Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Dear All, Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by this? Look forward to hearing from all of you. Parvati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Here's what I think it means. Respect that your actions have consequences, for yourself and others. Your actions have power. What you say and do makes a difference. Your time here, it is important what you do with it. Doing sadhana, that's the best way to respect your actions, making the manifest coincide with the Eternal Way. Your intentions then flow from your heart into the world. That's respect for your own actions. , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > Dear All, > > Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." > > What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by > this? > > Look forward to hearing from all of you. > > Parvati > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Make every action you take respectful of yourself, others and Goddess. Make your every action respectable. parv108 wrote: > Dear All, > > Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." > > What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by > this? > > Look forward to hearing from all of you. > > Parvati > > > > ------ > > > * Visit your group " > <>" on the web. > > * > > <?subject=Un> > > * Terms of > Service <>. > > > ------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Dear Parvati and all, thank you for the question. I agree with what Steve said and just would like to add something. Another aspect of respecting your actions, as I understand it, is that you pay attention to what you're doing and try to do perfectly whatever you have decided to do. No mind-wandering, no internal arguments or planning something else, but concentration on the task at hand. When soemone speaks to you, you listen and don't wander off in thought. When you cook, you are aware of the colours and smells and the abundance in God's creation (and you look at what you're doing with that knife:). When you take a rest, you don't continue writing that article in your head. When you pray, you keep your mind on God. Also, I think, to respect your actions means that you are aware that it is not your own personal power that allows you to act and that by yourself you would not be able to even lift a finger. So we need to listen for instructions. If not, we will be taught respect because our actions have the wrong results. to learn to truly respect our actions may well be a lives-long process, with love, Henny , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > > Here's what I think it means. Respect that your actions have > consequences, for yourself and others. Your actions have power. What > you say and do makes a difference. Your time here, it is important > what you do with it. Doing sadhana, that's the best way to respect > your actions, making the manifest coincide with the Eternal Way. Your > intentions then flow from your heart into the world. That's respect > for your own actions. > > , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." > > > > What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by > > this? > > > > Look forward to hearing from all of you. > > > > Parvati > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 In a message dated 11/30/2005 11:08:42 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, devi.daughter writes: Namaste,I think it 'respect your actions' means to understand and acknowledge the power inherent in one's choices. Good or bad, your actions--conscious and unconscious--have power to affect one's life. One must always be aware of this at some level and do the best to live a righteous life. Experience is the teacher and sooner or later one will learn to 'respect' the power of these actions by the fruits that they produce. Whether the actions produce sweet or sour fruit is up to us. If we are conscious of how we move through the worlds (as much as possible), we will garner the best result. Namaste, Yes, understand the reaction to the action. With Love Om Namah Sivaya Kanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 I think it 'respect your actions' means to understand and acknowledge the power inherent in one's choices. Good or bad, your actions--conscious and unconscious--have power to affect one's life. One must always be aware of this at some level and do the best to live a righteous life. Experience is the teacher and sooner or later one will learn to 'respect' the power of these actions by the fruits that they produce. Whether the actions produce sweet or sour fruit is up to us. If we are conscious of how we move through the worlds (as much as possible), we will garner the best result. -- be LOVE,egyirba (berijoy)~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\"all you need is love love...love is all you need." ~ the beatles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Dear Parvati, Thanks for the question. I very much like and agree with Steve's and Henny's response. Swamiji defines respect as paying attention. When Shree Maa says, "Respect your actions" I think She is saying be mindful of whatever we are doing while acknowledging that God is the performer of all actions and we are just Her vessels. In paying attention we want to give the best possible and to see only God-good in all things. By constantly performing sadhana, this bird- mind is brought under control and we are better able to "Respect our actions. Jai Maa Kalia , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > Dear All, > > Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." > > What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by > this? > > Look forward to hearing from all of you. > > Parvati > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I think that this is like saying, 'pay attention to what you do all day.' Look back on a day and see what you did, what you didn't do, what thoughts and feelings you had, what did you aspire to what did you dread. By looking at our actions that we are already taking every day we learn what our values are. People may think they have no values; or that they only have good ones. Your actions are a result of value-judgements you are making...or that your unconscious mind is making for you. We choose or our karma chooses for us what our actions and behaviors will be today. Remember She said 'Respect' your actions; not Judge! your actions; nor Curse! your actions. Judge not others that ye shall not be so judged; but also Judge not yourself or you may not be able to get out of bed in the morning. , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > Dear All, > > Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." > > What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by > this? > > Look forward to hearing from all of you. > > Parvati > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Namaste Holy Family, The Gita says that the mind can be our great friend or great enemy. Nevertheless, what's in the mind is still only potential. For instance, Sri Ramakrishna said: "In the Kali Yuga, a mental sin is not counted as a sin." When we act on what is in the mind, when our thoughts take the form of actions, then they have become karma. Karma derives from the root 'kri' which means 'to do'. It's for this reason that we must have great respect for every action that we take, because our actions have the power to lift us up or to pull us down. They determine the karma that will either bind us or lead us to freedom. I've heard Shree Maa say that 'Respect is Worship'. A holy life is a life of well chosen actions. Such a life can be a work of art that embodies the divine. In such a life, every act is an act of worship. Not only what is done in the temple, but what is done in the work place and in the home is equally worship and creates divine karma which is a blessing to everyone involved, and can make life a heaven on earth. With Love, Kumari , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > Dear All, > > Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." > > What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by > this? > > Look forward to hearing from all of you. > > Parvati > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 This is beautiful Ty Maa, thank you. Love Kalia , "ty_maa" <ds.james@c...> wrote: > > Namaste Holy Family, > > The Gita says that the mind can be our great friend or great enemy. > Nevertheless, what's in the mind is still only potential. For > instance, Sri Ramakrishna said: "In the Kali Yuga, a mental sin is not > counted as a sin." > > When we act on what is in the mind, when our thoughts take the form of > actions, then they have become karma. Karma derives from the root > 'kri' which means 'to do'. It's for this reason that we must have > great respect for every action that we take, because our actions have > the power to lift us up or to pull us down. They determine the karma > that will either bind us or lead us to freedom. > > I've heard Shree Maa say that 'Respect is Worship'. > > A holy life is a life of well chosen actions. Such a life can be a > work of art that embodies the divine. In such a life, every act is an > act of worship. Not only what is done in the temple, but what is done > in the work place and in the home is equally worship and creates > divine karma which is a blessing to everyone involved, and can make > life a heaven on earth. > > With Love, > Kumari , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." > > > > What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by > > this? > > > > Look forward to hearing from all of you. > > > > Parvati > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Ooh, i like how succintly you put this, Nirmalananda! That feels exactly right to me. Nirmalananda Saraswati wrote: I think this is the Indian english way of saying, make sure you act with integrity. Or, make sure your actions are respectable. parv108 <parv108 > wrote: Dear All, Shree Maa often says, "Respect your actions." What does this mean to you? What do you think she means by this? Look forward to hearing from all of you. Parvati -- "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu" Be Love, Egyirba http://www.egyirba.net -=-=- .... Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. -- George Eliot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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