RE: Question for Swamiji --+ Empress of Difficulties!

[Guest guest]

Dear Steve- I know this was for Swamiji but here is what arises here...

 

you wrote: "What does the devotee count on when stress and confusion

overwhelms? . . .We cannot remember or even forget a thing. What to do." ...

 

Steve for me, I just call to God...."help"! I sit in front of my altar and

cry to God. If I can't cry yet and just feel overwhelmed....I make sound and

sing and chant then the heart bursts open with what it really wants to say,

to ask for, to offer. Then grace, tenderness, a slowing and softening always

follow, as after a cleansing storm.

 

And dear all-including Steve- thank you for your answers to me when I raise

my questions. I wasn't sure if I should send "thank yous" but here they are.

Linda, thank you for sharing your beautiful song...I could "hear it" in my

heart. Thank you for taking the time.

 

I hadn't actually meant to send the question I sent last time as I was so

tired and unclear when I wrote it...the thought was arising to have it more

clear and seem so confused. Isn't it funny? And yet somehow it was sent, and

the grace is besides the wisdom and support and acceptance, is that I

realize I don't have to pull it together and be anything for God. God is my

Mother and my Father. We are that, and God is the source of all of it. The

mind wants to rise above but it is only a thought or feeling that comes and

goes. I love the image of Durga as the confusion and the remover of the

confusion.

 

And these names of Durga from the Rosary of the 32 names of Durga:

 

Durgam aasura samhantrii durgam aayudha dhaarinii

durgamaangii durgamataa durgamyaa durgamesvarii

 

(the anhihilator of the egotism of difficulties

bearer of weapon against difficulties

the refinery of difficulties

who is beyond difficulties

this present difficulty

the empress of difficulties

 

Jai Jai Ma! Jai Jai Shree Ma!

 

Jai Swamiji and the Guru in all of you!

 

Love

Gina

 

 

Steve Connor [sconnor]

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:29 AM

Question for Swamiji -- last chance

 

 

Swamiji,

 

What does the devotee count on when stress and confusion overwhelms?

We cannot think or see straight, or even tell what is inside and

outside. The world keeps moving but we are not fast enough to rise

above. We cannot remember or even forget a thing. What to do.

 

steve

 

 

 

 

 

 

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