Guest guest Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 thank god for this kind of energy. shivapuri baba said "wish for god like a starving man desires meat." i think swamiji [or thakur?] said something like, your desire for god must be like a man underwater struggling for the surface. YES! i learned something recently at a sanskrit dictionary web site ... latha, parvati, please correct if i am wrong ... sankalpa means "desire" ... and i assumed it meant something like "vow," or "austerity." so it is something one WANTS TO DO, not the opposite. this seems like an important key to activating inner intention. for myself that's also the key to the inner guru. in spite of all the external stuff, like being tired, etc., the inner guru is actually who i am, the source of self-love and intelligence. btw this is what i hoped to indicate in that post about the dream. i feel i was unclear. it is like, the kernel or essence of anything ... in this case, my friendship and feelings of peace and acceptance associated with this human being ... the very center of these sensibilities is the source of respectful awareness... that is the guru ... or the divine mother ... however she is expressing herself at that moment. i can say an emotion or action is based on a person, but at a more profound level, it is motivated and driven and inspired by the goddess. sometimes on can be fortunate enough to actually see that in action. hope this makes sense ... steve , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Vedantins advise us to look at life dispassionately . > > Swamiji says what matter more is that we worship PASSIONATELY. > > It is not enough to say that we worship ... > not enough that we sit there and go through the motions ... > not enough to say all the right words and the thoughts be > elsewhere .... > > When we sit in front of our altars and we invite the Goddess, SHE IS > THERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US watching us. > > And we give ourselves JOYFULLY, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, UNRESERVEDLY, WITH > ABANDON to our worship. > > Look at life dispassionately ..? Sounds nice ....but... > > Swamiji's way works better ....for me ! > > I will give her ALL I got. > > JAI MAA ! > JAI SWAMIJI ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2004 Report Share Posted March 6, 2004 I love that definition of sankalpa as "desire"... a sacred desire... an inspired desire. Yes! "bingo_ridley" <sconnor (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com> Sat, 06 Mar 2004 21:55:02 -0000 Re: Worshipping with Passion.....Qstn(1) thank god for this kind of energy. shivapuri baba said "wish for god like a starving man desires meat." i think swamiji [or thakur?] said something like, your desire for god must be like a man underwater struggling for the surface. YES! i learned something recently at a sanskrit dictionary web site ... latha, parvati, please correct if i am wrong ... sankalpa means "desire" ... and i assumed it meant something like "vow," or "austerity." so it is something one WANTS TO DO, not the opposite. this seems like an important key to activating inner intention. for myself that's also the key to the inner guru. in spite of all the external stuff, like being tired, etc., the inner guru is actually who i am, the source of self-love and intelligence. btw this is what i hoped to indicate in that post about the dream. i feel i was unclear. it is like, the kernel or essence of anything ... in this case, my friendship and feelings of peace and acceptance associated with this human being ... the very center of these sensibilities is the source of respectful awareness... that is the guru ... or the divine mother ... however she is expressing herself at that moment. i can say an emotion or action is based on a person, but at a more profound level, it is motivated and driven and inspired by the goddess. sometimes on can be fortunate enough to actually see that in action. hope this makes sense ... steve , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Vedantins advise us to look at life dispassionately . > > Swamiji says what matter more is that we worship PASSIONATELY. > > It is not enough to say that we worship ... > not enough that we sit there and go through the motions ... > not enough to say all the right words and the thoughts be > elsewhere .... > > When we sit in front of our altars and we invite the Goddess, SHE IS > THERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US watching us. > > And we give ourselves JOYFULLY, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, UNRESERVEDLY, WITH > ABANDON to our worship. > > Look at life dispassionately ..? Sounds nice ....but... > > Swamiji's way works better ....for me ! > > I will give her ALL I got. > > JAI MAA ! > JAI SWAMIJI ! / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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