Ownership; Hindu woman as life partner

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

>all we can do is ask Mother to take

us beyond the need to feel a sense of "mine" as quickly as possible.

 

"Please Maa help me let go and surrender to your grace.

 

Your Son,

 

Brian"

 

JAI MAA, BRIAN!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This post reminds me of a thought I had yesterday.

>

> The words, "money is the root of all evil," ran through my brain and

> intuition replied, "No. It is not."

>

> "Then what is?" I asked.

>

> "Ownership is the root of all evil."

>

> We go through life feeling as if we own things. We make the mistake

of

> feeling that we own the things that happen to us. We feel as if we

own the

> objects around us. We feel as if we own our spouses and children

and all

> that they do. We feel as if we own our cars, houses, dogs and cats.

We

> feel as if we own our bodies, our minds, and our emotions.

>

> But none of that is ours, it can't be because its impermanent. In a

few

> years it will no longer exist and there is nothing we can do to

prevent

> their going away. Owning impermanence means we are identified with

ego, a

> thing that is itself temporary and fated to cease its existence at

some

> predetermined time.

>

> Once we feel that we own something, we are attached to it, and we

are no

> longer satvic toward it. We become afraid of losing it and become

rajas to

> keep it (fight for it) or tamas (resigned to do nothing, aka

depressed).

>

> All the world's troubles start with a sense of "Mine."

>

> I should point out though, that the sense of mine is a step toward

> liberation -- a very necessary step. So we can't judge ourselves too

> harshly for feeling a sense of "mine" all we can do is ask Mother

to take

> us beyond the need to feel a sense of "mine" as quickly as possible.

>

> "Please Maa help me let go and surrender to your grace.

>

> Your Son,

>

> Brian"