to devi about distractions

January 14, 2009

Dear devi ~ I'm glad to not be the only one experiencing this leela. Sometimes my husband goes to do photo shoots (he is a photographer, landscape mostly), I have the same exact thought .... Oooooo, now I can really get to it ... but I don't. And the inner excuses, the outer excuses ... perhaps it is helpful to think of them as angels dancing on the head of a pin ... not something to be figured out, but accept and join the dance.

What you said in another part of your email about Maa saying the best time for worship is before the sun rises, is synchronous with my own experience. I am finding this to be true, since I usually awake between 5;00 am and 6:30 am. David doesn't wake up until much later (he is a night owl). If I let myself get passed 6:30, I have the feeling that it is too late to start, but again, that is just one more excuse. Once more, when this happened, sadhana me takes computer me (a small intractable child) by the hand and leads her to the altar. "This is good; this will make you feel better." Will NOT, the child answers. Okay, I ignore that or any others that come up. When sadhana me is able to calmly deal with intractable computer/child me, the outcome is that computer child/me is just as glowing and happy as sadhana me. But what a leela to go through. A sense of humor helps, as you said. Thank you for sharing your experience ~ Lindda

devi wrote:

What was found were many lessons.Distractions are excuses:Ex: My husband went out of town on orientation for new job."I" THOUGHT OOOOO no distractions, no responsibilities, know one but "ME" Now "I" can get something done. Practice, Sadhana, Krya, etc."MY" own little retreat. Never mind that Mother was setting me up for a great lesson. Nothing changed. "I" did as always. Fresh, NEW, excuses rose for the occasion.Lesson: Distractions=Excuses, Maya, unreal They were all excuses the "I" used to do just what "I" wanted to do.Well, Well, Well !Nowthat is clear. All that has to be done when thoughts come to distractis just say EXCUSES, Bye! Old friend just leaves and in comes the newone, LOVE, BLISS, JOY,DEVOTION, what ever you choose to call it the joyis back in just a flash without even having to skip a word of the text.Thank you Mother for showing the old self a new way of seeing things.Nowas for outside distractions. Well they're just funny. Each one withit's own set of excuses and temptations. But usually all brought own bythe self as well. The chickens are screaming, the dog needs to potty,the cat is clawing the carpet, there's a fox out side. The hubby comesin. The son comes home. Once they were seen for what they weretheyhappened less and less. Telling the self that they were just MothersDance, to just enjoy the music and continue helped. It also helped whenMOTHER reminded that if this was done early before light these wouldn'teven be an issue. Mother has to dance when the sun rises. You're suppose to be waking Her up not getting kicked in the head as She dances on it to prove a point. Having a since of humor helps too. Not taking it all so seriously and giving the self a break makes it easier to call it back to attention.Pat it on the back and start again.A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

January 15, 2009

Dearest LindaJi,In reading you note something else popped to mind. When sankalpa is made with Maa, group or friends or even plans made to get together for sadhana, krya or the like it keeps the focus on what must be done & inables us to complete the practice.If for no other reason we don't want to look bad, but the better reason is that we don't want to let others down or just love to share and be with each other. It's a suport system so to speak. Mother is our suport in reminding us of the importance of the sankalpa and of sadhana. With out the promiss to self or others we can really make excuses and weasel our way out of things. Jai MaaJia SwamiJiDevi--- On Wed, 1/14/09, nierika <nierika wrote:nierika <nierika[www.ShreeMaa.org] Re: to devi about distractions Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 8:22 AM

Dear devi ~ I'm glad to not be the only one experiencing this leela. Sometimes my husband goes to do photo shoots (he is a photographer, landscape mostly), I have the same exact thought .... Oooooo, now I can really get to it ... but I don't. And the inner excuses, the outer excuses ... perhaps it is helpful to think of them as angels dancing on the head of a pin ... not something to be figured out, but accept and join the dance.

What you said in another part of your email about Maa saying the best time for worship is before the sun rises, is synchronous with my own experience. I am finding this to be true, since I usually awake between 5;00 am and 6:30 am. David doesn't wake up until much later (he is a night owl). If I let myself get passed 6:30, I have the feeling that it is too late to start, but again, that is just one more excuse. Once more, when this happened, sadhana me takes computer me (a small intractable child) by the hand and leads her to the altar. "This is good; this will make you feel better." Will NOT, the child answers. Okay, I ignore that or any others that come up. When sadhana me is able to calmly deal with intractable computer/child me, the outcome is that computer child/me is just as glowing and happy as sadhana me. But what a leela to go through. A sense of humor helps, as you said. Thank you for sharing your experience ~ Lindda

devi wrote:

What was found were many lessons.Distractions are excuses:Ex: My husband went out of town on orientation for new job."I" THOUGHT OOOOO no distractions, no responsibilities, know one but "ME" Now "I" can get something done. Practice, Sadhana, Krya, etc."MY" own little retreat. Never mind that Mother was setting me up for a great lesson. Nothing changed. "I" did as always. Fresh, NEW, excuses rose for the occasion.Lesson: Distractions= Excuses, Maya, unreal They were all excuses the "I" used to do just what "I" wanted to do.Well, Well, Well !Nowthat is clear. All that has to be done when thoughts come to distractis just say EXCUSES, Bye! Old friend just leaves and in comes the newone, LOVE, BLISS, JOY,DEVOTION, what ever you choose to call it the joyis back in just a flash without even having to skip a word of the text.Thank you Mother for showing the old self a new way of seeing things.Nowas for outside distractions. Well they're just funny. Each one withit's own set of excuses and temptations. But usually all brought own bythe self as well. The chickens are screaming, the dog needs to potty,the cat is clawing the carpet, there's a fox out side. The hubby comesin. The son comes home. Once they were seen for what they weretheyhappened less and less. Telling the self that they were just MothersDance, to just enjoy the music and continue helped. It also helped whenMOTHER reminded that if this was done early before light these wouldn'teven be an issue. Mother has to dance when the sun rises. You're suppose to be waking Her up not getting kicked in the head as She dances on it to prove a point. Having a since of humor helps too. Not taking it all so seriously and giving the self a break makes it easier to call it back to attention.Pat it on the back and start again.A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!