light of

this immensity of

> love and devotion on the part of Maa and Swamiji, and I feel

incredibly

> gifted that I was indeed able to actually spend some time with them.

> Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji

>

> vish wrote:

>

> Namaste all family: I spoke to Swami about initiation. I asked him to

> explain a statement he has made many times: " the disciple must " take

> Initiation " , the Master does not give it. "

> His explanation was short and to the point. I paraphrase: the Master

> has knowledge, the student becomes inspired and wishes to learn it.

> The Master gives him the means to go forward and stands ready to help

> when the devotee needs it. The devotee must make their intention known

> and demonstrate their sincerity by doing the work: learning, studying,

> practicing, and questioning.

>

> ...Search your heart, if you feel that Maa and Swami have something you

> need, then dive in. They are here on this Earth to give each of us

> the most precious gifts of all: their attention, wisdom, and pure

> love. We just have to " take it " .

> In closing, Maa has told me many times: " I cannot help someone unless

> they are doing the sadhana as I do it, and I can only help them if

> they ask. I cannot enter unless I am invited. "

> Pray to Her and / or Swami for guidance, and listen in your heart for

> their answer.

>

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