Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 namaste all. i have not heard of this from swamiji and all, but creative consciousness whispered this in my ear and said it's alright. you all can be the judge. we are most often plagued by our own demons above all else. [no surprise, huh.] anyway, i used to be plagued by anger and irritation which expressed as sarcasm. and if circumstances arise [like moving box by box 3,000 sq foot of junk into a 1,500 sq house] this demon raises its head again [in a more subdued form thank discipline and god.] which goes to show how battling the asuras is one thing, but bringing their heads to the goddess is another. ahem! so here is the reverse sankalpa. latha or someone better than me could give you the right words if they think it is a good idea. I WILL NOT ... [xyz] ... in my case, BE ANGRY. you can give it a time frame ... 20 minutes ... a day ... a week ... etc. for you, it might be ... not be afraid ... not be anxious ... not be whatever is separating you from the divine unity. HUM! SVAAHAA GLORIOUS ONES! people who are intellectual or psychologically oriented will not like that as it appears too absolute or even repressive. i can assure you it is not. it is deploying one's greater sense of purpose for ahimsa [restraining from harmful action.] of course, you have to know your faults first, and be troubled enough by them to want to get rid of them ... in other words, you will be intersecting them at that point before rationalization and its army of thoughts. jai maa to you all. thank you shree maa and swamiji and latha for bringing us all together here. anybody think this is a good or bad idea, or does it provoke other thoughts/observations? steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Wonderful sentiment Steve. I have an additional suggestion. When you find a part of yourself that you don't want to be a part of yourself anymore, offer it to Durga, Kali, or Chandi Maa. It goes perfectly in the ETE GANDE PUSHPE slot. Instead of offering scented flowers you are offering reeking non-goddess like qualities. Maa loves that, why do you think some of her forms wear a garland of skulls, and others a beheaded ego? She loves when we offer up those things to beautify her. In fact Maa loves us offering up non-goddess like qualities so much that even desiring to give them up gets us boons. We may not actually be willing to give them up, but desiring to give them up with all our hearts is the first step of building a bridge for consciousness to cross and once in a while it will cause her to leap over to us to show us what she's all about. That boon makes things much easier, because we recognize how unimportant most of what goes on really is. The war that exists between goddess and the army of thoughts is for our benefit only. In reality there is no battle, its merely a change of awareness, of moving beyond thought and as Swamiji put it so very perfectly, into the realm of the intuitive. Its only a battle for the thoughts. For Maa, its tea time with biscuits. Thoughts are no match for her. Desires are no match for her. Fear and the other emotions are no match for her. The ego is smaller than nothing before her. To summarize: when you see something in yourself that you want to go away. REALIZE that you are incapable of making it go away. The mind and the ego are powerless to control the unhealthy and unproductive thoughts. It is ONLY MOTHER who can take care of them. When you see something that hurts you and those around you coming from within you. Stop, see it for what it is, and cry to mother: MEW MEW MEW! Please mother! TAKE THESE THINGS AWAY! FOR I AM NOT CAPABLE of ridding myself of these things. Only you mother can give me refuge from the pain and the pleasure. There is no thought process or understanding in all of creation that can do these things for you. Only Maa can liberate you. MEW MEW MEW! Brian At 07:42 PM 6/12/2004, you wrote: >namaste all. > >i have not heard of this from swamiji and all, but creative >consciousness whispered this in my ear and said it's alright. you >all can be the judge. > >we are most often plagued by our own demons above all else. [no >surprise, huh.] anyway, i used to be plagued by anger and irritation >which expressed as sarcasm. and if circumstances arise [like moving >box by box 3,000 sq foot of junk into a 1,500 sq house] this demon >raises its head again [in a more subdued form thank discipline and >god.] > >which goes to show how battling the asuras is one thing, but >bringing their heads to the goddess is another. ahem! > >so here is the reverse sankalpa. latha or someone better than me >could give you the right words if they think it is a good idea. > >I WILL NOT ... [xyz] ... in my case, BE ANGRY. > >you can give it a time frame ... 