Guest guest Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 i dig that. the other day i had this same exact thought. , "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us> wrote: > OM NAMAH SIVAYA > > great posts! the other day on the expressway i saw a bumper sticker > that said, "Reality is for those without imagination." it is so > true. reality is a product of our imagination. imagination like > everything has two sides. we can simply replace one with the other. > > doubt is a product of our imagination until we see Maa is Reality. > > JAI MAA > > , Kali Kali > <kaliananda_saraswati> wrote: > > > > > > > > Very well said Steve, this is beautiful. > > > > > > > > In reading your post I was thinking about self deprecation and > self conceit, the two which hung around after the defeat of the > ego. Ok, through love, devotion and surrender, we are at that place > of truth, that place of bliss, the final step to that purity of > consciousness – I am That. The Goddess of Knowledge speaks through > our very being and the soul is in constant japa but these two (self > conceit and self deprecation) are making one last desperate appeal > to the bit of mind left - Is this the right decision? What if? Also > thought of pride and arrogance. You are the greatest, you do not > need this type of thing. > > > > > > > > Our determination increases, we go to the sand banks of the river > and there, understanding that this is our only true choice, we cry > like never before to Mother, "Please take my hand Mother, and show > me the way, I don't know this path very well, I fully rely on you, I > trust you with all of my heart, beyond you I know of no one else". > > > > > > > > Mother must know that we really want HER, and when She is pleased > ….. No Mind, No Desire, No Self, only SAT-CHI-ANANDA > > > > > > > > Thanks you. > > > > > > > > Pranams. > > > > > > Steve Connor <sconnor@a...> wrote:doubt. what an interesting > thing. it is perhaps anything we have > > unresolved about the truth. am i doing the right thing. is there > still > > some concern about this or that. we visit the undiff. but are not > yet > > residing there 100%. > > > > unless we endure an extreme tapas we will have doubts, as we move > > from mind-state to mind-state. hmmmm .... less mind, more heart, > less > > mind, more heart ... the machine, the chemistry, the network of > > feelings, thoughts, all that we are living inside, not blasting > > through to be shining in god's face and smiling and serving like > > hanuman. we will, we will, to be sure. each grain of doubt grinds > this > > massive stone we are trying to turn. turn turn turn oh > mind!!!!!!!!!! > > > > each grain of sand on the beach, that is how many doubts we have. > > every fear, every anger, it is all doubt we are one. > > > > the magnitude of the task has to affect us so that we return to > > puja/meditation over and over, increasing our time like Swamiji > said, > > and as you said b4, crying to Maa ... that is the mood, take away > > these doubts that are burning me mother, i will sit here day and > night > > like the business man in the chandi ... i pray i pray remove these > > doubts, the doubts that stretch to the horizon line and disappear > > into infinity. > > > > > > , "Chris Kirner" > > <chriskirner1956> wrote: > > > Swamiji, > > > > > > This verse appears to be speaking of one who is finally letting > go > > of > > > the container of individuality and merging into the > > undifferentiated. > > > This verse suggests the process of doing so involves letting go > of > > > doubts. I have no point of reference for this. It seems odd to me > > that > > > there would be doubts of any kind left at that stage. Is this the > > > major obstacle at this stage? Could you explain a little bit? > > > > > > Jai Maa! > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 165. Removing all doubts, he becomes liberated, oh Parvati. He > > > attains both enjoyment of the fruits of all action and > liberation, > > > otherwise known as self-realization, and Sarasvati resides on his > > tongue. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit your group "" on the web. > > > > > > > > > > Terms of > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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