Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 It is amazing what happens when you have no expectations. It is as though a window is opened up for the extraordinary. Writers know this. Musicians know this. But you don¹t have to be one who is recognized as creative or spiritual or ³special² in any way. New mothers sometimes experience this because the baby is constantly creating and recreating her own schedule. Mothers who are submerged in the bliss of this new being sometimes let go of all ideas of planning or scheduling. They totally surrender to the baby¹s needs. They have no expectations. The Hindu concept of ³no attachment² is akin to this. If you have no attachment to the past and no attachment to the future, you can only live in the present with no expectations. You are liberated while living. You are fully alive in the moment. The opening is made for the Divine to act in your life. In fact, you are the Divine and you realize your Oneness with God/Goddess/All That Is. Another concept that is related, in my view, to ³no expectations² is pure heart. Some people know from their early childhood that it is their desire to always have a pure heart. The Christian Bible states that the pure in heart will see God. That was my hope, my prayer, my goal - to be pure enough to see God. Ramakrishna¹s wife Sarada Devi looked at the full moon and said ³O God, there are dark spots even on the moon. But make my character spotless.² If you are living in a state of ³no expectations² and are aware of your oneness with the Divine, your heart will be in its original state of purity. The only thing that can change your state of purity is by dipping it in the dyes of worldliness, especially the dyes of attachment in the ocean of objects and relationships. If you keep your eyes on Divinity and your heart in pure love, you will become jivan mukta, liberated while living, and able to live in the present moment with no expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Beautiful! Jai Maa, Ekta --- Ardis Jackson <ardis1 wrote: > > It is amazing what happens when you have no expectations. It is as though a > window is opened up for the extraordinary. Writers know this. Musicians > know this. But you don¹t have to be one who is recognized as creative or > spiritual or ³special² in any way. New mothers sometimes experience this > because the baby is constantly creating and recreating her own schedule. > Mothers who are submerged in the bliss of this new being sometimes let go of > all ideas of planning or scheduling. They totally surrender to the baby¹s > needs. They have no expectations. > > The Hindu concept of ³no attachment² is akin to this. If you have no > attachment to the past and no attachment to the future, you can only live in > the present with no expectations. You are liberated while living. You are > fully alive in the moment. The opening is made for the Divine to act in > your life. In fact, you are the Divine and you realize your Oneness with > God/Goddess/All That Is. > > Another concept that is related, in my view, to ³no expectations² is pure > heart. Some people know from their early childhood that it is their desire > to always have a pure heart. The Christian Bible states that the pure in > heart will see God. That was my hope, my prayer, my goal - to be pure > enough to see God. > > Ramakrishna¹s wife Sarada Devi looked at the full moon and said ³O God, > there are dark spots even on the moon. But make my character spotless.² > > If you are living in a state of ³no expectations² and are aware of your > oneness with the Divine, your heart will be in its original state of purity. > The only thing that can change your state of purity is by dipping it in the > dyes of worldliness, especially the dyes of attachment in the ocean of > objects and relationships. If you keep your eyes on Divinity and your heart > in pure love, you will become jivan mukta, liberated while living, and able > to live in the present moment with no expectations. > > > > > Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Yes, Ardis, thank you again for your great words which open and land like a dove! Thank you all for your satsangha. Jai Shree Ma. Jai Swamiji! Gina On Feb 24, 2005, at 5:15 PM, Eleathea Barraclough wrote: > > > Beautiful! > > Jai Maa, > Ekta > > --- Ardis Jackson <ardis1 wrote: > >> >> It is amazing what happens when you have no expectations. It is as >> though a >> window is opened up for the extraordinary. Writers know this. >> Musicians >> know this. But you don¹t have to be one who is recognized as >> creative or >> spiritual or ³special² in any way. New mothers sometimes experience >> this >> because the baby is constantly creating and recreating her own >> schedule. >> Mothers who are submerged in the bliss of this new being sometimes >> let go of >> all ideas of planning or scheduling. They totally surrender to the >> baby¹s >> needs. They have no expectations. >> >> The Hindu concept of ³no attachment² is akin to this. If you have no >> attachment to the past and no attachment to the future, you can only >> live in >> the present with no expectations. You are liberated while living. >> You are >> fully alive in the moment. The opening is made for the Divine to act >> in >> your life. In fact, you are the Divine and you realize your Oneness >> with >> God/Goddess/All That Is. >> >> Another concept that is related, in my view, to ³no expectations² is >> pure >> heart. Some people know from their early childhood that it is their >> desire >> to always have a pure heart. The Christian Bible states that the >> pure in >> heart will see God. That was my hope, my prayer, my goal - to be pure >> enough to see God. >> >> Ramakrishna¹s wife Sarada Devi looked at the full moon and said ³O >> God, >> there are dark spots even on the moon. But make my character >> spotless.² >> >> If you are living in a state of ³no expectations² and are aware of >> your >> oneness with the Divine, your heart will be in its original state of >> purity. >> The only thing that can change your state of purity is by dipping it >> in the >> dyes of worldliness, especially the dyes of attachment in the ocean of >> objects and relationships. If you keep your eyes on Divinity and >> your heart >> in pure love, you will become jivan mukta, liberated while living, >> and able >> to live in the present moment with no expectations. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > http://info.mail./mail_250 > Links > > > > > > > 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! on 2/24/05 5:15 PM, Eleathea Barraclough at eleathea wrote: > > > Beautiful! > > Jai Maa, > Ekta > > --- Ardis Jackson <ardis1 wrote: > >> >> It is amazing what happens when you have no expectations. It is as though a >> window is opened up for the extraordinary. Writers know this. Musicians >> know this. But you don?t have to be one who is recognized as creative or >> spiritual or ?special? in any way. New mothers sometimes experience this >> because the baby is constantly creating and recreating her own schedule. >> Mothers who are submerged in the bliss of this new being sometimes let go of >> all ideas of planning or scheduling. They totally surrender to the baby?s >> needs. They have no expectations. >> >> The Hindu concept of ?no attachment? is akin to this. If you have no >> attachment to the past and no attachment to the future, you can only live in >> the present with no expectations. You are liberated while living. You are >> fully alive in the moment. The opening is made for the Divine to act in >> your life. In fact, you are the Divine and you realize your Oneness with >> God/Goddess/All That Is. >> >> Another concept that is related, in my view, to ?no expectations? is pure >> heart. Some people know from their early childhood that it is their desire >> to always have a pure heart. The Christian Bible states that the pure in >> heart will see God. That was my hope, my prayer, my goal - to be pure >> enough to see God. >> >> Ramakrishna?s wife Sarada Devi looked at the full moon and said ?O God, >> there are dark spots even on the moon. But make my character spotless.? >> >> If you are living in a state of ?no expectations? and are aware of your >> oneness with the Divine, your heart will be in its original state of purity. >> The only thing that can change your state of purity is by dipping it in the >> dyes of worldliness, especially the dyes of attachment in the ocean of >> objects and relationships. If you keep your eyes on Divinity and your heart >> in pure love, you will become jivan mukta, liberated while living, and able >> to live in the present moment with no expectations. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > http://info.mail./mail_250 > Links > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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