Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Namaste Justin-Ji, Great to have you in the group. I remember when I was a monk, we used to go to these morning darshans, and the swamis would give class. So many people just listened. I used to believe that asking a question of the swami was actually a seva, since after all, they came all that way and practiced so hard, to give us guidance. So I would sit in class, formulate my question, and ask it with devotion, for the benefit of any and all, including my self. Spiritual life (and I mean life with an exclamation point) is not about manners, or letting other's go first, or hoping not to 'bother' the teacher. It's about getting right out there and putting your heart on your sleeve, right? If you make a mistake you correct it. But you keep plucking the strings, picking the trash up, pulling the door open, and climbing every which way until you get the answer you need, or the right question out. I am really interested in seeing what kind of wonderful cosmic puja is going on in you... stuttering or not. Maa accepts us regardless of our limitations. Even our limitations are part of our puja. Right? My Guru said we can even use poison as part of the path. Shiva drank poison to save the cosmos. A yogi uses limitation and poison as the fuel for transformation. Jesse Arana (Kailash) www.meditationinfocus.com justin magnuson [Hickananda (AT) earthlink (DOT) net] Friday, October 03, 2003 12:07 AMSubject: Namaste, I've never posted on a group before. I'm sure it's very simple/self explanatory, but it might take me a while to formulate questions (i've got a ton, but my fingers stutter at the keyboard). Jai Ma, JustinTo from this group, send an email to:Your use of is subject to the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted October 3, 2003 Jesse Arana <jessearana (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote: Namaste Justin-Ji, Great to have you in the group. I remember when I was a monk, we used to go to these morning darshans, and the swamis would give class. So many people just listened. I used to believe that asking a question of the swami was actually a seva, since after all, they came all that way and practiced so hard, to give us guidance. So I would sit in class, formulate my question, and ask it with devotion, for the benefit of any and all, including my self. Spiritual life (and I mean life with an exclamation point) is not about manners, or letting other's go first, or hoping not to 'bother' the teacher. It's about getting right out there and putting your heart on your sleeve, right? If you make a mistake you correct it. But you keep plucking the strings, picking the trash up, pulling the door open, and climbing every which way until you get the answer you need, or the right question out. I am really interested in seeing what kind of wonderful cosmic puja is going on in you... stuttering or not. Maa accepts us regardless of our limitations. Even our limitations are part of our puja. Right? My Guru said we can even use poison as part of the path. Shiva drank poison to save the cosmos. A yogi uses limitation and poison as the fuel for transformation. Jesse Arana (Kailash) www.meditationinfocus.com justin magnuson [Hickananda (AT) earthlink (DOT) net] Friday, October 03, 2003 12:07 AMSubject: Namaste, I've never posted on a group before. I'm sure it's very simple/self explanatory, but it might take me a while to formulate questions (i've got a ton, but my fingers stutter at the keyboard). Jai Ma, JustinTo from this group, send an email to:Your use of is subject to the To from this group, send an email to:Your use of is subject to the The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 "Times New Roman";color:blue">To all DEVOTEES out there: "Times New Roman";color:blue"> "Times New Roman";color:blue">“YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS TO THE HOLY GODDESS AND SHE WILL TAKE YOU IN HER ARMS” "Times New Roman";color:blue"> "Times New Roman";color:blue">“YOU TAKE ONE STEP TOWARDS HER AND SHE WILL TAKE A HUNDRED STEPS TOWARDS YOU” "Times New Roman";color:blue"> "Times New Roman";color:blue">JAI MATA JI. font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:blue">JAY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 JAI MATA JI!!!!!!!!! steve , "Jay Dayal" <dayals@c...> wrote: > To all DEVOTEES out there: > > "YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS TO THE HOLY GODDESS AND SHE WILL TAKE YOU IN HER > ARMS" > > "YOU TAKE ONE STEP TOWARDS HER AND SHE WILL TAKE A HUNDRED STEPS TOWARDS > YOU" > > JAI MATA JI. > JAY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Thank you, Jay. That is what keeps me going everyday! "Jay Dayal" <dayals (AT) connect (DOT) com.fj> Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:01:31 +1200 <> RE: To all DEVOTEES out there: ³YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS TO THE HOLY GODDESS AND SHE WILL TAKE YOU IN HER ARMS² ³YOU TAKE ONE STEP TOWARDS HER AND SHE WILL TAKE A HUNDRED STEPS TOWARDS YOU² JAI MATA JI. JAY. Sponsor / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 om ardis; may you reside in perfect unity. steve , Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote: > Thank you, Jay. That is what keeps me going everyday! > > "Jay Dayal" <dayals@c...> > > Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:01:31 +1200 > <> > RE: > > > To all DEVOTEES out there: > > > > ³YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS TO THE HOLY GODDESS AND SHE WILL TAKE YOU IN HER ARMS² > > > > ³YOU TAKE ONE STEP TOWARDS HER AND SHE WILL TAKE A HUNDRED STEPS TOWARDS > YOU² > > > > JAI MATA JI. > > JAY. > > Sponsor > > > > > Links > > / > > > > <?subject=Un> > > Terms of Service > <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Namaste Jai Ganesha! I lead chanting in Seattle last night and we all chanted to Ganesha and sang bhajains also and remembered. I'm not sure how many OM Gam Ganapataye Namaha we offered, but I'll offer a mala now! Blessings to you all! We are all so blessed! Thanks and praise Gina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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