Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Miracles WHY! who makes much of a miracle? As to me, I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky, Or wade with naked feet along the beach, just in the edge of the water, 5 Or stand under trees in the woods, Or talk by day with any one I love—or sleep in the bed at night with any one I love, Or sit at table at dinner with my mother, Or look at strangers opposite me riding in the car, Or watch honey-bees busy around the hive, of a summer forenoon, 10 Or animals feeding in the fields, Or birds—or the wonderfulness of insects in the air, Or the wonderfulness of the sun-down—or of stars shining so quiet and bright, Or the exquisite, delicate, thin curve of the new moon in spring; Or whether I go among those I like best, and that like me best— mechanics, boatmen, farmers, 15 Or among the savans—or to the soiree—or to the opera, Or stand a long while looking at the movements of machinery, Or behold children at their sports, Or the admirable sight of the perfect old man, or the perfect old woman, Or the sick in hospitals, or the dead carried to burial, 20 Or my own eyes and figure in the glass; These, with the rest, one and all, are to me miracles, The whole referring—yet each distinct, and in its place. To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle, 25 Every square yard of the surface of the earth is spread with the same, Every foot of the interior swarms with the same; Every spear of grass—the frames, limbs, organs, of men and women, and all that concerns them, All these to me are unspeakably perfect miracles. To me the sea is a continual miracle; 30 The fishes that swim—the rocks—the motion of the waves—the ships, with men in them, What stranger miracles are there? Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Leaves of Grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Thank you!!! And this too from Leaves of Grass in 'Song of Myself' : I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Miracles! In Fools Crow Wisdon & Power by Thomas E. Mails, Frank Fools Crow (Holy Man of lakota Sioux) is quoted as saying: To him, miracles were the norm for life in the world, and, Wakan-Tanka (God) having promised them, the true miracles would be if they had not happened. This has taught me to consider everything a miracle. To see everthing as the true miracle it is. To appreciate the perfection of every moment and everything in it. As in the Last Samari: Perfection was seen in every moment. Even in Death. Look at Maa: Perfection! Look at Swami: Perfection! That we a blessed to have them. Perfection! A new day. Perfection! That we are here. Perfection! That we have eachother. Perfection! That we can reach for that perfection in & of ourselves. The chalenge here is to see the miracle in everything: The perfection in all things. The positive in all things: Death A violent storm. War Abuse Violence Illness When these things occur it is hard to see any perfection or reason. But there must be miracles here too. There must be positive somewhere it this. Even if it is just that it stops and we learn from it not to let it happen again. Then we have taken neg and changed it into pos. Nothing ever stops existing it just changes. So perhaps our lesson is to learn to change all the neg we can. To see the miracle in all around us. To see that there is a perfect plan. Thank you Maa for all your lessons. Fools Crow caught feathers out of then air and started fires for pray at the blind of a eye with no assistance. To us these are miracles to him. life without miracles wld be the miracle. We tend to want to see great things in order to believe. I think that is from out lack of self knowledge and self worth. We don't trust ourselves. If we can't trust ourselves who can we trust. Lack of self trust leads us to be unable to trust others. Being unable to see the miracle in everything, of life itself and all there is keeps us asking to see miracles to believe. We don't trust ourselves or our judgements so we want a miracle to prove that someone is or something is what we already know but are afraid to believe.. Would love to hear from others on what you see miracles to be. Your experiences with them. I guess it would be a miracle for some of us to even see a miracle. Sometimes we are so neg. that we can't see what's in front of us. Good subject, thanks for bringing it to us. Debi , "n_ramya108" <n_ramya108 wrote: > > We were talking about miracles and somebody said something like "Mother, i have heard > that miracles help people make their faith strong." > > Shree Maa: Do you want to see miracle? > > Devotee: Yes. But now i think that it is more important to be present every moment. Just > this morning i was thinking, whatever we do - be it taking a shower - every moment we > can make perfect. > > Shree Maa; Yes, with bhava. Every moment be with bhava. > > Pause..... > > Shree Maa: But if you have even a little selfish thought, you lose. > > Devotee: Oh Mother, but i do sometimes have selfish thoughts. What to do? > > Shree Maa; You do? You are recognizing you are having selfish thoughts. You can cure > them (She says it as if it were as simple as adding salt to soup!). > > Deovtee: How to cure? > > Shree Maa: With mantra. As soon as you recognize selfish thought, chant mantra. With > mantra dissolve selfish thought. > > Om Shree Maa! Jai Maa! :-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 