431--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- Fear and Surrender

[Guest guest]

What do Maa and Swamiji say about 'Fear' (what is the 'fear' that Maa destroys - fear of what?);

Swamiji's response:She saves from every kind of fear.

 

Question from Phife:

What, actually, is 'surrender' - and how does one differentiate

'surrendering' from, say, taking no action in an abusive situation?

Swamiji's response:In Sanskrit the term for surrender is samarpana.

Sama means equilibrium, arpanam means to offer. To offer one's own

self in equilibrium is surrender.

It is different from someone holding a gun to our heads, and we say,

"We surrender!" In that type of surrender we are really not offering

ourselves in equilibrium. In that kind of surrender we always

maintain some hope that we can escape and attain our freedom once

again.

[Guest guest]

Jai Maa!

Dear Nanda,

 

Thank you very much for the response to my question: I

really appreciate your help. Thank you too, please,

to Swamiji and Shree Maa.

 

Jai Maa!

 

--- Nanda <chandimaakijai wrote:

> Question from Phife:

> What do Maa and Swamiji say about 'Fear' (what is

> the 'fear' that Maa destroys - fear of what?);

>

> Swamiji's response:

> She saves from every kind of fear.

>

> Question from Phife:

> What, actually, is 'surrender' - and how does one

> differentiate 'surrendering' from, say, taking no

> action in an abusive situation?

>

> Swamiji's response:

> In Sanskrit the term for surrender is samarpana.

> Sama means equilibrium, arpanam means to offer. To

> offer one's own self in equilibrium is surrender.

>

> It is different from someone holding a gun to our

> heads, and we say, "We surrender!" In that type of

> surrender we are really not offering ourselves in

> equilibrium. In that kind of surrender we always

> maintain some hope that we can escape and attain our

> freedom once again.

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

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