8-8-8 -- A Post to Remember!

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get it I asked Maa what She said. She said" My child, be an

instrument of God" That line, seems to capture the essence of all

that we are trying to learn from Maa and Swamiji. All our sadhana,

seva, satsang is aimed for one purpose alone - to let God's will

happen through us. Swamiji said to me later, with so much

conviction in voice, that , if we even ever-so-SLIGHTly open the door

of our hearts a tiny crack , SHE WILL RUSH in AND TAKE OVER, and we

will become true instruments. May we all become Her instruments !

I am the tool, You are the craftsman I am the house, You are the

Master I am the car, You are the driver Everything is Your desire ...

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, Karen <forall10q> wrote:

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> Oh, dear Nanda, thanks for this post. Every now and then, there

is a post that I never want to forget -- one that I make a special

folder for and one that I print and read over and over. This is one

of those kinds of posts. What a great message to all of us for the

New Year!

 

Beloved Nandaji, Jai Maa!

i wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments of our sweet sisters,

Karenji and Vashantaji! Your very special post is definately a

keeper! :<)

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva!

muktimaa

 

 

 

 

 

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> Nanda <chandimaakijai> wrote: Dear All,

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> Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas filled with giving and

forgiving.

> Parvatiji already gave a good account of the one we had at the

Mandir .

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> I would like to add a coupla notes to it

> ......

> Maa gave us some beautiful advice, but here is what stuck with

me. She said that we needed to spend each day in a certain way,

balancing out our sadhana, work and personal life.

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> 8 hours for sadhana

> 8 hours for the work of the world

> 8 hours of personal work

> This is Maa's recipe for our ideal daily activities.

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> Once, many months ago, when I was struggling to incorporate

sadhana into my daily life, She asked me to start small and keep

building on it. When I told her I was chanting the Chandi (at that

time) and that it took me 2 hours to do the Seedha Path, Maa said -

(and I paraphrase) "It is wonderful that you spend 2 hours everyday

giving your energy to the universe"

> Sadhana, then, is giving our energy to the Universe. It is our

way of saying Thank You. It is our response to the question "What can

I give to the world for having been here?"

> ......

> At the end of the evening's festivities, Maa and Swamiji

personally hugged each of the devotee present. When Maa hugged me

(Gosh the power in that tiny frame), she whispered something in my

ear. When I didnt quite get it I asked Maa what She said.

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> She said" My child, be an instrument of God"

>

> That line, seems to capture the essence of all that we are trying

to learn from Maa and Swamiji. All our sadhana, seva, satsang is

aimed for one purpose alone - to let God's will happen through us.

>

> Swamiji said to me later, with so much conviction in voice,

that , if we even ever-so-SLIGHTly open the door of our hearts a tiny

crack , SHE WILL RUSH in AND TAKE OVER, and we will become true

instruments.

>

> May we all become Her instruments !

>

> I am the tool, You are the craftsman

> I am the house, You are the Master

> I am the car, You are the driver

> Everything is Your desire ...

>

> JAI MAA

> Nanda

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