Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I want to share my opinion as a person who did Sadhana several years ago , who had a gap in Sadhana and is now back to doing Sadhana again. I was doing a lot of meditation and prayer several years ago, with the conviction that God alone would help me. Then I came to the USA and got side-tracked into other pleasures. I remembered God but not with the same intensity as before , as other thoughts slowly took up my time. It is my belief that God looks at me and sees what I am doing. He wants me to go one step higher. He sees me slacking on my meditation and regular prayer, waits until the time is appropriate and then strikes .... and it hits me hard. And then what other choice I have , but to turn to God ? So I start my regular , sincere and intense practices again. It has been my experience that it is not merely enough to say that "I love God" and go about in normal life. We have to demonstrate that love with sincere sadhana. Get up everyday and say "God you are the first ,middle and last of everything. I am in this borrowed body that you have given me. I am only a servant in another's house as long as I am in this world. My real home is with You. I will honor that fact by my regular and sincere rememberance of you in everything that I do today. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Thank you for your thoughts, especially the last paragraph. Ramakrishna talked about people who feel like a servant in another's house and who always kept God in their thoughts and heart and knew that their real Home was with God. "vasantha_mallan" <vasantha_mallan (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:57:41 -0000 First Priority I want to share my opinion as a person who did Sadhana several years ago , who had a gap in Sadhana and is now back to doing Sadhana again. I was doing a lot of meditation and prayer several years ago, with the conviction that God alone would help me. Then I came to the USA and got side-tracked into other pleasures. I remembered God but not with the same intensity as before , as other thoughts slowly took up my time. It is my belief that God looks at me and sees what I am doing. He wants me to go one step higher. He sees me slacking on my meditation and regular prayer, waits until the time is appropriate and then strikes .... and it hits me hard. And then what other choice I have , but to turn to God ? So I start my regular , sincere and intense practices again. It has been my experience that it is not merely enough to say that "I love God" and go about in normal life. We have to demonstrate that love with sincere sadhana. Get up everyday and say "God you are the first ,middle and last of everything. I am in this borrowed body that you have given me. I am only a servant in another's house as long as I am in this world. My real home is with You. I will honor that fact by my regular and sincere rememberance of you in everything that I do today. " Sponsor / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Namaste, Vasantha Thanks so much for your post--I agree with you so strongly! In my posting from yesterday, I commented briefly on Swamiji's chapter two Chandi class; the middle episode of the Chandi path brings home the truth you are expressing--with deep intensity and fervor--passion, even rage (saying NO to forces of duality and separateness)-- we wake up to God again and again, and more and more deeply each time. For what other purpose are we here? and when we leave this body, what can we say about the time spent in this lifetime? Jai Maa! Nitya , "vasantha_mallan" < vasantha_mallan@h...> wrote: > I want to share my opinion as a person who did Sadhana several years > ago , who had a gap in Sadhana and is now back to doing Sadhana > again. > > I was doing a lot of meditation and prayer several years ago, with > the conviction that God alone would help me. Then I came to the USA > and got side-tracked into other pleasures. I remembered God but not > with the same intensity as before , as other thoughts slowly took up > my time. > It is my belief that God looks at me and sees what I am doing. He > wants me to go one step higher. He sees me slacking on my meditation > and regular prayer, waits until the time is appropriate and then > strikes .... and it hits me hard. And then what other choice I > have , but to turn to God ? > So I start my regular , sincere and intense practices again. > > It has been my experience that it is not merely enough to say > that "I love God" and go about in normal life. We have to > demonstrate that love with sincere sadhana. Get up everyday and > say "God you are the first ,middle and last of everything. I am in > this borrowed body that you have given me. I am only a servant in > another's house as long as I am in this world. My real home is with > You. I will honor that fact by my regular and sincere rememberance > of you in everything that I do today. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Jai Maa Nitya. Thanks for responding to my post. Your good questions also prompt a thought from me "We came in with nothing, we leave with nothing, we only take the karma , both good and bad that we have accumulated in between" My Namaste to ShreeMaa and Swamiji. Vasantha , "nitya_ma" <nitya_ma> wrote: > Namaste, Vasantha > Thanks so much for your post--I agree with you > so strongly! > In my posting from yesterday, I commented briefly on Swamiji's > chapter two Chandi class; the middle episode of the Chandi path > brings home the truth you are expressing--with deep intensity and > fervor--passion, even rage (saying NO to forces of duality and separateness)-- > we wake up to God again and again, and more and more deeply each time. > For what other purpose are we here? and when we leave this body, what > can we say about the time spent in this lifetime? > Jai Maa! > Nitya > > > > > > , "vasantha_mallan" < > vasantha_mallan@h...> wrote: > > I want to share my opinion as a person who did Sadhana several years > > ago , who had a gap in Sadhana and is now back to doing Sadhana > > again. > > > > I was doing a lot of meditation and prayer several years ago, with > > the conviction that God alone would help me. Then I came to the USA > > and got side-tracked into other pleasures. I remembered God but not > > with the same intensity as before , as other thoughts slowly took up > > my time. > > It is my belief that God looks at me and sees what I am doing. He > > wants me to go one step higher. He sees me slacking on my meditation > > and regular prayer, waits until the time is appropriate and then > > strikes .... and it hits me hard. And then what other choice I > > have , but to turn to God ? > > So I start my regular , sincere and intense practices again. > > > > It has been my experience that it is not merely enough to say > > that "I love God" and go about in normal life. We have to > > demonstrate that love with sincere sadhana. Get up everyday and > > say "God you are the first ,middle and last of everything. I am in > > this borrowed body that you have given me. I am only a servant in > > another's house as long as I am in this world. My real home is with > > You. I will honor that fact by my regular and sincere rememberance > > of you in everything that I do today. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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