Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 OM NAMAH SIVAYA Ekta your post on LAKSMI and the true boon of her blessings reminds me of a quote i read from NEEM KAROLI BABA. He said, "Money is never a problem. The difficulty is in the correct use of it. Large amounts of money would come easily if they were going to be put to wise use." in my experience we build our material net worth by investing wisely. money must not be invested foolishly. money invested foolishly is money spent and in the end depletes us of our net worth. also it is of paramount importance to periodically evaluate the investments. i must make a concerted effort to rid my portfolio of any poor investments decisions i may have made. in other words, i must make sure the money is being put to good use. the poor investments have a greatly adverse impact on the value of my portfolio, and on my ability to accumulate wealth. to me these same principles seem appropriately applied in both the material and spiritual worlds. invest wisely and with great care. JAI MA , Eleathea Barraclough <eleathea> wrote: > > Jai Maa! > > Happy Diwali from Chennai (formerly known as Madras)! I normally live in > Philadelphia, but I have just arrived in Chennai, because I'll be doing a 2-wk > meditation retreat in Andhra Pradesh. > > This morning, in between shower bursts, I could see people on thier rooftops > from my hotel window...they were setting off small fireworks, sparklers, and > firecrackers in honor of Diwali. The first time I experienced Diwali in > Bangalore, it sounded like the city was under attack, because of rat-tat-tat > going off all over the city. I would go to the rooftop of my apartment, and see > small rocket fireworks shooting up all across the city through the palm trees. > Pretty fun! Although walking through the streets became a bit more hazardous > than usual, because kids would set off their bottle rockets in the streets, and > I had to be careful not to walk on them just as they went off! Good lessons in > mindfulness, that's for sure! > > Well, I just wanted to send a little note from India. There have been so many > great discussion threads, but I've been so crazy from getting ready for my trip > that I just couldn't join in. > > May all be blessed abundantly with the grace of Divine Mother Lakshmi Devi. She > wants ALL Her children to be happy, healthy, and capable of performing whatever > sadhana they want to do. She will give whatever external wealth is needed for a > pure, dharmic life, and She will give all the inner riches, like love, > devotion, spiritual wisdom, and contentment. Contentment is so much more > important than physical possessions for true wealth. That is what Lakshmi gives > when we pray to Her and worship Her. > > Jai Maa! > Ekta > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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