Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 OM NAMAH SIVAYA your story reminds me of this quote from Luther Burbank, who was trying to breed a 'spineless cacti' in Autobiography of a Yogi, by Yogananda; "The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love." Luther Burbank uttered this wisdom as I walked beside him in his Santa Rosa garden. We halted near a bed of edible cacti. "While I was conducting experiments to make 'spineless' cacti," he continued, "I often talked to the plants to create a vibration of love. 'You have nothing to fear,' I would tell them. 'You don't need your defensive thorns. I will protect you.' Gradually the useful plant of the desert emerged in a thornless variety." sound similar to anyone we know? JAI MA , "Chris Kirner" <chriskirner1956> wrote: > Swami Rama used to love cacti. He always wanted to plant cactus gardens. > > Pandit Tigunait related somewhere about a time when he and Swami Rama > were at Swamiji's ashram in Rishikesh (I hope I remember it all well > enough). It was the middle of the night, and there was a moon out. > Swamiji came in and got Panditji; he was very excited. > > "Rajmani, come quickly! I want you to see something." > > He took Panditji out to the veranda, overlooking the cactus garden. > > "Shhh. Be very quiet. Look. Over there; that cactus; do you see it? > It's blooming." > > There was a night-blooming cactus in the garden in the process of > blooming. Swamiji had been watching for hours, and now, he and > Panditji would watch. > > Panditji said that Swamiji was so excited, so enthralled by that > spectacle of the single cactus opening its one flower; he would say, > "Isn't it beautiful!" > > They sat for hours watching that flower open. > > One time, I don't recall the circumstances, Pandit Rajmani asked > Swamiji why he liked cacti so much. Swamiji replied, "I enjoy taking > spiny things nobody else wants and making them bloom." > > Such is the grace and compassion of the guru. > > > Jai Shree Maa! > Jai Swamiji! > Jai Maa! > > Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Eric, Yes, I think if we could all become full of love a great many things would change on this earth - not just relationships between people. Jai Maa! Chris , "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us> wrote: > OM NAMAH SIVAYA > > your story reminds me of this quote from Luther Burbank, who was > trying to breed a 'spineless cacti' in Autobiography of a Yogi, by > Yogananda; > > "The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific > knowledge, is love." Luther Burbank uttered this wisdom as I walked > beside him in his Santa Rosa garden. We halted near a bed of edible > cacti. > > "While I was conducting experiments to make 'spineless' cacti," he > continued, "I often talked to the plants to create a vibration of > love. 'You have nothing to fear,' I would tell them. 'You don't need > your defensive thorns. I will protect you.' Gradually the useful > plant of the desert emerged in a thornless variety." > > sound similar to anyone we know? > > JAI MA > > > > > , "Chris Kirner" > <chriskirner1956> wrote: > > Swami Rama used to love cacti. He always wanted to plant cactus > gardens. > > > > Pandit Tigunait related somewhere about a time when he and Swami > Rama > > were at Swamiji's ashram in Rishikesh (I hope I remember it all > well > > enough). It was the middle of the night, and there was a moon out. > > Swamiji came in and got Panditji; he was very excited. > > > > "Rajmani, come quickly! I want you to see something." > > > > He took Panditji out to the veranda, overlooking the cactus garden. > > > > "Shhh. Be very quiet. Look. Over there; that cactus; do you see it? > > It's blooming." > > > > There was a night-blooming cactus in the garden in the process of > > blooming. Swamiji had been watching for hours, and now, he and > > Panditji would watch. > > > > Panditji said that Swamiji was so excited, so enthralled by that > > spectacle of the single cactus opening its one flower; he would > say, > > "Isn't it beautiful!" > > > > They sat for hours watching that flower open. > > > > One time, I don't recall the circumstances, Pandit Rajmani asked > > Swamiji why he liked cacti so much. Swamiji replied, "I enjoy > taking > > spiny things nobody else wants and making them bloom." > > > > Such is the grace and compassion of the guru. > > > > > > Jai Shree Maa! > > Jai Swamiji! > > Jai Maa! > > > > Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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