Guest guest Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 > Dear Swamiji, > > Is it proper to repaint a murti and if so is there a principle to be followed? > > Pranams. > Kaliananda Dear Kalia, I have forwarded your question and will post when he does. In the meantime your question reminded of a joke that I would like to share with the group. My acknowledgement to the unknown author. Jai Maa Nanda ========================================== Jack, the painter, often would thin his paint so it would go further. So when the Church decided to do some deferred maintenance, Jack was able to put in the low bid, and got the job. As always, he thinned his paint way down with turpentine. One day while he was up on the scaffolding -- the job almost finished -- he heard a horrendous clap of thunder, and the sky opened. The downpour washed the thinned paint off the church and knocked Jack off his scaffold and onto the lawn among the gravestones and puddles of thinned and worthless paint. Jack knew this was a warning from the Almighty, so he got on his knees and cried: "Oh, God! Forgive me! What should I do?" And from the thunder, a mighty voice: "REPAINT! REPAINT! AND THIN NO MORE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Jai Maa! ataNanda <chandimaakijai > wrote: > Dear Swamiji,> > Is it proper to repaint a murti and if so is there a principle to be followed?> > Pranams.> KalianandaDear Kalia,I have forwarded your question and will post when he does. In the meantime your question reminded of a joke that I would like to share with the group.My acknowledgement to the unknown author.Jai MaaNanda==========================================Jack, the painter, often would thin his paint so it would go further. So when the Church decided to do some deferred maintenance, Jack was able to put in the low bid, and got the job. As always, he thinned his paint way down with turpentine.One day while he was up on the scaffolding -- the job almost finished -- he heard a horrendous clap of thunder, and the sky opened.The downpour washed the thinned paint off the church and knocked Jack off his scaffold and onto the lawn among the gravestones and puddles of thinned and worthless paint.Jack knew this was a warning from the Almighty, so he got on his knees and cried: "Oh, God! Forgive me! What should I do?"And from the thunder, a mighty voice: "REPAINT! REPAINT! AND THIN NO MORE!"Do You ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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