20 minutes ... a day ... a week ... >etc. > >for you, it might be ... not be afraid ... not be anxious ... not be >whatever is separating you from the divine unity. HUM! SVAAHAA >GLORIOUS ONES! > >people who are intellectual or psychologically oriented will not >like that as it appears too absolute or even repressive. i can >assure you it is not. it is deploying one's greater sense of purpose >for ahimsa [restraining from harmful action.] > >of course, you have to know your faults first, and be troubled >enough by them to want to get rid of them ... in other words, you >will be intersecting them at that point before rationalization and >its army of thoughts. > >jai maa to you all. thank you shree maa and swamiji and latha for >bringing us all together here. > >anybody think this is a good or bad idea, or does it provoke other >thoughts/observations? > >steve > Links > > > > > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 yes that is great brian -- 'take this mother take this away please, i don't want this, it is giving my family pain, and myself, oh mother, take this flower, please.' very, very nice. your comments make it real, what the garland of skulls is about. steve , Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > Wonderful sentiment Steve. > > I have an additional suggestion. > > When you find a part of yourself that you don't want to be a part of > yourself anymore, offer it to Durga, Kali, or Chandi Maa. It goes perfectly > in the ETE GANDE PUSHPE slot. Instead of offering scented flowers you are > offering reeking non-goddess like qualities. Maa loves that, why do you > think some of her forms wear a garland of skulls, and others a beheaded > ego? She loves when we offer up those things to beautify her. In fact Maa > loves us offering up non-goddess like qualities so much that even desiring > to give them up gets us boons. We may not actually be willing to give them > up, but desiring to give them up with all our hearts is the first step of > building a bridge for consciousness to cross and once in a while it will > cause her to leap over to us to show us what she's all about. That boon > makes things much easier, because we recognize how unimportant most of what > goes on really is. > > The war that exists between goddess and the army of thoughts is for our > benefit only. In reality there is no battle, its merely a change of > awareness, of moving beyond thought and as Swamiji put it so very > perfectly, into the realm of the intuitive. Its only a battle for the > thoughts. For Maa, its tea time with biscuits. Thoughts are no match for > her. Desires are no match for her. Fear and the other emotions are no match > for her. The ego is smaller than nothing before her. > > To summarize: when you see something in yourself that you want to go away. > REALIZE that you are incapable of making it go away. The mind and the ego > are powerless to control the unhealthy and unproductive thoughts. It is > ONLY MOTHER who can take care of them. > > When you see something that hurts you and those around you coming from > within you. Stop, see it for what it is, and cry to mother: MEW MEW MEW! > Please mother! TAKE THESE THINGS AWAY! FOR I AM NOT CAPABLE of ridding > myself of these things. Only you mother can give me refuge from the pain > and the pleasure. > > There is no thought process or understanding in all of creation that can do > these things for you. Only Maa can liberate you. > > MEW MEW MEW! > > Brian > > At 07:42 PM 6/12/2004, you wrote: > > >namaste all. > > > >i have not heard of this from swamiji and all, but creative > >consciousness whispered this in my ear and said it's alright. you > >all can be the judge. > > > >we are most often plagued by our own demons above all else. [no > >surprise, huh.] anyway, i used to be plagued by anger and irritation > >which expressed as sarcasm. and if circumstances arise [like moving > >box by box 3,000 sq foot of junk into a 1,500 sq house] this demon > >raises its head again [in a more subdued form thank discipline and > >god.] > > > >which goes to show how battling the asuras is one thing, but > >bringing their heads to the goddess is another. ahem! > > > >so here is the reverse sankalpa. latha or someone better than me > >could give you the right words if they think it is a good idea. > > > >I WILL NOT ... [xyz] ... in my case, BE ANGRY. > > > >you can give it a time frame ... 