It is true that siddhis (the ability to do a "miracle") are part of the path to enlightenment. It is also true that the experience of them (whether first or second hand) can help to spur one onward. But it is also true that they can be very dangerous to the spiritual aspirant, seductive and potentially highly disruptive to one's life and self-concept. The demonstration of a siddhi can create all manner of expectations in others creating the potential for misunderstandings and misplaced adoration. Siddhis can create fame, with all its attendant problems. Perhaps the greatest danger of siddhis is their potential effect on the ego. Siddhis are said to be the possessions of the wielder. How attached, how identified, are you with your clothes, your house, and your car? What if they were gone tomorrow? What if you were homeless, penniless? How much greater then, is the ability of siddhis to bind the ego, than these gross objects which most everyone has? It is interesting that the siddhis come, generally, before the wisdom of their proper use. They come before Shumba (self-conceit)is slain. The ego latches on, as it does with everything else, and says "I can ____!" Stories abound of yogis who fell victim to the charms of name and fame because of what their siddhis brought them. If you are fortunate enough to have a gurudeva upon whom you rely, you can avoid the pitfalls the attainment of siddhis can bring, simply by asking her when and how you can use them. The best advice I have read regarding their use was that they should generally not be used, but if they are, to use them in the service of others, and in secret. Jai Maa! Chris , Debra McDaniel <student61754 wrote: > > Miracles! > > In Fools Crow Wisdon & Power by Thomas E. Mails, > Frank Fools Crow (Holy Man of lakota Sioux) is quoted as saying: > To him, miracles were the norm for life in the world, and, Wakan-Tanka (God) > having promised them, the true miracles would be if they had not happened. > > This has taught me to consider everything a miracle. > To see everthing as the true miracle it is. > To appreciate the perfection of every moment and everything in it. > > As in the Last Samari: Perfection was seen in every moment. > Even in Death. > > Look at Maa: Perfection! > Look at Swami: Perfection! > That we a blessed to have them. Perfection! > A new day. Perfection! > That we are here. Perfection! > That we have eachother. Perfection! > That we can reach for that perfection in & of ourselves. > > The chalenge here is to see the miracle in everything: The perfection in all things. The positive in all things: > Death > A violent storm. > War > Abuse > Violence > Illness > When these things occur it is hard to see any perfection or reason. > But there must be miracles here too. > There must be positive somewhere it this. > Even if it is just that it stops and we learn from it not to let it happen again. > Then we have taken neg and changed it into pos. > Nothing ever stops existing it just changes. > So perhaps our lesson is to learn to change all the neg we can. > To see the miracle in all around us. > To see that there is a perfect plan. > > Thank you Maa for all your lessons. > > > Fools Crow caught feathers out of then air and started fires for pray at the blind of a eye with no assistance. To us these are miracles to him. life without miracles wld be the miracle. > > We tend to want to see great things in order to believe. > I think that is from out lack of self knowledge and self worth. > We don't trust ourselves. > If we can't trust ourselves who can we trust. > > Lack of self trust leads us to be unable to trust others. > Being unable to see the miracle in everything, of life itself and all there is keeps us asking to see miracles to believe. > We don't trust ourselves or our judgements so we want a miracle to prove that someone is or something is what we already know but are afraid to believe.. > > Would love to hear from others on what you see miracles to be. > Your experiences with them. > > I guess it would be a miracle for some of us to even see a miracle. > Sometimes we are so neg. that we can't see what's in front of us. > > Good subject, thanks for bringing it to us. > Debi > > > > > > > > , "n_ramya108" <n_ramya108@> wrote: > > > > We were talking about miracles and somebody said something like > "Mother, i have heard > > that miracles help people make their faith strong." > > > > Shree Maa: Do you want to see miracle? > > > > Devotee: Yes. But now i think that it is more important to be > present every moment. Just > > this morning i was thinking, whatever we do - be it taking a shower > - every moment we > > can make perfect. > > > > Shree Maa; Yes, with bhava. Every moment be with bhava. > > > > Pause..... > > > > Shree Maa: But if you have even a little selfish thought, you lose. > > > > Devotee: Oh Mother, but i do sometimes have selfish thoughts. What > to do? > > > > Shree Maa; You do? You are recognizing you are having selfish > thoughts. You can cure > > them (She says it as if it were as simple as adding salt to soup!). > > > > Deovtee: How to cure? > > > > Shree Maa: With mantra. As soon as you recognize selfish thought, > chant mantra. With > > mantra dissolve selfish thought. > > > > Om Shree Maa! Jai Maa! :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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