Guest guest Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Namaste all family: this is a great teaching. Thanks for sharing it. It really describes the feelings I have. After reading it, I wanted to know what Maa has to say to us about this topic. I randomly opened the book: SHREE MAA, THE GURU AND THE GODDESS, and on P. 96, a quote from Maa attracted my eyes. Maa was asked what are some of the obstacles to self realization. Maa replied: " ..selfishness is the biggest obstacle because when selfishness comes, you will have forgetfulness and limited freedom. The best way to overcome selfishness is with sincerity. " Question: can you take passion for an object and transform it into passion for the divine? Maa replied: " Absolutely. You deify your object. If you are passionately in love with a beautiful lady, take you passion and put it towards manifesting the highest respect for every action you perform, because you are performing that action for the perfection of that relationship. You will attain realization through respect in every action. " What does that mean to each of you? How do you feel about Her statement? Jai Maa Jai Swami vishweshwar , Joan Fisher <mjfisher2005 wrote: > > There is a story that is one of my favorites that is related to what you have said, Papia. My version may be a bit different then other versions, but it is basically the same story. > > At the beginning of creation, Divine Mother in the form of Saraswati and Mahadeva in the form of Brahma had begun to create humans. > > Their first creations were too spiritual and immediately fell into meditation, found their unity with the Supreme Divinity and were united with Brahman. > > Saraswati and Brahma talked to each other and realized that they had to find a way to keep that from happening, so the Lila of creation could go on. After discussion, They meditated and the answer came to them. They created great distractions and attachments that would bind the creatures to the planet Earth. They created love and loyalty, lust and greed and egotism and many other attachments. > > Now when they set their creatures upon the Earth, they remained. And when they managed to break their bonds, there was such a feeling of freedom and joy and if possible they enjoyed the presence of the Supreme Divinity even more because of the struggle to attain that unity. > > Now the Divine Pair rejoiced that They had fufilled their holy purpose and could now play with their creatures in the Lila of creation. > > Om Jai Kali Ma! Om Namah Shivaya > Kumari > > > > Posted by: " roy.papia " roy.papia roy.papia > Fri Jan 9, 2009 10:25 am (PST) > Pranaam Swamiji, and thank you for your question. > > I think it is because " Baladakrsya mohaya mahamaya prayacchati. " > She thrusts us with great force into the ignorance of egotistic > attachment. > And what power do I have before Her? For brief periods of time I > surface - all distractions seem to loose their hold on me – and then > again I go under. It is a constant struggle. When in her infinite > grace she will open the door of the cage and let me out I will fly > free. Now I can only pray and wait. > Love > Papia > > , " inspectionconnecti on108 " > <inspectionconnecti on108@ > wrote: > > > > Namaste all family: > > > > Here is a question from Swami for everyone to discuss: > > > > " If it is so important to maintain our spiritual inspiration, why do > > we find so many distractions that give precedence to satsang? > > > > Jai Ma Jai Swami > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Peace to you, Vish. My thoughts on this blessed and divine interpretation: Desire to your hearts content with an attitude of gratitude. After all, everything is a gift from God. If we remained steadfast and undistracted, how would we grow? There's nothing wrong with desire. Thank you Mother! love to all! sal. , " inspectionconnection108 " <inspectionconnection108 wrote: > > Namaste all family: this is a great teaching. Thanks for sharing it. > It really describes the feelings I have. After reading it, I wanted > to know what Maa has to say to us about this topic. I randomly opened > the book: SHREE MAA, THE GURU AND THE GODDESS, and on P. 96, a quote > from Maa attracted my eyes. > Maa was asked what are some of the obstacles to self realization. > Maa replied: " ..selfishness is the biggest obstacle because when > selfishness comes, you will have forgetfulness and limited freedom. > The best way to overcome selfishness is with sincerity. " > Question: can you take passion for an object and transform it into > passion for the divine? > Maa replied: " Absolutely. You deify your object. If you are > passionately in love with a beautiful lady, take you passion and put > it towards manifesting the highest respect for every action you > perform, because you are performing that action for the perfection of > that relationship. You will attain realization through respect in > every action. " > > What does that mean to each of you? How do you feel about Her statement? > > Jai Maa Jai Swami > > vishweshwar > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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