20 minutes ... a day ... a week ... > >etc. > > > >for you, it might be ... not be afraid ... not be anxious ... not be > >whatever is separating you from the divine unity. HUM! SVAAHAA > >GLORIOUS ONES! > > > >people who are intellectual or psychologically oriented will not > >like that as it appears too absolute or even repressive. i can > >assure you it is not. it is deploying one's greater sense of purpose > >for ahimsa [restraining from harmful action.] > > > >of course, you have to know your faults first, and be troubled > >enough by them to want to get rid of them ... in other words, you > >will be intersecting them at that point before rationalization and > >its army of thoughts. > > > >jai maa to you all. thank you shree maa and swamiji and latha for > >bringing us all together here. > > > >anybody think this is a good or bad idea, or does it provoke other > >thoughts/observations? > > > >steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 "a child can be bad, but a Mother can never be bad" With love Kalachandra Brian McKee <brian (AT) soulspark (DOT) org> wrote: Wonderful sentiment Steve.I have an additional suggestion.When you find a part of yourself that you don't want to be a part of yourself anymore, offer it to Durga, Kali, or Chandi Maa. It goes perfectly in the ETE GANDE PUSHPE slot. Instead of offering scented flowers you are offering reeking non-goddess like qualities. Maa loves that, why do you think some of her forms wear a garland of skulls, and others a beheaded ego? She loves when we offer up those things to beautify her. In fact Maa loves us offering up non-goddess like qualities so much that even desiring to give them up gets us boons. We may not actually be willing to give them up, but desiring to give them up with all our hearts is the first step of building a bridge for consciousness to cross and once in a while it will cause her to leap over to us to show us what she's all about. That boon makes things much easier, because we recognize how unimportant most of what goes on really is.The war that exists between goddess and the army of thoughts is for our benefit only. In reality there is no battle, its merely a change of awareness, of moving beyond thought and as Swamiji put it so very perfectly, into the realm of the intuitive. Its only a battle for the thoughts. For Maa, its tea time with biscuits. Thoughts are no match for her. Desires are no match for her. Fear and the other emotions are no match for her. The ego is smaller than nothing before her.To summarize: when you see something in yourself that you want to go away. REALIZE that you are incapable of making it go away. The mind and the ego are powerless to control the unhealthy and unproductive thoughts. It is ONLY MOTHER who can take care of them.When you see something that hurts you and those around you coming from within you. Stop, see it for what it is, and cry to mother: MEW MEW MEW! Please mother! TAKE THESE THINGS AWAY! FOR I AM NOT CAPABLE of ridding myself of these things. Only you mother can give me refuge from the pain and the pleasure.There is no thought process or understanding in all of creation that can do these things for you. Only Maa can liberate you.MEW MEW MEW!BrianAt 07:42 PM 6/12/2004, you wrote:>namaste all.>>i have not heard of this from swamiji and all, but creative>consciousness whispered this in my ear and said it's alright. you>all can be the judge.>>we are most often plagued by our own demons above all else. [no>surprise, huh.] anyway, i used to be plagued by anger and irritation>which expressed as sarcasm. and if circumstances arise [like moving>box by box 3,000 sq foot of junk into a 1,500 sq house] this demon>raises its head again [in a more subdued form thank discipline and>god.]>>which goes to show how battling the asuras is one thing, but>bringing their heads to the goddess is another. ahem!>>so here is the reverse sankalpa. latha or someone better than me>could give you the right words if they think it is a good idea.>>I WILL NOT ... [xyz] ... in my case, BE ANGRY.>>you can give it a time frame ... 20 minutes ... a day ... a week ...>etc.>>for you, it might be ... not be afraid ... not be anxious ... not be>whatever is separating you from the divine unity. HUM! SVAAHAA>GLORIOUS ONES!>>people who are intellectual or psychologically oriented will not>like that as it appears too absolute or even repressive. i can>assure you it is not. it is deploying one's greater sense of purpose>for ahimsa [restraining from harmful action.]>>of course, you have to know your faults first, and be troubled>enough by them to want to get rid of them ... in other words, you>will be intersecting them at that point before rationalization and>its army of thoughts.>>jai maa to you all. thank you shree maa and swamiji and latha for>bringing us all together here.>>anybody think this is a good or bad idea, or does it provoke other>thoughts/observations?>>steve>>>>>>>> Links>>>>>>>>--->Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).>Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 Messenger - Fale com seus amigos online. Instale agora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Kalachandra can i aask you a question? i am a little like swamiji when he was young, very curious about other sadhus/sadhvis. what sankalpas do you do, or practices? what country are you in? how did you hear about shree maa? i love that song too. pranams, steve , Kala Chandra <kalachandra2003> wrote: > Namaste Brian and Steve. Thanks for your wonderful post.Jay Maa!!! > "a child can be bad, but a Mother can never be bad" > With love > Kalachandra > > Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > Wonderful sentiment Steve. > > I have an additional suggestion. > > When you find a part of yourself that you don't want to be a part of > yourself anymore, offer it to Durga, Kali, or Chandi Maa. It goes perfectly > in the ETE GANDE PUSHPE slot. Instead of offering scented flowers you are > offering reeking non-goddess like qualities. Maa loves that, why do you > think some of her forms wear a garland of skulls, and others a beheaded > ego? She loves when we offer up those things to beautify her. In fact Maa > loves us offering up non-goddess like qualities so much that even desiring > to give them up gets us boons. We may not actually be willing to give them > up, but desiring to give them up with all our hearts is the first step of > building a bridge for consciousness to cross and once in a while it will > cause her to leap over to us to show us what she's all about. That boon > makes things much easier, because we recognize how unimportant most of what > goes on really is. > > The war that exists between goddess and the army of thoughts is for our > benefit only. In reality there is no battle, its merely a change of > awareness, of moving beyond thought and as Swamiji put it so very > perfectly, into the realm of the intuitive. Its only a battle for the > thoughts. For Maa, its tea time with biscuits. Thoughts are no match for > her. Desires are no match for her. Fear and the other emotions are no match > for her. The ego is smaller than nothing before her. > > To summarize: when you see something in yourself that you want to go away. > REALIZE that you are incapable of making it go away. The mind and the ego > are powerless to control the unhealthy and unproductive thoughts. It is > ONLY MOTHER who can take care of them. > > When you see something that hurts you and those around you coming from > within you. Stop, see it for what it is, and cry to mother: MEW MEW MEW! > Please mother! TAKE THESE THINGS AWAY! FOR I AM NOT CAPABLE of ridding > myself of these things. Only you mother can give me refuge from the pain > and the pleasure. > > There is no thought process or understanding in all of creation that can do > these things for you. Only Maa can liberate you. > > MEW MEW MEW! > > Brian > > At 07:42 PM 6/12/2004, you wrote: > > >namaste all. > > > >i have not heard of this from swamiji and all, but creative > >consciousness whispered this in my ear and said it's alright. you > >all can be the judge. > > > >we are most often plagued by our own demons above all else. [no > >surprise, huh.] anyway, i used to be plagued by anger and irritation > >which expressed as sarcasm. and if circumstances arise [like moving > >box by box 3,000 sq foot of junk into a 1,500 sq house] this demon > >raises its head again [in a more subdued form thank discipline and > >god.] > > > >which goes to show how battling the asuras is one thing, but > >bringing their heads to the goddess is another. ahem! > > > >so here is the reverse sankalpa. latha or someone better than me > >could give you the right words if they think it is a good idea. > > > >I WILL NOT ... [xyz] ... in my case, BE ANGRY. > > > >you can give it a time frame ... 20 minutes ... a day ... a week ... > >etc. > > > >for you, it might be ... not be afraid ... not be anxious ... not be > >whatever is separating you from the divine unity. HUM! SVAAHAA > >GLORIOUS ONES! > > > >people who are intellectual or psychologically oriented will not > >like that as it appears too absolute or even repressive. i can > >assure you it is not. it is deploying one's greater sense of purpose > >for ahimsa [restraining from harmful action.] > > > >of course, you have to know your faults first, and be troubled > >enough by them to want to get rid of them ... in other words, you > >will be intersecting them at that point before rationalization and > >its army of thoughts. > > > >jai maa to you all. thank you shree maa and swamiji and latha for > >bringing us all together here. > > > >anybody think this is a good or bad idea, or does it provoke other > >thoughts/observations? > > > >steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > / > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 > > > > > Messenger - Fale com seus amigos online. 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