Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 ecjensen wrote: Many things like that happen all the time around great beings like Maa and Swami. It can be very painful. Once a devotee yelled at my wife for pointing her feet towards Maa. My wife had no idea that it was considered inapropriate, having been raised in the west, where no such custom exists. I think it did some damage. Too bad it couldn't have been said in a kind way...On the other hand, we can look at these incedents as part of the fire of ego burning that happens around the Gurus... Dear ecjensen ~ I think you have a very good point here, and in my situation, it was an opportunity to see my reaction to the person being so dramatic about me doing it "wrong," and another opportunity to see that I still had some "bad/evil" label hobgoblins lurking in my head, and still yet an opportunity to decide to let all that go and do my best to focus on throwing the rice and burning away my karma. Blessings ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Linda, i didn't write this but i think you both have good points. , nierika@a... wrote: > > ecjensen wrote: > > > Many things like that happen all the time around great beings like Maa and > Swami. It can be very painful. Once a devotee yelled at my wife for pointing > her feet towards Maa. My wife had no idea that it was considered inapropriate, > having been raised in the west, where no such custom exists. I think it did > some damage. Too bad it couldn't have been said in a kind way... > > On the other hand, we can look at these incedents as part of the fire of ego > burning that happens around the Gurus... > > > > Dear ecjensen ~ I think you have a very good point here, and in my > situation, it was an opportunity to see my reaction to the person being so dramatic > about me doing it "wrong," and another opportunity to see that I still had some > "bad/evil" label hobgoblins lurking in my head, and still yet an opportunity > to decide to let all that go and do my best to focus on throwing the rice > and burning away my karma. Blessings ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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