Cleanliness is next to Godliness

[Guest guest]

Maa always teaches that cleanliness is next to godliness. She

is not only referring to our exterior and physical environment but

our inner world as well. There are many different types of

characters that exist within each human being and these

characters keep us from realizing our true nature which is divine.

Those inner characters are known as: Devoid of Clear

Understanding,Fickleness, Haughtiness, the Great Deceiver,

Want of Resolution, Memories, Wandering To and Fro,

Hypocrisy, Arrogance, Violent Temper, Passion, Anger,

Meaness Irrisstible Temptation, Foul Mouth, Anxiety, Blindness,

Sinful Eyes, Self-Conceit, Self-Deprecation, Seed of Desire,

Agitated Awareness, the Great Frustration, Too Much, Too Little.

In order to clean our inner house we must keep a spiritual

discipline. The more we clean the more we shine until we realize

who is really the master of our house. God is not far away.

Happy cleaning!

[Guest guest]

Hi Parvati,

My mother would often say that to me, about cleanliness and godliness, but

I never understood so clearly what that might mean until I became absorbed

in Chandi; many people might ask, "well just how do I clean?" Lots of

generals in that Ego army, as you just listed, and most of us can relate.

But seems like LOTS.

My first thought was that intially, just to recognize---see all these characters

within ourselves--not to project onto others, but to see inside us, well,

there they are!

After recognition can be discrimination; Shree Maa has sometimes suggested

we spend just a little time in the evening before bed looking at our day

and the knowledge we obtained and what we might want to do differently;

when you begin to discriminate, oh yes that was Anxiety, that was Devoid of

Clear Understanding, and so on,

then you are witnessing, not judging (which only brings in Self Deprecation or

Self Conceit, then more things to clean...)

With the witnessing you begin to see more of who you really are--you are not

these generals, but you are the witness and the catalyst for change.

 

Recognizing, discriminating and witnessing--I believe are the beginnings, the

roots,

towards bringing Shiva consciousness into our everyday lives, and learning

more who we really are.

Jai Maa Jai Chandi Maa

 

 

, "parvati_saraswati" <

parvati_saraswati> wrote:

> Maa always teaches that cleanliness is next to godliness. She

> is not only referring to our exterior and physical environment but

> our inner world as well. There are many different types of

> characters that exist within each human being and these

> characters keep us from realizing our true nature which is divine.

> Those inner characters are known as: Devoid of Clear

> Understanding,Fickleness, Haughtiness, the Great Deceiver,

> Want of Resolution, Memories, Wandering To and Fro,

> Hypocrisy, Arrogance, Violent Temper, Passion, Anger,

> Meaness Irrisstible Temptation, Foul Mouth, Anxiety, Blindness,

> Sinful Eyes, Self-Conceit, Self-Deprecation, Seed of Desire,

> Agitated Awareness, the Great Frustration, Too Much, Too Little.

> In order to clean our inner house we must keep a spiritual

> discipline. The more we clean the more we shine until we realize

> who is really the master of our house. God is not far away.

> Happy cleaning!