Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Linda wrote : even if I can only dust one picture, or one candle holder, just to it fully present and mindful. How beautiful. Dear All, Linda's words above gave me an idea. We as a group have done so many sankalpas, how about an experiment ? The experiment would be to take ONE item from our altars - and clean it for all we are worth. Just that ONE item - could be a photograph, or a utensil, something that could bear some cleaning. The idea is to completely focus on that one object and make it as spick and span as possible. Singlemindedness. And if we do get distracted - chant a mantra and get back to the task. The task is not time dependent -it is for as long as it takes to make that object totally clean - could be 5 minutes or 1 hour or more/less , but just to make it clean ...And we come back and write about it (if we want) on the group ... What say ? Are you in ? JAI MAA Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 > What say ? Are you in ? > > JAI MAA > Nanda Yes, Nanda, quite in. I have a soapstone feet murti on my altar (the Guru's feet) that I apply sandalpaste to (along with all my pictures) before my puja. It has these little crevasses, and even though I wash it every time before applying new sandal, sandalpaste residue has built up. I kept thinking, "I need to REALLY clean this." Now I will. Jai Maa Aravind Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 hey nanda. the object i will clean is my mind. i might not be out for a while. , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > Linda wrote : > even if I can only dust one picture, or one candle holder, just to it fully present > and mindful. How beautiful. > > Dear All, > Linda's words above gave me an idea. We as a group have done so many > sankalpas, how about an experiment ? > > The experiment would be to take ONE item from our altars - and clean it for all > we are worth. Just that ONE item - could be a photograph, or a utensil, > something that could bear some cleaning. > > The idea is to completely focus on that one object and make it as spick and > span as possible. Singlemindedness. And if we do get distracted - chant a > mantra and get back to the task. The task is not time dependent -it is for as > long as it takes to make that object totally clean - could be 5 minutes or 1 hour > or more/less , but just to make it clean ...And we come back and write about it > (if we want) on the group ... > > What say ? Are you in ? > > JAI MAA > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Nandaji, I'm willing to give it a go, with love, Henny , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > Linda wrote : > even if I can only dust one picture, or one candle holder, just to it fully present > and mindful. How beautiful. > > Dear All, > Linda's words above gave me an idea. We as a group have done so many > sankalpas, how about an experiment ? > > The experiment would be to take ONE item from our altars - and clean it for all > we are worth. Just that ONE item - could be a photograph, or a utensil, > something that could bear some cleaning. > > The idea is to completely focus on that one object and make it as spick and > span as possible. Singlemindedness. And if we do get distracted - chant a > mantra and get back to the task. The task is not time dependent -it is for as > long as it takes to make that object totally clean - could be 5 minutes or 1 hour > or more/less , but just to make it clean ...And we come back and write about it > (if we want) on the group ... > > What say ? Are you in ? > > JAI MAA > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 namaste nanda i will do it. > --- In , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> > wrote: >> Linda wrote : even if I can only dust one picture, or one candle >> holder, just to > it fully present >> and mindful. How beautiful. >> >> Dear All, Linda's words above gave me an idea. We as a group have >> done so many sankalpas, how about an experiment ? >> >> The experiment would be to take ONE item from our altars - and >> clean > it for all >> we are worth. Just that ONE item - could be a photograph, or a > utensil, >> something that could bear some cleaning. >> >> The idea is to completely focus on that one object and make it as > spick and >> span as possible. Singlemindedness. And if we do get distracted - > chant a >> mantra and get back to the task. The task is not time dependent -it >> >> > is for as >> long as it takes to make that object totally clean - could be 5 > minutes or 1 hour >> or more/less , but just to make it clean ...And we come back and > write about it >> (if we want) on the group ... >> >> What say ? Are you in ? >> >> JAI MAA Nanda Be Love, Berijoy http://www.egyirba.net `/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/ -=-=- .... I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as long as a week sometimes to make it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Finals all done Steve? Welcome back!! Jai Maa! Chris , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > hey nanda. the object i will clean is my mind. i might not be out for > a while. > > , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> > wrote: > > Linda wrote : > > even if I can only dust one picture, or one candle holder, just to > it fully present > > and mindful. How beautiful. > > > > Dear All, > > Linda's words above gave me an idea. We as a group have done so > many > > sankalpas, how about an experiment ? > > > > The experiment would be to take ONE item from our altars - and clean > it for all > > we are worth. Just that ONE item - could be a photograph, or a > utensil, > > something that could bear some cleaning. > > > > The idea is to completely focus on that one object and make it as > spick and > > span as possible. Singlemindedness. And if we do get distracted - > chant a > > mantra and get back to the task. The task is not time dependent -it > is for as > > long as it takes to make that object totally clean - could be 5 > minutes or 1 hour > > or more/less , but just to make it clean ...And we come back and > write about it > > (if we want) on the group ... > > > > What say ? Are you in ? > > > > JAI MAA > > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 thnx chris for looking after me. end of quarter just beginning, about 2 weeks to go. pranams, thank u. , "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> wrote: > Finals all done Steve? > > Welcome back!! > > Jai Maa! > Chris > > > > , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > > hey nanda. the object i will clean is my mind. i might not be out for > > a while. > > > > , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> > > wrote: > > > Linda wrote : > > > even if I can only dust one picture, or one candle holder, just to > > it fully present > > > and mindful. How beautiful. > > > > > > Dear All, > > > Linda's words above gave me an idea. We as a group have done so > > many > > > sankalpas, how about an experiment ? > > > > > > The experiment would be to take ONE item from our altars - and clean > > it for all > > > we are worth. Just that ONE item - could be a photograph, or a > > utensil, > > > something that could bear some cleaning. > > > > > > The idea is to completely focus on that one object and make it as > > spick and > > > span as possible. Singlemindedness. And if we do get distracted - > > chant a > > > mantra and get back to the task. The task is not time dependent -it > > is for as > > > long as it takes to make that object totally clean - could be 5 > > minutes or 1 hour > > > or more/less , but just to make it clean ...And we come back and > > write about it > > > (if we want) on the group ... > > > > > > What say ? Are you in ? > > > > > > JAI MAA > > > Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 what are you studying, raj? (you can write me offlist) Steve Connor wrote: thnx chris for looking after me. end of quarter just beginning, about 2 weeks to go. pranams, thank u. Be Love, Berijoy (berijoy ) http://www.egyirba.net `/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/`/ -=-=- .... "Man's abiding happiness is not in getting anything but in giving himself up to what is greater than himself, to ideas which are larger than his individual life, the idea of his country, of humanity, of God." --Rabindranath Tagore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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