to Sal about the connection

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Namaste Dearest Sal: Your posts alwyas make me read them several times

in order to get every bit of juice and joy you send in them. Like

opening a foil wrapped candy and discovering it is double chocolate.

Keep sending your joy our way.

 

Jai Ma Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

-- In , " sal. " <salpaulsen wrote:

>

> Dearest sister,

>

> Please be more gentle with yourself...

>

> When the computer you takes over, broaden your sadhana by

> asking, " Mother! What precious gems are you giving your daughter

> today? What new friends and divine wisdom are you sweetly bringing

> my way? " I imagine your computer is your lifeline to joy.

>

> Cherish it as a gift. It's all devotion to God if you look at it

> that way.

>

> The connection is as alive as you keep it.

>

> peace,

> sal.

>

> , nierika@ wrote:

> >

> > Dear vish ~ this struck a deep chord in me. Several times in my

> life,

> > including recently, I have felt bereft of all connection to the

> Divine. Since this

> > connection throughout my life has been everything to me, not having

> it is

> > like a horrible punishment (although I realize, of course, that is

> not what it

> > is). Almost invariably, when the connection is re-established, I

> have said to

> > myself, " Linda, God did not turn away from you, you closed your

> heart and God

> > could not enter " . It brings tears to my eyes that something that

> should be so

> > easy (keeping an open heart) is sometimes so hard, and also to

> have this

> > stated directly by Maa.

> >

> > Lately, when computer me has won over sadhana me, I even have

> discussions

> > with myself about it. Well, computer me " says, " I don't have to do

> it right now;

> > I have the whole day. " That's usually enough for me to turn away,

> but lately

> > when computer me says that, sadhana me says, " Oh, come on; you

> know if you

> > don't do it now it will not be done. " And even when I feel like

> sadhana me is

> > dragging compter me by the hair to go sit at my altar, when sadhana

> me wins

> > the day I always have such a good, peaceful feeling for the whole

> day. But you

> > see, even when something feels good and is good for me, good ole

> Ego gets

> > in there and tries to put a wedge between me and my practice.

> >

> > Gratefully, today, sadhana me won. Jai Ma Jai Swamiji

> > ~ Linda

>