Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Last Saturday at the Mandir , we had the privilege of watching Swamiji do the Arati. As usual it was very special and Maa beating the drums, She had us all keep rhythm by clapping our hands ... Swamiji was in his own world ... I had this urge to get up and dance , but after a tiring week and a 2 hr drive .. I was content to sit and clap in rhythm ... And then this voice in my head ... I have these internal dialogues going on most of the time . I call it introspection ... some people call it Asuras ...but they are Thoughts. Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Um ... too tired" Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Feel like a fool. Everybody is clapping so I'll clap too " Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Nope" Voice shook its head (?) sadly and left . And then Arati was over . After the meditation , Maa started to sing some bhajans ...for Saraswati as it was Panchami. "Vaak vaadhini Saraswati NAMOOOO NAMAH " It started again Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Oh Please go away" Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Weeeel .... The music IS good" Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Oh All right" And I got up and swayed. It was wonderful and I had an energetic workout. so were a few others I noticed later on ... At the end of the bhajans ... Maa said "You all clapped so hard .... I think the Ego must have left now " I dont know about that dear Maa, but I certainly lost a few calories ... and made that Voice very happy . JAI MAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 That is very sweet. Sometimes it is difficult to know which voices to listen to. What a treat to see Swamiji do arati. Wonderful. And I love Maa's remark about the clapping making the ego leave. I know the feeling. "Latha Nanda" <lathananda > Mon, 26 Apr 2004 23:44:20 -0000 Get up and dance Last Saturday at the Mandir , we had the privilege of watching Swamiji do the Arati. As usual it was very special and Maa beating the drums, She had us all keep rhythm by clapping our hands ... Swamiji was in his own world ... I had this urge to get up and dance , but after a tiring week and a 2 hr drive .. I was content to sit and clap in rhythm ... And then this voice in my head ... I have these internal dialogues going on most of the time . I call it introspection ... some people call it Asuras ...but they are Thoughts. Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Um ... too tired" Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Feel like a fool. Everybody is clapping so I'll clap too " Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Nope" Voice shook its head (?) sadly and left . And then Arati was over . After the meditation , Maa started to sing some bhajans ...for Saraswati as it was Panchami. "Vaak vaadhini Saraswati NAMOOOO NAMAH " It started again Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Oh Please go away" Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Weeeel .... The music IS good" Voice :- "Get up and dance" Latha :- "Oh All right" And I got up and swayed. It was wonderful and I had an energetic workout. so were a few others I noticed later on ... At the end of the bhajans ... Maa said "You all clapped so hard .... I think the Ego must have left now " I dont know about that dear Maa, but I certainly lost a few calories ... and made that Voice very happy . JAI MAA / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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