Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 In a message dated 12/29/2005 4:59:25 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, HvI (AT) SoftHome (DOT) net writes: may we live and learn,Henny Om With Love Kanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Steveji, I like what you said here, particularly: > then we come to some maturity when we realize HEY! life has a LOT of > challenges! i can try and be both happy and vigilant at ALL times. for me, it took me a long time to realize the challenges are in the small everyday things. Nothing is boring. No need to look for something else and more exciting to do in life. LIFE is the adventure. may we live and learn, Henny >, "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > > this is AMAZING stuff. i have read this kind of statement for a > LIFETIME and i am STILL working on it. i feel like i am just > beginning, just touching the edges of this. > > sri siddharameshwar said that as you remove ANGER then detachment > arises ... and in truth, detachment IS freedom from anger ... then > from detachment, we come to fearlessness. > > that takes a LOT of presence of mind. the mind has to be "revised" via > those practices like the Pujas ... over and over, letting it really > sink in ... to the point it's overflowing -- then when the crises > point comes, we sail above instead of our boat being capsized. that is > a true miracle of successful practice. > > then we come to some maturity when we realize HEY! life has a LOT of > challenges! i can try and be both happy and vigilant at ALL times. > > VICTORY to each one of you! to have Swamiji watching over us is a RARE > opportunity. > > , devotee <shree_maa_devotee> > wrote: > > > > Daily Reflection > > December 29 - Discrimination > > > > Remain the same while undergoing all the pairs of opposites like hot > and cold, pleasure and pain, and don't give expression to worthless > speech. - Shankar Acharya 700 A.D > > > > from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna > > Copyrught 1998 Devi Mandir Publications > > First Edition > > www.shreemaa.org > > > > > > > > > ---- ---------- > > Love and trust in God. Do not ask for anything else. --Shree Maa > > > ---- ---------- > > --devotee > > > > > > > > > > Shopping > > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 jai maa, ain't that the TRUTH! , "henny_v_i" <HvI@S...> wrote: > > Steveji, > I like what you said here, particularly: > > > then we come to some maturity when we realize HEY! life has a LOT of > > challenges! i can try and be both happy and vigilant at ALL times. > > for me, it took me a long time to realize the challenges are in the > small everyday things. Nothing is boring. No need to look for > something else and more exciting to do in life. LIFE is the adventure. > > may we live and learn, > Henny > > > > > >, "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> > wrote: > > > > this is AMAZING stuff. i have read this kind of statement for a > > LIFETIME and i am STILL working on it. i feel like i am just > > beginning, just touching the edges of this. > > > > sri siddharameshwar said that as you remove ANGER then detachment > > arises ... and in truth, detachment IS freedom from anger ... then > > from detachment, we come to fearlessness. > > > > that takes a LOT of presence of mind. the mind has to be "revised" > via > > those practices like the Pujas ... over and over, letting it really > > sink in ... to the point it's overflowing -- then when the crises > > point comes, we sail above instead of our boat being capsized. that > is > > a true miracle of successful practice. > > > > then we come to some maturity when we realize HEY! life has a LOT of > > challenges! i can try and be both happy and vigilant at ALL times. > > > > VICTORY to each one of you! to have Swamiji watching over us is a > RARE > > opportunity. > > > > , devotee <shree_maa_devotee> > > wrote: > > > > > > Daily Reflection > > > December 29 - Discrimination > > > > > > Remain the same while undergoing all the pairs of opposites like > hot > > and cold, pleasure and pain, and don't give expression to worthless > > speech. - Shankar Acharya 700 A.D > > > > > > from Siva Puja and Advanced Yajna > > > Copyrught 1998 Devi Mandir Publications > > > First Edition > > > www.shreemaa.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > ---------- > > > Love and trust in God. Do not ask for anything else. --Shree Maa > > > > > > ---- > ---------- > > > --devotee > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Shopping > > > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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