To Kumari and all family: Christmas Joy

[Guest guest]

Namaste Kumari: Shree Maa accepts and teaches the same message which

Jesus taught. Love thy neighbor as thyself, She says WE ARE ALL ONE

SOUL. She preaches forgiveness and asks we all pray for peace for

every being in this universe. Jesus showered all with pure love and

continually worked to bring peace to this world.

Maa has loved Jesus since She was a little girl and always celebrates

Christmas. She has a sublime murti of Jesus which She made Herself on

Her altar and offers mantras and flowers to Him daily.

In Her Book 'LIVING WITH THE SOUL', She describes Her meetings with

Jesus and the great joy He has brought Her in this life. I think it

would be very helpful for you to read Her words about Jesus. She says

that many people mistreated him while he was alive. Jealously,

hatred, were a part of his time on this Earth. And of course the Bible

talks of the great tests He endured.

Maa has taught us to look at the the heart of His teachings, not to

focus on the drama and negativity that some ego driven people generate

to divide and conquer. Maa loves Jesus as one who worked to bring

peace to this world and whose work has been continued by countless

great souls since He left His Earthly body.

Try not to focus on the surface negative aspects, but meditate in your

heart on His great message of love and harmony.

The same love which Maa radiates is radiated by Jesus. The lack we

all feel in our hearts, this time of year or any other time, is the

same lack. Our universal longing to experience the Divine Love, the

Bliss Which Passes all Understanding, that is the driving force which

has brought us to this Earth.

Maa said tonight after singing Christmas carols with us, that all

parents should teach their children to understand why they are on this

Earth. Why they were born, and what they should be doing while here.

Many of our parents did not help us with those questions or help us

find the answers. But Maa and Swami tell us we cannot live full and

fulfilling lives until we answer those questions.

To know those answers is to know freedom. Once we know our place in

this world, we can make a plan to reach our goals and associate with

like-minded souls and seek out the great teachers who will help us

realize our dreams.

Maa and Swami are those great teachers to me. They have helped me

understand and appreciate my Christian heritage while awakening me to

the joy of worship of Shiva, Durga, and the other Gods and Goddesses.

Do I have to choose only one way to worship? Do I have worship only

Shiva but not Jesus? Are they really different? Is the core message

different or the same?

I can worship them all and realize the central oneness of them all,

and know that they all teach the same thing. That is what Maa and

Swami have taught me.

I have had the great privilege of following and living the teachings

of other great Gurus before meeting Maa 11 years ago. Each Guru I met

gave me something so profound and so great that I can never thank them

enough. Jesus was one of those Gurus. American Indian Teachers gave

great joy, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi saved my life.

As Maa and Swami teach, we must use our discrimination and take what

is best from each tradition we encounter, and integrate the essence of

their teaching into our lives. To live the teachings we have received

is the greatest measure of our thanks.

Maa and Swami live the essence of the teachings of Buddha, Jesus, and

Ramakrishna, and many other Great Souls.

Ramakrishna, Maa's Guru practiced the techniques and rituals of the

major religions of the world, and reached the zenith of each, and

discovered that each offered a valid path to realize God. He reached

the same goal using each path.

That was his greatest gift to mankind: the realization that each path

offered a sincere devotee a valid means to realize God.

One only has to practice with pure devotion, and one will fulfill

one's desire.

So, blend the best of all the traditions which appeal to you. Give

each your full attention, thank those who worked to maintain the

tradition and passed it onto you, and pray with all your capacity to

have pure devotion.

Once that is achieved, one sees only unity and harmony, the True

Reality of all existence.

Go forward with Maa's message: WE ARE ALL ONE SOUL, THERE IS NO

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND BE HAPPY AND BLESSED.

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " mjfisher2005 " <mjfisher2005

wrote:

>

> I have wounds about Christmas. It makes it very hard to relax and

> enjoy it. Some years are better than others. This one is a bit

> hard. I have seen Jesus used as a weapon too often, sometimes

> against me. I have seen personally the way that preachers take

> advantage of believers who blindly follow them. I have seen a lot of

> hate and unrest promulgated by Christians who are very close to me. I

> resented them. When I was practicing a European Pagan path it was

> better. I could have my midwinter holiday - Yule, when the sun is

> reborn. I took comfort in the fact that the Christians borrowed much

> of their ritual from the old pagan ways. This year, I am not sure

> what to do. I will be celebrating Christmas with my fiance and his

> family. I am determined to have a Yule dinner with my fiance. I

> have so much rich tradition from Sanatana Dharma that it makes me

> very happy, but right now I feel a lack. There is an empty spot that

> won't go away. This is a sad time of the year in many ways for me,

> anyway. Should I continue with lighting a Yule candle for the 12

> nights and allow myself to have a blended traditon? I have always

> striven to be consistant in what I do, but I think sometimes I am too

> rigid. It's pretty hard to give that attitude up. Any suggestions

> would be appreciated.

>

> Om Jai Kali Ma! Om Namah Shivaya!

> Kumari

>

> , " Karen " <Koros7@> wrote:

> >

> > I really enjoy listening to the Christmas carols. I wish one of

> the video

> > cams was focused on the group but still the sound was awesome!

> Love, karen

> >

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> > inspectionconnection108

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> > 12/17/08 10:38:28

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> > [www.ShreeMaa.org] Namaste Prasana, Papia, Kumari, Kamala,

> Linda

> > all family

> >

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> >

> > Namaste all Dear Family, Brothers and Sisters: what a blast of joy

> and

> >

> > hope and love came through all of your messages. Each suggestion was

> >

> > perfect, offering different points of view and solutions to the same

> >

> > problem: how to remember our Divinity in the midst of the ego's

> power

> >

> > struggle. By sharing this experience with you all, your loving

> >

> > responses brought me back to the core experience which keeps me

> >

> > posting day by day: that we are all ONE SOUL, never divided, never

> >

> > separate. Oh yes, on the gross surface level the ego will do his job

> >

> > of " dividing and conquering " that he is so good at, but on the

> deeper

> >

> > more profound and more powerful levels, we are ONE SOUL.

> >

> > So soothing to remember that and experience that. To sink into that

> >

> > feeling of love and joy, the essence of Our Being, is the greatest

> >

> > gift of all. This satsunga provides immense relief and benefit to us

> >

> > all because we can share our deepest issues and help each other.

> >

> > Where else in this world can we truly be ourselves? I really

> >

> > appreciate you responses and your love and support.

> >

> > I will take all of your suggestions and keep them close by so that

> >

> > when the ego makes a fuss again, I will be ready.

> >

> >

> >

> > Oh, did anyone tune into the web camera and our singing class

> tonight

> >

> > at 6PM Pacific time? Our Christmas carol practice with Maa was great

> >

> > fun. I think we are sounding better.

> >

> >

> >

> > Jai Maa Jai Swami

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> >

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> > love

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> >

> > vish

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