selfless service = Linda you're fine

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Linda, I think you answered your own question. I feel you're doing fine. What

can we do? According to our circumstances we can only do our best.

 

Remember, Amma has millions of devotees, many of which are young and/or healthy

enough to do something more. Others are older and perhaps with health issues,

etc.

 

Amma also has said that if we can take care of ourselves first, even that is a

good contribution; for some of us getting older, having been on spiritual

journey for perhaps 4 decades, the need just to maintain our health and

functionality can be challenging. Amma does recommend sometimes to see doctors

or alternative practitioners. And, many of Amma's devotees are alternative

practitioners; see Immortal Bliss ads for vortex healing, Aniruddhan Divine

Diamond, etc etc; then there is http://www.radiancehealing.net/ right from

Amritapuri and Amma's pujas @ http://www.amritapuja.org/ .

 

That is why I don't hesitate to post some of the healing options, which seem

good and especially those for free, that are becoming more and more available.

My feeling is that Amma wants us to do what we can to stay healthy while we

continue to hold on to Amma's Love and see Amma in everyone.

 

Remember also that Amma's teachings are not dogmatic. Concerning spiritual

practices, Amma says, " One way for all is dangerous! "

 

And even for young and healthy, Amma sometimes says that FIRST do some

meditation or live at ashram with Amma to become strong enough AND THEN go out

into the world to serve. For me at age 70, perhaps this is something to keep in

mind in preparation for my next life. Meanwhile I try my best.

 

Oh, there was an Amma article someplace saying that marriage is an excellent

environment to learn not to get angry, not to be selfish, etc etc. And we can

always feel the suffering of the world and pray for others, which is also a

great seva all by itself.

 

I once knew about three Catholic sisters( not nuns ) who devoted their whole

life just praying for others and the whole world; no doubt, without their

prayers the world would be in even a sadder situation.

 

Well, that's my POV. No doubt others, each one of us has their own POV which is

very fine because that is what is.

 

Have to go and drink a greens and fruit smoothie that my wife just made.

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath

 

 

Ammachi , nierika wrote:

>

> Dear Amarnath and all ~ this passage especially struck home with me. Since

> I am home bound, I no longer do the work I used to do that I considered to

> be selfless service (working in cause oriented non-profits) and I could no

> longer be involved in the community, how can I perform selfless service?

> Well, I do live with two beings, my husband and my dog. I don't really get

> angry with Pepper, and David and I both take care of his needs, but I guess

> that could be a form of selfless service.

>

> Even more, though, when David gets upset with me, I get angry or sad (old

> program), and when my body is in pain I get angry and frustrated. This

> morning, after reading this, I was noticing how bad my body hurt (very bad

for

> early morning), and I immediately thought, " I am not this body; I am the

> Self. If I am not this body, how then does the pain have any power over me? "

> While I was contemplating this, I didn't notice the pain.

>

> I guess I still have opportunities for selfless service. Jai Ma ~ Linda

>

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> Amarnath wrote:

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> ... " Service is also a form of sadhana. If you claim that you have attained

> perfection after doing sadhana sitting in a certain place, Amma will not

> accept that. Getting out into the world and doing service is very much a

> part of sadhana. If we want to eliminate the enemies that lurk in the

> innermost depths of the heart, we have to serve the world. Only then will we

be

> able to tell how effective our meditation has been. Only when someone gets

> angry with us, will we know whether we still have anger in us. " ...

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