To Brian and all: How does one become more Sattwic?

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, "Brian McKee" <brian@s...> wrote:

 

5. "When you aren't peaceful inside, FAKE IT on the outside. What

ever it takes to do what you know is RIGHT, force yourself to FAKE

the actions and feelings necessary to accomplish it. Maa really likes

it when we force a peaceful action out of a non-peaceful mind. It

shows Her we identify with Her and not with the mind, and that we

want Her more than we want the DRAMA."

 

Brian and all,

What Brian said above made me feel very uncomforable at first

reading. So, i thought hmmmmm.... i read it again and it hit me very

powerfully when i came to the words, 'Maa really likes it when we

force a peaceful action out of a non-peaceful mind.' Maa! Maa! Maa!

Everything that Brian said is really worth reading and re-reading. He

always cuts right to the bottom line and never minces words. He is

truly a Spiritual Warrior that cuts away the veil of illusion. i very

much appreciate this!

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Thakur!

Your sister always,

muktimaa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Satva is not the balance of the other two gunas, that would make

them sit

> on a line. In fact they are each corners of a triangle, the goal is

to

> balance all three -- to be the bindu in the middle of the triangle

yantra.

>

> Satva makes it easier to reach the step before the roof, but as

> Ramakrishna said, "you must cast off satva to step onto the roof."

>

> So desiring satva is good so far as it gets you to that last step,

but

> don't become attached to it. Its as useless to you as Roger and

Thomas

> once you get to that last step.

>

> Rajas is necessary for if we didn't have him, we'd not climb the

steps.

>

> Tamas is necessary for if we didnt' have him, we'd not know how to

relax

> and rest.

>

> A balance of all three is necessary for true peace.

>

> As for cultivating Satva at the expense of Rajas and Tamas (because

satva

> is so foreign to our way of thinking these days), here are things I

do:

>

> 1. Don't react to anything. When you feel a button pressed,

acknowledge it

> and give it to (S)he who takes away.

>

> 2. Failing that -- and we all do -- don't react to your failure to

not

> react. In other words, do not be upset, self deprecating or self

> justifying after a reaction has occured. Let go of the reaction as

soon as

> you become aware of it. When you have a reaction and recognize it,

beg and

> plead with mother to take it away.

>

> 3. Be truthful. Truth by my understanding always causes as much

good for

> everyone as possible. Truth should only be used as a weapon where

Asuras

> are involved. Self Truth is the most important truth. If you can

find Self

> Truth, you have found God(des).

>

> 4. Since we must have thoughts, we are not yet masters, we must be

in

> charge of them, not the other way around (who do ya think causes

those

> reactions?). So make sure you are commander-in-chief of the thoughts

> running around in your head, and make sure you own the feelings you

feel

> in your heart as well, because ultimately they are your children

and your

> responsibility. This is the step that gets the Goddess' attention.

>

> 5. When you aren't peaceful inside, FAKE IT on the outside. What

ever it

> takes to do what you know is RIGHT, force yourself to FAKE the

actions and

> feelings necessary to accomplish it. Maa really likes it when we

force a

> peaceful action out of a non-peaceful mind. It shows Her we

identify with

> Her and not with the mind and that we want Her more than we want the

> DRAMA.

>

> 6. When you get to the boon granting parts of the pujas, ask for

peace for

> yourself and ask for it NOW not at some holy future moment.

>

> > Dear All,

> > As most of us know, there are three gunas or qualities -

> > Tamas - quality of rest/ignorance/inertia

> > Rajas - quality of action/restlessness

> > Sattva - the balance of the above two.

> >

> > Most of us have preponderance towards one or more of the above

qualities.

> > The lucky few that are sattvic in nature seem to combine rest

and action

> > easily. They are able to balance out and are thus most suited for

> > sadhana.

> >

> > So question is , how do we get to be more sattvic ? Any

suggestions ? Any

> > shared experiences ? I would love to know.

> >

> > Pretty sure that most of us would have heard the story of the

three

> > thieves

> > representing the three gunas, and also would have read that one

needs to

> > go

> > beyond the three gunas to realize God. This is great, but as an

aspirant

> > what I

> > need right now is to learn how to prepare and purify myself for

sustained

> > sadhana, so looking forward to suggestions in this direction.

> >

> > Thank you all for your valuable input and thoughtful suggestions.

> >

> > Jai GURU

> > Nanda

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