Guest guest Posted December 26, 2001 Report Share Posted December 26, 2001 Dear Jay, What talk did you extract Continual Festivals from? It would be interesting for us if you'd let us know where we might find quotes from Sw. Ashokananda that you use. Thanks. Edith Ramakrishna wrote: > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > ------ > > There are 4 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Continuous festivals..... > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > 2. VML-12/25/01 > ananta <sarada > 3. Re: Jayanth & Seshadri > " sunderh " <sunderh > 4. " The best treasure ... > " yogini_shakti " <Yogini_Shakti > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 14:07:59 -0000 > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > Continuous festivals..... > > Continuous festivals....... > > Extract from talk by Swami Ashokananda.... > > Until you really have some insight into the extraordinary > beauty and goodness and light that is in the heart of > everything; you cannot understand how negligible > this surface world is. As a matter of fact, if you catch > a glimpse of its inner nature, this surface universe > is completely wiped from your eyes; you are not able > even to perceive it. Yes, there is an extraordinary world > behind the one we know, and it is said that when a person > begins to enter into this world, he feels that all over > the universe a continual festival is going on. And that > is just the beginning!........ > > Commentary:- > We thought Only Harry Potter is magic!! > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 08:56:47 -0500 > ananta <sarada > VML-12/25/01 > > But, take the more advanced, the more abstract theory that this world > is partly good and partly bad. This also is absurd, arguing from the > same standpoint. It is the law of unity that gives us our food, and > it is the same law that kills many through accidents or misadventure. > > We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 3 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 15:15:05 -0000 > " sunderh " <sunderh > Re: Jayanth & Seshadri > > Namaste, > > A Caveat! [Warning!] : > > Finding faults with how 'others' spend their time [on Holy Days or > otherwise] is a highly pernicious exercise on several counts: > > It does not help the 'others'. > It wastes the fault-finders' time in not spending it on the Holy Name. > It promotes and perpetuates the worst kind of 'spiritual' arrogance > and egoism. > It is questioning the Divine Will, and telling the Divine how the > world should be run! > > Just remember the last words of the Holy Mother, and pray: > > " May the wicked become virtuous. May the virtuous attain peace. > May the tranquil be free from bondage. May the free liberate others. " > > [durjanaH sajjano bhuuyaat.h . sajjanaH shhantimaapnuyaat.h . > shaanto muchyeta bandhebhyo . muktashchaanyaanvomochayet.h ..] > > Regards, > > Sunder > > Ramakrishna, Robin Hood <robin_u2001> wrote: > > HI guys > > I agree with you. > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 4 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 15:16:28 -0000 > " yogini_shakti " <Yogini_Shakti > " The best treasure ... > > ... your Creator gave you is of course a living intellect. At every > hour of the day you should think about how you received so great a > gift & how you have made it go to work for yourself & for others & > how you might give it back in your works for justice. > > In doing so you are giving back the splendor of holiness because > other people, called forth by your good example, might show forth > honor & praise to God. Because when you multiply these gifts by > using them in every way for justice, then praise & action of giving > thanks will make God know. And it is God who breathed these virtues > into you by the Holy Spirit in the first place. " > > - Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century German mystic nun > > ___ > Om Shanti ... > Yogini Shakti > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2001 Report Share Posted December 26, 2001 To Sunder -- and Jay, Having just asked for Jay's sources, I still want to reply to Sunder's very insightful remarks with my memory of a remark by Sw. Ashokananda -- but it's from a talk which I BELIEVE was on Guru and Disciple, but I am not sure. In any case, the purport of the remark was that it is our habit, when someone is telling us something, to be thinking all the while why we DISagree with the statement (because of an attempt at discrimination, I think) -- and what we should TRY to do is to find what we AGREE with in the other person's remarks. He said it would make all the difference in our attitude toward and enjoyment of life. I find this very interesting and a very good discipline. Yours, Edith Ramakrishna wrote: > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > ------ > > There are 4 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Continuous festivals..... > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > 2. VML-12/25/01 > ananta <sarada > 3. Re: Jayanth & Seshadri > " sunderh " <sunderh > 4. " The best treasure ... > " yogini_shakti " <Yogini_Shakti > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 14:07:59 -0000 > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > Continuous festivals..... > > Continuous festivals....... > > Extract from talk by Swami Ashokananda.... > > Until you really have some insight into the extraordinary > beauty and goodness and light that is in the heart of > everything; you cannot understand how negligible > this surface world is. As a matter of fact, if you catch > a glimpse of its inner nature, this surface universe > is completely wiped from your eyes; you are not able > even to perceive it. Yes, there is an extraordinary world > behind the one we know, and it is said that when a person > begins to enter into this world, he feels that all over > the universe a continual festival is going on. And that > is just the beginning!........ > > Commentary:- > We thought Only Harry Potter is magic!! > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 08:56:47 -0500 > ananta <sarada > VML-12/25/01 > > But, take the more advanced, the more abstract theory that this world > is partly good and partly bad. This also is absurd, arguing from the > same standpoint. It is the law of unity that gives us our food, and > it is the same law that kills many through accidents or misadventure. > > We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 3 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 15:15:05 -0000 > " sunderh " <sunderh > Re: Jayanth & Seshadri > > Namaste, > > A Caveat! [Warning!] : > > Finding faults with how 'others' spend their time [on Holy Days or > otherwise] is a highly pernicious exercise on several counts: > > It does not help the 'others'. > It wastes the fault-finders' time in not spending it on the Holy Name. > It promotes and perpetuates the worst kind of 'spiritual' arrogance > and egoism. > It is questioning the Divine Will, and telling the Divine how the > world should be run! > > Just remember the last words of the Holy Mother, and pray: > > " May the wicked become virtuous. May the virtuous attain peace. > May the tranquil be free from bondage. May the free liberate others. " > > [durjanaH sajjano bhuuyaat.h . sajjanaH shhantimaapnuyaat.h . > shaanto muchyeta bandhebhyo . muktashchaanyaanvomochayet.h ..] > > Regards, > > Sunder > > Ramakrishna, Robin Hood <robin_u2001> wrote: > > HI guys > > I agree with you. > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 4 > Tue, 25 Dec 2001 15:16:28 -0000 > " yogini_shakti " <Yogini_Shakti > " The best treasure ... > > ... your Creator gave you is of course a living intellect. At every > hour of the day you should think about how you received so great a > gift & how you have made it go to work for yourself & for others & > how you might give it back in your works for justice. > > In doing so you are giving back the splendor of holiness because > other people, called forth by your good example, might show forth > honor & praise to God. Because when you multiply these gifts by > using them in every way for justice, then praise & action of giving > thanks will make God know. And it is God who breathed these virtues > into you by the Holy Spirit in the first place. " > > - Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century German mystic nun > > ___ > Om Shanti ... > Yogini Shakti > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2001 Report Share Posted December 27, 2001 - " Edith Tipple " <edtipple <Ramakrishna > Wednesday, December 26, 2001 10:01 Re: [sri Ramakrishna] Digest Number 1002 > Dear Jay, > > What talk did you extract Continual Festivals from? It would be interesting > for us if you'd let us know where we might find quotes from Sw. Ashokananda > that you use. Thanks. Edith > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~response~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Edith The extract of the last posting came from Swami Ashokananda's Ascent to spiritual illumination. (page 142) Under talk entitled Four Pillars of Wisdom. (Not taking anything away from this grand personality.) All his speeches sound like Swami Vivekananda speaking to us not a 100 years ago but today..... jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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