Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Dear Gina, The best lesson on this subject that I have seen is in The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. He had a disciple who had a problem with alcohol addiction and lived a rather base existence even though he loved Ramakrishna with his whole heart. Sri Ramakrishna told him "Don't worry. Give me your power of attorney. You don't have to do anything. I will take care of everything." How amazing! All Girish Ghosh had to do was have faith in his guru and lay his problems at his feet. He grew into one of Ramakrishna's closest disciples. Shree Maa and Swamiji tell us the same thing about our relationship with Chandi Ma (or Durga or Kali or Lakshmi or Shiva). Lay everything at their feet. Give it all up. Give Them your power of attorney. Remember, practice makes perfect. Surrender a little at first. Then surrender a little more. Why hold on to things that do not really belong to you? Everything is your desire, Maa. Everything is your creation, Maa. Maa, Maa, Maa, Maa. I give it all back to you. Do with me what you will. I am your creation. Do what you will. Mold me. Use me. Squash me. There is no "me". There is only You!! Jai Maa Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicce Re: attachment, acceptance, Will Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:39 PM Gina Sala <ginasala <> I so appreciate this post from Ardis, as recently I realize I was suffering due to my own attachment to certain outcome recently. And to really "Shining" somehow. And yet I wasn't feeling so bright...some heavy feelings were arising. So I just have some question now about this. Of course, as Maa sings to/as Kali, "Everything is your desire". And there are times when that is so clearly an experience. And other times when I'm just relying on a concept or memory of that awareness. Perhaps it is because I want Maa to appear just in a "lightness" sometimes, rather than welcoming also in other forms. I'm wondering where does "will" come in, to meet with "surrender". The answer that always came for me is "remember who is doing it". But at this moment it is just a concept. Would you care to share your wisdom on how to deal with heavier or "negative" emotions as they arise, especially when one is to be in service? Thank you! Jai Jai Beautiful Ma Gina Sala Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Oh Ardis, Brian, and all in this beloved Sangha thank you for sharing such wisdom and inspiration. Thank you Swamiji and Shree Maa for your grace. I bow to your feet. Maa maa maa! Thank you for such blessings of grace and guidance. This is all YOU! I am yours. Thank you Love Gina On Feb 25, 2005, at 6:42 PM, Ardis Jackson wrote: > Dear Gina, > > The best lesson on this subject that I have seen is in The Gospel of > Sri Ramakrishna. > > He had a disciple who had a problem with alcohol addiction and lived a > rather base existence even though he loved Ramakrishna with his whole > heart. Sri Ramakrishna told him "Don't worry. Give me your power of > attorney. You don't have to do anything. I will take care of > everything." > > How amazing! All Girish Ghosh had to do was have faith in his guru > and lay his problems at his feet. He grew into one of Ramakrishna's > closest disciples. > > Shree Maa and Swamiji tell us the same thing about our relationship > with Chandi Ma (or Durga or Kali or Lakshmi or Shiva). Lay everything > at their feet. Give it all up. Give Them your power of attorney. > > Remember, practice makes perfect. Surrender a little at first. Then > surrender a little more. Why hold on to things that do not really > belong to you? Everything is your desire, Maa. Everything is your > creation, Maa. Maa, Maa, Maa, Maa. I give it all back to you. Do > with me what you will. I am your creation. Do what you will. Mold > me. Use me. Squash me. There is no "me". There is only You!! > > Jai Maa Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicce > > > > Re: attachment, acceptance, Will > Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:39 PM > Gina Sala <ginasala > > <> > > > > I so appreciate this post from Ardis, as recently I realize I was > suffering due to my own attachment to certain outcome recently. And to > really "Shining" somehow. And yet I wasn't feeling so bright...some > heavy feelings were arising. > > So I just have some question now about this. Of course, as Maa sings > to/as Kali, "Everything is your desire". And there are times when that > is so clearly an experience. And other times when I'm just relying on a > concept or memory of that awareness. Perhaps it is because I want Maa > to appear just in a "lightness" sometimes, rather than welcoming also > in other forms. > > I'm wondering where does "will" come in, to meet with "surrender". The > answer that always came for me is "remember who is doing it". But at > this moment it is just a concept. > > Would you care to share your wisdom on how to deal with heavier or > "negative" emotions as they arise, especially when one is to be in > service? > > Thank you! > > Jai Jai Beautiful Ma > > Gina Sala > > > > > Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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