Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Last night while trying to bring peace to a non-peaceful baby (Baby Debi), an analogy came to me. This is inline with the story Jayadeva posted about the Guru's curly hair. My daughter is fussing. One of the reaons she fusses is that she has no understanding or control of her body. It flails about and disturbs her peace. One of the ways doctors recommend bringing peace to a fussy infant is to swaddle her. Swaddling means taking a small square blanket and wrapping the infant tightly within the blanket so that only the head is outside the blanket. This has the effect of keeping the baby from flailing (the same effect the womb has) and enables the baby to calm down because she can't upset herself with out of control body movements. The nurses at the hospital Debi was born in affectionately call a swaddle, "Burrito Wrapping" the baby. The baby becomes peaceful by holding her body still. (that's what asanas do for us by the way) Most adults have complete control over their bodies. We generally don't have our peace disturbed by accidently randomly poking ourselves in the eye. But we do have an overactive mind that often thinks thoughts that disturb our peace. In fact, most thoughts disturb the peace. So what we need is to burrito wrap our minds, to hold it so tightly that it cannot move so it can finally relax and let peace reign within us. The question is: what can burrito wrap the mind? I mean where do you get a blanket capable of holding in and stilling all thoughts? The blanket is of course consciousness, aka God, aka Maa, aka Krishna, aka Shiva, aka Vishnu, aka Chandi, aka Durga, aka Kali... Each of those names refers to a shakti of God that we can request help from to still the mind. We cannot control our minds, because we identify with it, and we cannot make God still our minds because we don't identify with her, so our only recourse is to pray to Her and beg for her to come and swaddle our minds with her blanket of pure love, peace and true knowledge. The Mantra is the prayer. The mantra is also the mechanism. And the Mantra is also the Shakti of its diety. OM NAMAH SHIVAYA SWAHA! OM HRIM SHRIM DUM DURGAYE NAMAHA! OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I love this analogy. Having been the mother of a small infant, I know how swaddling (and rocking and cooing) work. How wonderful to think of japa mantra as asking the Divine to enclose our minds and calm us of our thoughts. I find that calling out “Maa, Maa, Maa, Maa” very helpful in stressful times. Japa and ajapa are a way of llfe. The life of prayer. Ardis on 2/24/05 11:10 AM, brian (AT) soulspark (DOT) org at brian (AT) soulspark (DOT) org wrote: Last night while trying to bring peace to a non-peaceful baby (Baby Debi), an analogy came to me. This is inline with the story Jayadeva posted about the Guru's curly hair. My daughter is fussing. One of the reaons she fusses is that she has no understanding or control of her body. It flails about and disturbs her peace. One of the ways doctors recommend bringing peace to a fussy infant is to swaddle her. Swaddling means taking a small square blanket and wrapping the infant tightly within the blanket so that only the head is outside the blanket. This has the effect of keeping the baby from flailing (the same effect the womb has) and enables the baby to calm down because she can't upset herself with out of control body movements. The nurses at the hospital Debi was born in affectionately call a swaddle, "Burrito Wrapping" the baby. The baby becomes peaceful by holding her body still. (that's what asanas do for us by the way) Most adults have complete control over their bodies. We generally don't have our peace disturbed by accidently randomly poking ourselves in the eye. But we do have an overactive mind that often thinks thoughts that disturb our peace. In fact, most thoughts disturb the peace. So what we need is to burrito wrap our minds, to hold it so tightly that it cannot move so it can finally relax and let peace reign within us. The question is: what can burrito wrap the mind? I mean where do you get a blanket capable of holding in and stilling all thoughts? The blanket is of course consciousness, aka God, aka Maa, aka Krishna, aka Shiva, aka Vishnu, aka Chandi, aka Durga, aka Kali... Each of those names refers to a shakti of God that we can request help from to still the mind. We cannot control our minds, because we identify with it, and we cannot make God still our minds because we don't identify with her, so our only recourse is to pray to Her and beg for her to come and swaddle our minds with her blanket of pure love, peace and true knowledge. The Mantra is the prayer. The mantra is also the mechanism. And the Mantra is also the Shakti of its diety. OM NAMAH SHIVAYA SWAHA! OM HRIM SHRIM DUM DURGAYE NAMAHA! OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA! Sponsor <http://us.ard./SIG=129l010qf/M=298184.6018725.7038619.3001176/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1109358679/A=2593423/R=0/SIG=11el9gslf/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=60190075> / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Thank you for your post Brian and sharing the insight gained from your day-to-day life. Hey here is a corny question - What is the difference between a mantra and a swaddle ? Answer: A swaddle blankets the body while a mantra makes the mind go blank. Just a little bit of fun, but genuinely appreciative of the wisdom in your post. Jai Maa Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Namaste, Brian, and all of our dear family! Absolutely excellent, Brian! i love especially where you said: "so our only recourse is to pray to Her and beg for her to come > and swaddle our minds with her blanket of pure love, peace and true > knowledge." Maa! Maa! Maa! Swaddle our minds with Your blanket of love, peace and wisdom! Make us sit still! Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicce Namaha! Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva! muktimaa , brian@s... wrote: > > Last night while trying to bring peace to a non-peaceful baby (Baby Debi), > an analogy came to me. This is inline with the story Jayadeva posted about > the Guru's curly hair. > > My daughter is fussing. One of the reaons she fusses is that she has no > understanding or control of her body. It flails about and disturbs her > peace. > > One of the ways doctors recommend bringing peace to a fussy infant is to > swaddle her. Swaddling means taking a small square blanket and wrapping > the infant tightly within the blanket so that only the head is outside the > blanket. This has the effect of keeping the baby from flailing (the same > effect the womb has) and enables the baby to calm down because she can't > upset herself with out of control body movements. > > The nurses at the hospital Debi was born in affectionately call a swaddle, > "Burrito Wrapping" the baby. > > The baby becomes peaceful by holding her body still. (that's what asanas > do for us by the way) > > Most adults have complete control over their bodies. We generally don't > have our peace disturbed by accidently randomly poking ourselves in the > eye. But we do have an overactive mind that often thinks thoughts that > disturb our peace. In fact, most thoughts disturb the peace. > > So what we need is to burrito wrap our minds, to hold it so tightly that > it cannot move so it can finally relax and let peace reign within us. > > The question is: what can burrito wrap the mind? I mean where do you get a > blanket capable of holding in and stilling all thoughts? > > The blanket is of course consciousness, aka God, aka Maa, aka Krishna, aka > Shiva, aka Vishnu, aka Chandi, aka Durga, aka Kali... > > Each of those names refers to a shakti of God that we can request help > from to still the mind. We cannot control our minds, because we identify > with it, and we cannot make God still our minds because we don't identify > with her, so our only recourse is to pray to Her and beg for her to come > and swaddle our minds with her blanket of pure love, peace and true > knowledge. > > The Mantra is the prayer. The mantra is also the mechanism. And the Mantra > is also the Shakti of its diety. > > OM NAMAH SHIVAYA SWAHA! > > OM HRIM SHRIM DUM DURGAYE NAMAHA! > > OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Lovely learning and application of the teaching to everyday life...and oh so true. Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaya Vicche Namah Jai Maa Jai Swamiji Grace On 25/02/2005, at 6:10 AM, brian wrote: > > Last night while trying to bring peace to a non-peaceful baby (Baby > Debi), > an analogy came to me. This is inline with the story Jayadeva posted > about > the Guru's curly hair. > > My daughter is fussing. One of the reaons she fusses is that she has > no > understanding or control of her body. It flails about and disturbs her > peace. > > One of the ways doctors recommend bringing peace to a fussy infant is > to > swaddle her. Swaddling means taking a small square blanket and > wrapping > the infant tightly within the blanket so that only the head is > outside the > blanket. This has the effect of keeping the baby from flailing (the > same > effect the womb has) and enables the baby to calm down because she > can't > upset herself with out of control body movements. > > The nurses at the hospital Debi was born in affectionately call a > swaddle, > "Burrito Wrapping" the baby. > > The baby becomes peaceful by holding her body still. (that's what > asanas > do for us by the way) > > Most adults have complete control over their bodies. We generally > don't > have our peace disturbed by accidently randomly poking ourselves in > the > eye. But we do have an overactive mind that often thinks thoughts that > disturb our peace. In fact, most thoughts disturb the peace. > > So what we need is to burrito wrap our minds, to hold it so tightly > that > it cannot move so it can finally relax and let peace reign within us. > > The question is: what can burrito wrap the mind? I mean where do you > get a > blanket capable of holding in and stilling all thoughts? > > The blanket is of course consciousness, aka God, aka Maa, aka > Krishna, aka > Shiva, aka Vishnu, aka Chandi, aka Durga, aka Kali... > > Each of those names refers to a shakti of God that we can request help > from to still the mind. We cannot control our minds, because we > identify > with it, and we cannot make God still our minds because we don't > identify > with her, so our only recourse is to pray to Her and beg for her to > come > and swaddle our minds with her blanket of pure love, peace and true > knowledge. > > The Mantra is the prayer. The mantra is also the mechanism. And the > Mantra > is also the Shakti of its diety. > > OM NAMAH SHIVAYA SWAHA! > > OM HRIM SHRIM DUM DURGAYE NAMAHA! > > OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHE NAMAHA! > > > Sponsor > > > <22305_0205_016_b_300250_a.gif> > <l.gif> > > Links > > • > / > > • > > > • Terms of > Service. > > Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 LOL. Not corny at all. Krista had this to say after she read it. "I want Maa to swaddle my thoughts so tightly that they have to stay right here in the now...none of this flailing about the past or future which are both out of my control. I want the peace of the now!" > > > Thank you for your post Brian and sharing the insight gained from > your day-to-day life. > > Hey here is a corny question - > What is the difference between a mantra and a swaddle ? > > Answer: > A swaddle blankets the body while a mantra makes the mind go blank. > > Just a little bit of fun, but genuinely appreciative of the wisdom > in your post. > > Jai Maa > Nanda > > Sponsor > > Links > > / > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 haha cute one nanda! in another way of thinking you might say, mantra does not make mind go blank. it sets aside the jumble of contradictions so we soar above and see unity. maybe it is like throwing off the blanket. OM! all is good. you are good. , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > > Thank you for your post Brian and sharing the insight gained from > your day-to-day life. > > Hey here is a corny question - > What is the difference between a mantra and a swaddle ? > > Answer: > A swaddle blankets the body while a mantra makes the mind go blank. > > Just a little bit of fun, but genuinely appreciative of the wisdom > in your post. > > Jai Maa > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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