Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Shree Maa has a great, Divine sense of humor also. On the VCD “Across the United States with Shree Maa and Swamiji” there is the following conversation between Shree Maa and Swamiji: Swamiji: He’s your God. Love Him the way you want to. Just love Him as much as you can. Maa: Yeah, just keep love. Swamiji: That’s what it’s all about. Maa: Don’t keep any confusion. Swamiji: These are just some ways that have worked in the past and may work in the present for you. Nothing is written in stone. Love in your own way, in your own language. Maa: Darling, Sweetie, Honey... on 1/27/05 3:18 PM, muktimaa at muktimaa (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote: , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote: "Swamiji said “my toxins seem to always come out of my mouth.” With this, I laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair and I have had many laughs over it since then, seeing the swami with his straight face saying that. The amazing thing is that everyone was so serious about the need to detoxify that they didn’t even get the joke (or the lesson)." Dear sweet beloved sister, Ardis! i am laughing so hard that my tears are watering the plants! :<) i am reminded that 'Laughter' is one of the all time greatest 'Detoxifiers'! i am so grateful for Swamiji's Divine Humor! As you well know, Sri Ramakrishna had that same type of Humor! Not surprising...no, not at all! smile! Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Sri Ramakrishna Deva! muktimaa > > Detoxification > > I arrived at the ashram one Saturday just as a devotee was starting to > prepare lunch. I walked up to her and said hello. She scowled at me and > said “ I suppose you are going to want to eat lunch too.” I said that I did > and offered to help. She said “no, I know what I am going to fix.” I saw > some cheese sitting on the counter and offered to slice it. She looked > annoyed and said that she was going to do that. > > Then she said I could go down to the garden and pick two eggplants. I went > down and got the eggplants and stopped at an outdoor sink to wash them. > When I set them on the counter, she said “I don’t suppose you washed them.” > I pointed out that they were still wet. She looked surprised. She sliced > the eggplants and sauteed them with some mushrooms and green pepper. Then > she decided to let me slice the cheese. Right about then Swamiji appeared > and sat down on a stool. The devotee assembled sandwiches with the sauteed > veggies and the cheese and then grilled them. > > It turned out that there were only five of us eating lunch. When I took a > bite of the sandwich, I said “wow, this is really delicious!” The devotee > scowled at me, but Swamiji gave me a big grin. > > The devotee then brought out what she said was a special detoxification > lunch for her husband. I looked at it and it just looked like a plate of > steamed green vegetables. I told her “it just looks like regular food”. She > said “we are on a special purification diet to get rid of all our toxins. > This looks like a regular meal, but next week it will be the same but there > won’t be any food.” Two of the devotees at the table started talking about > articles they had read about certain foods that forced the toxins to exit > your body right through the pores of your skin. > > Swamiji said “my toxins seem to always come out of my mouth.” With this, I > laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair and I have had many laughs over > it since then, seeing the swami with his straight face saying that. The > amazing thing is that everyone was so serious about the need to detoxify > that they didn’t even get the joke (or the lesson). Sponsor Children International Would you give Hope to a Child in need? <http://us.ard./SIG=129d0nekb/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106954889/A=2535374/R=0/SIG=142trf8s4/*">http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=872&s=f&hostName=Children%20> · Click Here to meet a Girl <http://us.ard./SIG=129d0nekb/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106954889/A=2535374/R=1/SIG=142trf8s4/*">http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=872&s=f&hostName=Children%20> And Give Her Hope · Click Here to meet a Boy <http://us.ard./SIG=129d0nekb/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106954889/A=2535374/R=2/SIG=1424c63em/*">http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=871&s=m&hostName=Children%20> And Change His Life Learn More <http://us.ard./SIG=129d0nekb/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106954889/A=2535374/R=3/SIG=1424c63em/*">http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=871&s=m&hostName=Children%20> / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Ardis wrote - "> Swamiji: These are just some ways that have worked in the past and may work > in the present for you. Nothing is written in stone. Love in your own way, > in your own language. > > Maa: Darling, Sweetie, Honey... " Dear Ardis, You forgot Swamiji's punchline . He pretends to look at Maa in mock horror and says "We have been in America far too long" Jai Guru Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I didn’t forget it. I just wanted to emphasize Shree Maa’s delightful humor. on 1/27/05 5:03 PM, Nanda at chandimaakijai wrote: Ardis wrote - "> Swamiji: These are just some ways that have worked in the past and may work > in the present for you. Nothing is written in stone. Love in your own way, > in your own language. > > Maa: Darling, Sweetie, Honey... " Dear Ardis, You forgot Swamiji's punchline . He pretends to look at Maa in mock horror and says "We have been in America far too long" Jai Guru Nanda Sponsor Children International Would you give Hope to a Child in need? <http://us.ard./SIG=1291368k1/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106960663/A=2535374/R=0/SIG=142trf8s4/*http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=872&s=f&hostName=Children%20> · Click Here to meet a Girl <http://us.ard./SIG=1291368k1/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106960663/A=2535374/R=1/SIG=142trf8s4/*http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=872&s=f&hostName=Children%20> And Give Her Hope · Click Here to meet a Boy <http://us.ard./SIG=1291368k1/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106960663/A=2535374/R=2/SIG=1424c63em/*http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=871&s=m&hostName=Children%20> And Change His Life Learn More <http://us.ard./SIG=1291368k1/M=332618.5923862.6999529.2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1106960663/A=2535374/R=3/SIG=1424c63em/*http://children.780net.com/qry/CICHildselect.taf?_function=childSearch&ETTFMRS_BHST_ID=871&s=m&hostName=Children%20> / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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