Get Well Soon steve

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sanju,

 

thanks that is very nice of you. and you know, i think you are right

although i rarely consciously think of that. it conforms to the idea

of the sangha, and the company of the wise. here we are doing it.

this is very satisfying.

 

not alone ... what does it mean? it could mean, my friends are with

me in spirit ... or the guru is with me ... or god as goodness, i am

in her or her company ...

 

either way, it is all good, i believe it does strengthen one's

spirits enormously.

 

santih, and thank you,

 

steve

 

 

, Sanjay Dhokiya <sdhokiya>

wrote:

> hi steve

>

> get well soon,

>

> YOUR ABILITY TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THE CHALLENGES IN YOUR LIFE

IS GREATLY ENHANCED BY YOUR AWARENESS AND BELIEF THAT YOU'RE NOT

ALONE.

>

> we are with you.

>

> sanju jai maa.

>

> Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...> wrote:

> Hi Steve,

> This discussion reminds me of how the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna

had different views about whether he felt pain during the last

months of his life when his cancer had perforated his throat. It

seemed as though sometimes he was in samadhi and didn't feel the

pain and other times he was suffering. He himself said that the

body felt the pain but that most of the time he did not. I think of

women who practice natural childbirth. I know that I was able to

focus on my breathing and on my third eye and felt my self to be

above pain; but I could hear my voice yelling. It took a lot of

concentration to stay above the pain.

>

> I hope that you are feeling better. I have been told that passing

a kidney stone is one of the most acute pains.

>

> Ardis

>

> "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

>

> Sat, 27 Mar 2004 06:03:55 -0000

>

> Re: Get Well Soon Bingo !!!!

>

>

> hi ardis

>

> the experience actually re-opened an inquiry of mine, regarding

the

> ability to isolate awareness outside of, or below, any experience.

> in my case here, i was unable to do so, the pain was far too

> intense, so it occupied my entire frame of reference. i was

however

> able to think of whatever i wanted [hanuman, shree maa, etc.,] but

i

> was not able to reach an external location free from the pain from

> which to observe the pain.

>

> does this distinction make sense? it is something i am very

> interested in, as i believe it is essential to the total freedom

of

> a human being ... not to avoid or not experience pain, but to be

> essentially beyond it. i hope i am making sense here.

>

> and also to distinguish between transcending pain as a process in

> which i am prepared [sticking a pin thourgh one's cheek for

example

> as a stunt, i am not interested in that] ... it is more the actual

> unpredicted live experiences that "blow us away" ... how to be

> outside of all that, no longer buffeted by chaos, pain, etc. ...

in

> a state of total calm, observing one's own pain and even death as

if

> from a great distance ... isn't that an essential aspect of

complete

> spiritual maturation?

>

> steve c.

> , Ardis Jackson

<anandamama@e...>

> wrote:

> > Oh Steve,

> > I know that can be a very painful experience. I hope that the

> chanting to

> > Mother helped to keep your focus above the pain.

> >

> > May you be well.

> >

> > Ardis

> >

> > "bingo_ridley" <sconnor@a...>

> >

> > Sat, 27 Mar 2004 01:31:03 -0000

> >

> > Re: Get Well Soon Bingo !!!!

> >

> >

> > Latha,

> >

> > Thank you for the kind thought! I missed you all! Yes I was kind

of

> > ill, with an emergency trip to the hospital included.

> >

> > I had the opportunity to chant the 32 names of Durga 11x Thursday

> > morning, while passing a kidney stone ...

> >

> > Still at the hospital this morning, I did not have the names on

the

> > print-out at the alloted hour, so I chanted the Durga Mantra

> > instead ...

> >

> > Peace! I am happy to be home!

> >

> > Steve Connor

> >

> >

> > , "Latha Nanda"

<lathananda>

> > wrote:

> > > Namaste Steve,

> > >

> > > Yesterday was dull at the forum - no messages from good ol

Steve

> > at

> > > all. Heard that you werent well.

> > >

> > > GET WELL SOON !

> > >

> > > If I were your boss, I wuda said "GET WELL IMMEDIATELY".

> > >

> > > Here is a mantra for improving your health -The Mahamrtyunjaya

> > > Mantra.

> > >

> > > "Tryambakam yajaamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam

> > > Urvaarukamiva Bandhanaadh Mrtyor mukshiya maamrutaat"

> > >

> > > JAI MAA

> > > Latha

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