to visvanathan and vaisnavi: compassion for suffering

[Guest guest]

Dear visvanathan ~ your post was very heartening. I want to take a moment

to let Vaisnavi know that, though mine are in a different area, I am

challenged every day. I have several chronic illnesses. Fibromyalgia, which I

have

had for nearly 30 years, is an illness that causes pain throughout the

body. Even though I have medication for the pain, I am never without pain, and

over the years it has continued to worsen. When I have written of this in

the digest, I have met with only compassion, and the group has helped me

through some very bad times. I know that, by writing of this now, I open

myself up for attack.

 

I have never expected Amma to cure me, or even to lessen my pain, but only

to bear it with equanimity, without complaint (which I don't always

achieve), and knowing it is part of my journey to Amma. I know there is only

one

person here who has repeatedly tried to set Vaisnavi straight, but it has

been disturbing to me, which is why I write now. Know you are not alone

Vaisnavi, and I know that you understand by now that the group, by and large,

supports you in your struggles. Jai Ma

~ Linda

 

 

 

 

visvanathan wrote:

 

....i don't think it is unkind to remind us all that just because you are

" close " to Amma (physically or otherwise), does not mean that you will not

get sick and die of some disease, or get run over by that semi trailer, or,

or, or.....of course i would think that we all KNOW this....just because we

are Amma's children does not guarantee any improvement in the objective

day to day challenge of simply staying alive....we still get chronic

diseases, or the ones we had get worse...